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Abricta

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Genus of true bugs
Abricta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Lamotialnini
Genus: Abricta
Stål
Type species
Abricta brunnea

Abricta is a genus of cicada found in Réunion, Mauritius, northeastern India, the Moluccas, New Caledonia and eastern Australia. They make a distinctive hissing sound when calling. Adult members of the genus usually face downwards on tree branches, and lay their eggs in living tissue. The genus was originally described by Carl Stål. The type species is Abricta brunnea from Mauritius and Reunion.[1] However, recent review of the genus has shown it to be a disparate group of species, and the Australian members moved to other genera. S.M. Moulds conducted a morphological analysis of the genus and found the cicadas split naturally into clades according to biogeographical region. Of the 15 Australian species, the floury baker was the earliest offshoot. Unpublished data confirmed it was quite genetically distant from the other 14 species and so it was classified in a new monotypic genus Aleeta , while the others were placed in the genus Tryella .[2] [3] [4]

The genus has now been restricted to two species found in the region of Mauritius and surrounds.[2]

Species

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  • Abricta brunnea
  • Abricta ferruginosa

References

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  1. ^ Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (1990). Australian Cicadas. Kensington, NSW: New South Wales University Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-86840-139-0.
  2. ^ a b Moulds, Maxwell Sydney (2003). "An appraisal of the cicadas of the genus Abricta Stål and allied genera (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 55 (3): 245–304. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975552003.1386. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011年12月04日. Retrieved 2013年06月05日.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of Life, Abricta Stål, 1866" . Retrieved 2024年11月30日.
  4. ^ Dmitriev, D.A. (2024). "World Auchenorrhyncha Database" . Retrieved 2024年08月20日.
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