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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Hoppers (Auchenorrhyncha) » Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers (Cicadomorpha) » Cicadas (Cicadoidea) » Cicadas (Cicadidae) » Cicadinae » Fidicini » Scrub Cicadas (Diceroprocta) » Olympic Scrub Cicada (Diceroprocta olympusa)
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Cicada maybe - Diceroprocta olympusa
Copyright © 2015 sam ekker

Cicada maybe - Diceroprocta olympusa
New Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, USA
July 27, 2015
Size: 20mm body
I was going to take this as a standard Cicada but this one is smaller (20mm) and the wings are different than others I have seen. Am I dreaming?
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Contributed by sam ekker on 27 July, 2015 - 8:14pm
Last updated 3 August, 2015 - 12:21pm

Moved
Moved from Scrub Cicadas.
… Bill Reynolds, 3 August, 2015 - 12:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Davis' Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada.
… Even Dankowicz, 30 July, 2015 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

second thoughts on this one..
Sam,

After a reevaluation and much closer analysis of the cicada and my ID, this cicada does not appear to be N. davisi, rather, it appears to be the genus Diceroprocta, and likely D. olympusa.

Unfortunately, both are superficially similar insects--similar coloration and patterning and even anatomy.

Furthermore, this individual is quasi-teneral, meaning it has recently emerged and not fully colored. You also mention size, both N. davisi and D. olympusa are at or below 2 inches. These factors can complicate ID.

The important factor that changed my decision is that it's head is not wider than the rest of the body as seen in N. davisi, and this cicada is dorso-laterally compressed; which is feature consistent with cicadas in the genus Diceroprocta.

So, I apologize for my faulty ID: I should have evaluated the insect more thoroughly and examined the details closely before finalizing.

Lastly, here is an image of both species for comparison:

N. davisi:



D. olympusa:

… Mosz026644, 30 July, 2015 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

 
thanks
Wow, amazing detail you guys can go into on natures little critters. I appreciate you getting back to me Yazan. Him being young would explain why I got so close
… sam ekker, 30 July, 2015 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome.
You're welcome.
… Mosz026644, 30 July, 2015 - 12:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Even Dankowicz, 27 July, 2015 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

Cicada
Neotibicen davisi davisi
… Mosz026644, 27 July, 2015 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

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