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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 » Cactus Dodgers (Cacama) » Cacama crepitans

Species Cacama crepitans

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · See Also · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Auchenorrhyncha (True Hoppers)
Infraorder Cicadomorpha (Cicadas, Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, and Treehoppers)
Superfamily Cicadoidea (Cicadas)
Family Cicadidae (Cicadas)
Subfamily Cicadinae
Tribe Tacuini
Genus Cacama (Cactus Dodgers)
Species crepitans (Cacama crepitans)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Proarna crepitans
Identification
TL - Mission Valley, nr. San Diego Calif.

This species is reputed to make a very loud crackling noise. (see reference)

"There are 3 species in CA, of which this has the darkest spots on the wing tips." (commment by Dr. Andy Hamilton)

For additional info: Refer to pages 68-79 for details on the Genus Cacama and spp. occurring in the USA (for crepitans see pp. 70, 77-78)
Range
TL - Mission Valley, nr. San Diego Calif.
s. California (thought to be s. Calif. and adj. Mexico)
Extent of RANGE is not clearly defined: sw. USA may include NM-AZ and adj. Mexico (????)
Habitat
Arid scrub
Remarks
Page creation based on the identification of this image by Dr. Andy Hamilton.
For addtional images of this specimen (as posted on bugguide), please refer here.
image of C. crepitans - VENTRAL
image of C. crepitans - LATERAL
image of C. crepitans - DORSAL
See Also
Several species
sw. USA - Mexico (Central America)

sw. USA (California) & MEXICO
Cacama californica Davis 1919
Cacama crepitans (Van Duzee 1914)
Cacama furcata Davis - (Not known from USA)

sw. USA (ARIZONA) & MEXICO
Cacama moorei sp. n. Sanborn & M. Heath
sw. USA (several states) & MEXICO
Cacama valvata (Uhler 1888)

USA, se. TEXAS & Adj. ne. MEXICO
Cacama variegata Davis 1919

USA, Central TEXAS ("hill country")
Cacama collinaplaga sp. n. Sanborn & M. Heath

CENTRAL AMERICA / MEXICO (not known from the USA)
Cacama carbonaria Davis 1919
Cacama dissimilis (Distant 1881)/[davisi Moore, ??]
Cacama longirostris (Distant, ?)
Cacama maura Distant 1881
Cacama pygmaea sp. n. Sanborn
Internet References
Refer to pages 68-79 for details on th Cacama spp. in the USA

images of C. crepitans in Calif - incl. venter
Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 29 July, 2009 - 9:58am
Additional contributions by Bill Reynolds
Last updated 9 July, 2012 - 2:45pm

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