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Carystoterpa fingens
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Carystoterpa
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C. fingens
Binomial name
Carystoterpa fingens
(Walker, 1851)
Synonyms
  • Ptyelus fingens Walker, 1851

Carystoterpa fingens, commonly known as the variegated spittlebug, is a spittlebug of the family Aphrophoridae. It is endemic to New Zealand. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1851.

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