Biology:Punia minima

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Short description: Species of true bug

Punia minima
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Punia
Species:
P. minima
Binomial name
Punia minima
(Goding & Froggatt, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Pauropsalta minima Goding & Froggatt, 1904
  • Melampsalta minima Burns, 1957
  • Cicadetta minima Moulds, 1990

Punia minima is a cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is also known as the pale grass pygmy.[1] It is native to Western Australia and the Northern Territory, Australia . In 2012, P. minima was placed in a monotypic genus, Punia; however, in 2020, four new species were described in the genus.[2]

Punia minima is a very small cicada with a wingspan of only 10–13 mm.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Owen, Christopher L., et al. "How the aridification of Australia structured the biogeography and influenced the diversification of a large lineage of Australian cicadas." Systematic Biology 66.4 (2017): 569–589.

Wikidata ☰ Q105200350 entry