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Scientific classification 
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| 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) | |
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Punia minima is a cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is also known as the pale grass pygmy. 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.
Punia minima is a very small cicada with a wingspan of only 10–13 mm.
References
- ^ "Grass Pygmy Punia minima (species complex)". dr-pop.net. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
- Moulds, M. S. (2020-10-09). "A revision of the Australian cicada genus Punia Moulds, 2012 (Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Cicadettini) with the description of four new species". Zootaxa. 4860 (1): 101–115. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4860.1.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056174.
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.
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