Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Tibicinoides vanduzeei (Distant, 1914)
= Okanagana vanduzeei Distant, 1914
= Okanagana californica Distant, 1914
= Okanagana vanduzeei var. consobrina Distant, 1914
= Okanagana consobrina Distant, 1914
Size
Variable, but generally not more than 20mm
Identification
Almost impossible to identify in the field. Good photographs or specimens are generally required. The song is distinctive, but must be analyzed mathematically to determine the characteristics.
Habitat
Generalist, but primarily grasslands.
Remarks
Recently transferred from Okanagana in Cole et al. 2023.
Print References
Cole, J.A., Chatfield-Taylor, W., Smeds, E.A., Cooley, J.R., Gonzalez, V.A. & Wong, C. (2023) Phylogeny of North America’s largest cicada radiation redefines Tibicinoides and Okanagana (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae: Tibicininae). Zootaxa, 5346(5), 501–531. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5346.5.1
Davis, T. 1921. Records of cicadas from North America with descriptions of new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 29(1): 1-16
