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Abricta
Sign in to saveAbricta 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. 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 fo
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Within Vinony's link graph, Abricta is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to India, Australia and Animalia.
Vinony files it under Cicadidae genera, Fauna of Mauritius and Lamotialnini.
Its subject is documented across 4 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
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- 2
- Family
- Cicadidae
- Collections
- UMNH
- Recorded in
- Australia
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