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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 » Tacuini » Megatibicen » Bush Cicada (Megatibicen dorsatus)
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Maybe a cicada Tibicen dorsatus - Megatibicen dorsatus
Copyright © 2007 Daniel J. O'Donnell

Maybe a cicada Tibicen dorsatus - Megatibicen dorsatus
Bartlesville, Washington County, Oklahoma, USA
September 12, 2007
Although the foliage obscures the markings somewhat, I think this is a Tibicen dorsata from photos I've seen on this website. I apologize for the poor angle of the photo, but I'm new to this.

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Maybe a cicada Tibicen dorsatus - Megatibicen dorsatus Maybe a cicada Tibicen dorsatus - Megatibicen dorsatus
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Contributed by Daniel J. O'Donnell on 13 September, 2007 - 9:58am
Last updated 12 October, 2007 - 4:10pm

Tibicen dorsatus
You need the top view to see how narrow the head is.

Note spelling of the name: the genus is masculine.
… Andy Hamilton, 13 September, 2007 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Room to a view
Andy,
Thanks for the comment. I couldn't get in a position to take a top view without laying prostrate on a hot, paved pathway in a very public park. Or I could have grabbed the little bugger (never used that word in this context before!) and forced it into a compromising position. Perhaps when I've been doing this for a while I might be able to bring myself to handle a two inch long bug or sacrifice my dignity for a better shot, but not yet!
Thanks again,
DJ
… Daniel J. O'Donnell, 13 September, 2007 - 3:39pm login or register to post comments

Hey DJ....
Good to see another Okie post here. There aren't many of us.
… Sam Houston, 13 September, 2007 - 2:33pm login or register to post comments

 
In Oklahoma
Sam,
I've just started bug huntin' as a new hobby after going on a couple of field trips with a friend and buying a new digital camera. I hope to be posting more on line in the future!
DJ
… Daniel J. O'Donnell, 13 September, 2007 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool....
Well, as you may or may not know, Oklahoma is seriously lacking in species documentation. There are a couple of sources but they're not very comprehensive. So, I'm trying to do as much as I can by posting here. At least it will be documented somewhere and I have also talked with the Oklahoma chapter of the Audubon Society about a couple of critters I've come across that weren't documented in Oklahoma. Also, all sorts of folks from all over the nation and the world come here as a reference so it helps if we're on the map.
Anyway, keep shooting and posting!
… Sam Houston, 13 September, 2007 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

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