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A Tibicen cicada - Cacama valvata
Copyright © 2005 mpatrikeev

A Tibicen cicada - Cacama valvata
Chihuahua Woods TNC Preserve, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
April 4, 2005
Size: 1.5 inches
In very dry situation. The only trees present in the area were low honey mesquite (Prosopis)
Contributed by mpatrikeev on 9 April, 2006 - 6:32pm
Last updated 14 June, 2006 - 12:18pm

Cacama valvata
The very narrow head, and that white band across the base of the abdomen, are both distinctive. And yes, they do like to sit on cactus. Maybe the spines help to protect them?
… Andy Hamilton, 14 June, 2006 - 10:14am

Not so sure.
This might be a Diceroprocta sp., or another genus I am not familiar with.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 April, 2006 - 3:06pm

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