Huechys sanguinea
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Huechys sanguinea, commonly known as the black and scarlet cicada, is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae.
Subspecies
- Huechys sanguinea hainanensis
- Huechys sanguinea philaemata
- Huechys sanguinea suffusa
- Huechys sanguinea wuchangensis
Description
Huechys sanguinea can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[2] It is a small strikingly coloured cicada. The basic body color is deep scarlet with smoky-grey wings, but proboscis and limbs are deep black. These cicadas usually emerge synchronously in April.[3] The specific name is from Latin sanguis, blood.
Distribution
This species is native to South- and Southeast Asia, specifically India and Myanmar, southern China (including Hainan Island), Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Singapore and down into Sumatra and Timor.[3]
References
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ Tzi Ming Leong and Ali bin Ibrahim OVIPOSITION BY THE BLACK AND SCARLET CICADA, HUECHYS SANGUINEA (DE GEER, 1773) IN SINGAPORE
- ^ a b Ibrahim, Ali bin; Leong, T.M. (2009). "Records of the black and scarlet cicada, Huechys sanguinea (De Geer) in Singapore, with Notes on its emergence (Homoptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae)" (PDF). Nature in Singapore. 2: 317–22.
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