Megatibicen auletes
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadidae |
Genus: | Megatibicen |
Species: | M. auletes
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Binomial name | |
Megatibicen auletes (Germar, 1834)
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Megatibicen auletes commonly, but informally called the northern dusk-singing cicada, giant oak cicada, or southern oak cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the eastern United States and portions of southeastern Canada.[1]
Notes
M. auletes is the largest cicada species in North America north of Mexico. It is associated with Quercus.[2]
References
- ^ a b Sanborn, A.F.; Phillips, P.K. (2013). "Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico" (PDF). Diversity. 5: 166–239.
- ^ a b "Megatibicen auletes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-04.