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pruinosus group (Scissor Grinders) (Neotibicen pruinosus group (Scissor Grinders))
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Scissor(s) Grinder (Neotibicen pruinosus)
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Copyright © 2009
Roland Barth
Tibicen sp. -
Neotibicen pruinosus
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Fontenelle Forest, Sarpy County, Nebraska, USA
September 4, 2008
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Contributed by
Roland Barth
on 26 January, 2009 - 3:45pm
Last updated 7 February, 2010 - 9:02pm
Moved
Moved from
Linne's cicada
.
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John R. Maxwell
, 1 April, 2009 - 9:38pm
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Tibicen pruinosus (MALE)
Please compare the image here with the following:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/89345/bgimage
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Bill Reynolds
, 20 March, 2009 - 3:55pm
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Thanks for the ID on this one
Thanks for the ID on this one and the T. pronotalis.
Roland
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Roland Barth
, 21 March, 2009 - 9:04am
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Tibicen pruinosus (MALE)
The white slash/mark visible on the side posterior to the tymbal cover is diagnostic of T. pruinosus. Note the paired white spots on top at the base of the abdomen then follow down the body and take notice of the white ")" shaped mark visible behind the wings!
T. linnei is typically more richly colored, has a stronger development of black delineating the pattern on those I have seen, and lacks the development of the white tymbal mark seen here (at least to this degree)!
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Bill Reynolds
, 20 March, 2009 - 3:18pm
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