Summary ²

Maoricicada campbelli, also known as the Campbell's cicada, is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by John Golding Myers in 1923 under the name Melapsalta campbelli. It was named in honour of James Wishart Campbell, who collected the first specimens of this species.

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1. (c) Jacob Littlejohn, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Jacob Littlejohn
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maoricicada_campbelli

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• 3I World Auchenorrhyncha Database
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Selected New Zealand cicada species

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