Megatibicen - Megatibicen dealbatus

Moved

… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 25 September, 2021 - 9:08pm

Moved ,Both of you have a convincing ID

… Christian Jacobs, 28 August, 2021 - 9:03pm

I quite agree that this is Me

I quite agree that this is Megatibicen. I have been looking in the Megatibicen section and find similar looking cicadas, but not an exact match. My best guess is Megatibicen dorsatus, the Bush Cicada, but I am not sure. I will continue to look for the exact match.

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 28 August, 2021 - 8:06pm

I think I Found It

I think I found the exact match,

Megatibicen pronotalis:

This post:
https://bugguide.net/node/view/1531051

And this blog post on Cicada Mania:
https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/megatibicen-pronotalis/

Most individuals in M. pronotalis have that head with no markings (or very few) as opposed to others, which have bolder head patterning where present.

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 28 August, 2021 - 8:21pm

It is Megatibicen dealbatus —not pronotalis.

According to literature descriptions and specimens collections, Megatibicen pronotalis is replaced by dealbatus west of ~ Lincoln, NE. Regarding the pronotal "blotch", that is individually variable. Many dealbatus have a weak blotch, eg

. Also, most pronotalis west of the Mississippi River have well developed pronotal blotches. Further, dealbatus has increased pruinosity (wax) on the abdomen compared to pronotalis, specifically, a vertical line of pruinose spots down the center of abdominal tergites, as seen in jayisunj's specimen.

Based on color, patterns, and body proportions, it is also definitely not dorsatus.

… Mosz026644, 29 August, 2021 - 9:30am

Not to contradict your ID, bu

Not to contradict your ID, but I found this image of M. pronotalis that looks quite like what you have.

… Silas J. Eckhardt, 3 September, 2021 - 4:55pm

As I said, the presence and strength of the black blotch on the pronotum is individually variable in pronotalis and dealbatus. It is not a reliable ID character in this group. The picture you’ve attached does not show the abdomen. M. pronotalis lacks noticeable pruinosity on its abdomen. On the other hand, dealbatus has a heavily pruinose abdomen, as seen in Jayisunj’s cicada.

… Mosz026644, 3 September, 2021 - 5:52pm