Cicada cretensis

Cicada cretensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Cicada
Species:	C. cretensis
Binomial name
Cicada cretensis Quartau and Simões, 2005

Cicada cretensis, colloquially called the Cretan cicada, is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadinae, and the genus Cicada . C. cretensis closely resembles C. orni and C. mordoganensis appearance, making it difficult to differentiate based solely on external features.

Etymology

The genus name is derived directly from the Latin word cicada , meaning 'buzzer,'while the species epithet cretensis refers to Crete, the island to which this cicada is endemic. ^[1]

Appearance

In terms of size, measured from the crown to the wingtips males and females are relatively the same size (40-47mm). ^[1]

C. cretensis is somewhat larger than C. orni (males: 35–43 mm; females: 36–44 mm) and comparable in size to C. mordoganensis (males: 40–47 mm; females: 39–46 mm). ^[1]

Habitat map

References

1. Quartau, José Alberto; Simoes, Paula Cristina (2005). "Cicada cretensis sp. n. (Hemiptera, Cicadidae) from southern Greece" (PDF). Biologia. 60 (5): 489–494.