Moved from Diceroprocta apache.

Moved from ID Request.

Great pictures! As Dr. Hamilton mentioned, the opercula are often the key to accurate identification for a number of these. With regards to several of the Diceroprocta species, it is important to have a good ventral image of a male - nicely done!

D. apache (variant from n. of the Sonoran region)
This pallid "reddish" color form of D. apache can be found in n. Arizona, s. Utah, s. Nevada and se. California. It deviates in color and pattern from most populations scattered across southern Arizona and is frequently confused with D. semicincta - resulting from similarities in the pronotal collar characteristics.

Due to locality and coloration, this cicada fits the taxon D. apache var. ocroleuca.



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Diceroprocta apache "var. ochroleuca" vs. Diceroprocta semicincta.

The solid cream/bone-colored pronotal collar (as seen here) is a trait often used to id. D. semicincta, a species occupying southern Arizona and sympatric with D. apache across much of the latters range. In considering such characters, it is important to keep in mind, these traits are not set in stone (color and pattern can be misleading in some taxa). There is considerable break down in several of the more widely used diagnostics between and among populations/species across the ranges and unfortunately, this can make identification a mess.

As mentioned above, populations of D. apache in the northern 2/3rds of AZ, s. Utah, s. Nevada, & s. Calf., differ in several traits from conspecific populations to the south - and are often confused with D. semicincta (and D. cinctifera in part).

The pale, triangular opercula are characteristic of this genus; and the color pattern on the upper side is usual for this common species.