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Tibicen linnei (Teneral) - Neotibicen linnei - female

Tibicen linnei (Teneral) - Neotibicen linnei - Female
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
June 29, 2009
Photo: S. Cole
A friend of mine and I collected this nymph back in June and the adult which eclosed belongs to the "linnei group".
This cicada defies the other local taxa more strongly, yet doesn't quite mesh well under linnei either...at least to the satisfaction of some.

Teneral of "Tibicen linnei" (FEMALE)
T. linnei populations across parts of the South often show deviation from the expected wing characters of T. linnei up north. In this individual, the line crosses just posterior to the point of coalescence between the Costal (C) and Subcostal (Sc), thus defying the expectations as applicable to linnei.

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Tibicen linnei (Teneral) - Neotibicen linnei - female Tibicen linnei (Teneral) - Neotibicen linnei - female

Moved
Moved from Linne's cicada.

Tibicen linnei complex ?
There is no doubt there are several cicada species that present difficulty with regards to identification..to species level. Reference images to another individual which has posed some issue can be seen below. Again, we do not have a ventral aspect of the fully sclerotized (hardened) adult, however, the images above and those referenced below do not fit well under other known taxa from this region. Unfortunately, despite characteristics, the closest thing to which they match is linnei (?)



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Gerry and I have discussed several cicada images in great detail over the last year. Although it is agreed that T. canicularis is not "known" to be part of the North Carolina fauna, this cicada and the one referenced above do share strong affinities with canicularis to the north.

Complicating things, neither of these cicadas pictured are congruent with davisi or winnemana either.

The specimen above is now deposited in the reference collection and shows strongest affinities with local linnei, yet still deviates noticeably from the "norm".

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