Cicada - Diceroprocta olympusa

Moved

Moved from Salt Marsh Cicada.

Ooopps!!!!

NOTE: the infuscated cross veins = dark "Z"; This pattern is evident in this image and therefore is D. olympusa.

D. olympusa is the other possibility, and id's can at times be difficult, esp. since both species can at times resemble one another closely.

… Bill Reynolds, 9 July, 2012 - 4:37pm

Moved

Moved from Diceroprocta.

… Tony DiTerlizzi, 23 March, 2009 - 2:25pm

Diceroprocta viridifascia

I posted earlier on this one inclined towards D. viridifascia and I noticed that Gerry suggested the same.

In reviewing pinned material, I am quite certain this pic. is of a D. viridifascia, the "Salt marsh", a.k.a. "Costal Scrub" Cicada.

This species is common all around the Florida coast and abundant in the Palm Beach area.

… Bill Reynolds, 23 March, 2009 - 2:19pm

Thanks Bill

I'll move it and add your notes to the species page...

… Tony DiTerlizzi, 23 March, 2009 - 2:26pm

Diceroprocta viridifascia (?)

This is not a Neocicada!

To my knowledge, there are 4 Diceroprocta species in Florida

Diceroprocta viridifascia, Salt Marsh (or Dune) Cicada
Diceroprocta olympusa, Olympic (Scrub) Cicada
Diceroprocta vitripennis, Green (Green-winged) Cicada
Diceroprocta biconica, Everglades/Keys' Cicada

By all accounts, this image most resembles D. viridifascia, which can be variable. However, a better image of the dorsum would help.

D. olympusa is another possibility, esp. since both species can resemble one another closely.

… Bill Reynolds, 28 October, 2008 - 1:48pm

Moved

Moved from Diceroprocta viridifascia.

… john and jane balaban, 22 August, 2007 - 4:27pm

Neocicada?

If this specimen was photgraphed in Big Bend National Park, it is definitely NOT N. hieroglyphica. It is N. chisos. N. hieroglyphica distribution does not extend into west Texas. The Neocicada species in Big Bend is N. chisos - it is also found in the Davis mountains. These are the only two locations for this species in the U.S; it may extend into Mexico. All species in the genus Neocicad are associated with oaks.
Refer to the recent publication by Sanborn et al. in Systematic Entomology (avialable on-line Feb 10, 2005)

… Polly Phillips, 10 October, 2005 - 3:12pm

Not in Texas...

Hey Polly,

Thanks for the info on the different species. If you look under the name, you'll see that it was taken in Palm Beach county Florida. However this info is helpful and you may want to add this to the Neocicada genus guide page.

… Tony DiTerlizzi, 10 October, 2005 - 5:28pm

Neocicada hieroglyphica?

This looks like a much smaller cicada, probably Neocicada hieroglyphica, but you can't see if the wing spots are extra bold.

… Andy Hamilton, 15 June, 2005 - 1:34pm

I'll move it...

Thanks for the info Andy,

Though I wonder about the dorsal markings. They appear much darker than in the other shots here in the guide.

… Tony DiTerlizzi, 27 July, 2005 - 7:13am

Yes, the markings don't match

hieroglyphica, but Gerry Bunker points out that they are a match for

. We'll move it there.

… john and jane balaban, 17 June, 2006 - 6:21pm

Diceroprocta

Not a match for D. viridifascia - the pronotal collar is not contrasting green. But there are other Diceroprocta in Florida, such as D. olympusa; and that's where I'd place my bets.

… Andy Hamilton, 17 August, 2007 - 12:25pm