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Photo#303025
unknown cicada - Tibicen - male

unknown cicada - Tibicen - Male
Cascabel Rd, north of Benson, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
July 11, 2009
This was singing on a creosote. Habitat is White-thorn Acacia-Ocotillo-Creosote.

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Very Interesting Cicada!
I notice a few things that strike me as strange for a Tibicen.

1) There is no "Z" infuscation - the absence of this trait is more typical of members in the Genus "Diceroprocta"; in contrast, the presence of the "Z-shaped" infuscation is often times more typical of Tibicen species (f.y.i. - presence or absence is NOT an absolute in either Genus).

2) The costal vein shows a marked shift in coloration at/near the node. The anterior half being lighter and the posterior half darker (another character seen more often in "Diceroprocta" species - I have not seen this trait in "Tibicen").

3) Although the wings are relatively short and round, more like a Tibicen, there are a few western "Diceroprocta species" that possess this character.

4) Round opercula (?): The rounded opercula is certainly more typical of Tibicen (however several exceptions do exist among the Diceroprocta spp.)

5) small size - there are some small western Tibicen species, but judging from the image, this cicada looks small.

bill

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