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Maoricicada otagoensis
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Male Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis
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Female Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis
Scientific classification
Genus:
Maoricicada
Species:
otagoensis

Maoricicada otagoensis is a species of cicada that is endemic to New Zealand. This species was first described by John S. Dugdale and Charles Fleming in 1978.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies:

  • Maoricicada otagoensis maceweni Dugdale & Fleming, 1978. (Southern speargrass cicada)
  • Maoricicada otagoensis otagoensis Dugdale & Fleming, 1978. (Otago speargrass cicada)
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