Megatibicen dorsatus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
Family: | Cicadidae |
Genus: | Megatibicen |
Species: | M. dorsatus |
Binomial name | |
Megatibicen dorsatus (Say, 1825) | |
Megatibicen dorsatus, known generally as the bush cicada or giant grassland cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. [1] [2] [3]
M. dorsatus is endemic to the tallgrass prairies of the central United States. [4] Adult males are host to the acoustically hunting sarcophagid parasitoid, Emblemasoma erro. [5]
Pacarina is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least four described species in Pacarina.
Megatibicen is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, with about 10 described species. Until 2016, these species were included in the genus Tibicen and then briefly in Neotibicen. The species formerly of genera Ameritibicen Lee, 2016 and Gigatibicen Lee, 2016 are now considered species of Megatibicen Sanborn & Heath, 2016.
Megatibicen pronotalis, or Walker's cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States.
Megatibicen tremulus, known generally as the western bush cicada or Cole's bush cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the Great Plains of the United States, often associated with Sagebrush.
Neotibicen lyricen, the lyric cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae.
Neotibicen pruinosus, commonly known as the scissor grinder, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae.
Neotibicen superbus, the superb dog-day cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is the greenest cicada in the neotibicen genus. It has reduced black patterning and looks different than most other cicadas in its genus. Its song is a soft buzz that reaches a crescendo.
Juanaria is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There is at least one described species in Juanaria, J. poeyi.
Miranha is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There is at least one described species in Miranha, M. imbellis.
Mura is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There is at least one described species in Mura, M. elegantula.
Ollanta is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least four described species in Ollanta.
Burbunga is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in Australia. There are about 11 described species in Burbunga.
Cicadmalleus is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in Indomalaya (Thailand). There is at least one described species in Cicadmalleus, C. micheli.
Distantada is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in the Mascarene Islands. There is at least one described species in Distantada, D. thomasseti.
Durangona is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae and the monotypic tribe Durangonini, found in South America.
Jassopsaltria is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in Australia. There is at least one described species in Jassopsaltria, J. rufifacies.
Lahugada is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in India. There is at least one described species in Lahugada, L. dohertyi.
Leptopsaltriini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 200 described species in Leptopsaltriini, found in the Palearctic, Nearctic, and Indomalaya.
Macrotristriini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 2 genera and 20 described species in Macrotristriini, all found in Australia.
Oncotympanini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, found in China and southeast Asia. There are at least 3 genera and about 12 described species in Oncotympanini.