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Species Cacama californica

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)

Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)

Superfamily Cicadoidea (Cicadas)

Family Cicadidae (Cicadas)

Subfamily Cicadinae

Tribe Tacuini

Genus Cacama (Cactus Dodgers)

Species californica (Cacama californica)

Identification

Similar by most accounts to C. variegata

Described as a "mottled species".

TL - Los Angeles Co., California

For additional info: Refer to pages 68-79 for details on the Genus Cacama and spp. occurring in the USA (for carbonaria see pp. 70, 75-76)

Range

s. Calif. & adj Mex (?)

s. California (thought to be s. Calif. and adj. Mexico)

Extent of RANGE is not clearly defined: sw. USA may include NM-AZ extending s. into adj. Mexico (????)

Habitat

Arid scrub

See Also

Several species

sw. USA - Mexico (Central America)

sw. USA (California) & MEXICO

Cacama californica Davis 1919

Cacama crepitans (Van Duzee 1914)

Cacama furcata Davis - (Not known from USA)

sw. USA (ARIZONA) & MEXICO

Cacama moorei sp. n. Sanborn & M. Heath

sw. USA (several states) & MEXICO

Cacama valvata (Uhler 1888)

USA, se. TEXAS & Adj. ne. MEXICO

Cacama variegata Davis 1919

USA, Central TEXAS ("hill country")

Cacama collinaplaga sp. n. Sanborn & M. Heath

CENTRAL AMERICA / MEXICO (not known from the USA)

Cacama carbonaria Davis 1919

Cacama dissimilis (Distant 1881)/[davisi Moore, ??]

Cacama longirostris (Distant, ?)

Cacama maura Distant 1881

Cacama pygmaea sp. n. Sanborn

Internet References

For additional info: Refer to pages 68-79 for details on the Genus Cacama and spp. occurring in the USA

Contributed by Bill Reynolds on 7 February, 2012 - 12:18pm
Last updated 9 July, 2012 - 2:44pm

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