What kind of Cicada - Diceroprocta apache

Diceroprocta apache (color f. ochroleuca)

D. apache (variant from n. of the Sonoran region)

There is a pallid color form of D. apache found in n. Arizona, Utah, Nevada and California that deviates in color and pattern from most populations in Arizona.

I strongly suspect due to locality and overall characters that this cicada belongs to the taxon D. apache (f. ocroleuca).

… Bill Reynolds, 7 July, 2009 - 3:50pm

Not D. semicincta?

Doesn't the solid yellow band and relative lack of markings on the mesonotum point to Diceroprocta semicincta?

… Richard C. Hoyer, 2 July, 2009 - 9:10pm

Diceroprocta apache "var. ochroleuca"

You are right about the pronotal collar and coloration, however, these traits are not set in stone (color and pattern can be misleading in some taxa). There is considerable break down in several of the more widely used diagnostics between and among populations/species across the ranges. Unfortunately, this makes identification a mess.

In the northern 2/3rds of AZ, s. Utah, s. Nevada, & s. Calf., pop's of D. apache differ in several traits from conspecific populations to the south - making it even more difficult to differentiate this species from D. semicincta (and D. cinctifera in part).

bill

… Bill Reynolds, 6 August, 2009 - 9:02pm

Diceroprocta apache

A nice photo of a common but seldom photographed southwestern cicada. Is there any hope of obtaining a shot without the wing tips cut off? Please communicate to: hamiltona AT agr.gc.ca

… Andy Hamilton, 25 September, 2008 - 10:42am