species

Maoricicada nigra (Myers, 1921)

western subnival cicada

Descendants and synonyms

Melampsalta nigra Myers, 1921a: 247.
Holotype; male; ab3201a7-a871-487b-89b8-69bdf875743a; deposited at: Natural History Museum, London (NHMUK); New Zealand, Westland: mountains on east side of Arthurs Pass, Temple Basin

Myers, J.G. (1921a) A revision of the New Zealand Cicadidae (Homoptera), with descriptions of new species. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 53, 238–250.

Gender, form, and etymology

Etymology:

Latin: black, dark