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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 » Fidicini » Scrub Cicadas (Diceroprocta) » Diceroprocta marevagans

Species Diceroprocta marevagans

Classification · Explanation of Names · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Diceroprocta marevagans - male Diceroprocta marevagans - male Diceroprocta marevagans - male Diceroprocta marevagans - female Diceroprocta marevagans - female Diceroprocta marevagans - female
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 Fidicini
Genus Diceroprocta (Scrub Cicadas)
Species marevagans (Diceroprocta marevagans)
Explanation of Names
Diceroprocta marevagans W.T. Davis, 1928
Identification
Basic characters usu. include:
Eyes: Described as tan to reddish (rust-colored)
Body: Usually dark with reddish-brown coloration & pattern visible
Pronotal Collar: VARIABLE (may be described as "bisected" with the anterior region being dark and the posterior region an orangish or ochreous color or the pronotal collar may appear entirely orangish or tan in some populations)
Mesonotum: evidence of reddish brown pattern (variable)
Abdomen: usually with an evident pruinose ring on the terminal abdominal segments
Opercula: Pointed with the points being subparallel of slightly divergent (NOT pointing inward as in semicincta)
WINGS: costal margin of fore wing usually orangish or straw-colored in color

NOTE: Some of the IMAGES under this taxon may be MISIDENTIFIED and in need of review!
Based on morphological characteristics, call similarities, and distribution patterns, the following three taxa appear to be closely related and easily confused.
The following taxa are often confused and frequently misidentified.
Diceroprocta marevagans
Diceroprocta cinctifera
Diceroprocta semicincta
Diceroprocta apache
Range
from the upper coast of TX to Tamaulipas, MX - Map (1)(GBIF)
Habitat
Coastal environments of the southeastern coastal plain vegetation (1)
Season
mostly: Jul-Aug (GBIF Data)
Food
Found calling from grasses and has been associated with Amaranthus spp. (1)
See Also
Based on morphological characteristics, call similarities, and distribution patterns, these taxa may be closely related.

Diceroprocta marevagans
Diceroprocta cinctifera
Diceroprocta semicincta
Diceroprocta apache
Print References
Davis, W.T. (1928). Cicadas belonging to the genus Diceroprocta with descriptions of new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 36: 439-459.
Sanborn, A.F., & Phillips, P.K. (2013). Biogeography of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, north of Mexico. Diversity, 5(2), 166-239. (1)
Internet References
Insect Singers, Sound files for North American Diceroprocta species can be found here - best site for sound files!
Insect Singers, Sound files for the eastern species
Insect Singers, Sound files for the western species
Works Cited
1.Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico.
Sanborn, A.F., and P.K. Phillips. 2013. Diversity 5: 166–239.
Contributed by Bill Reynolds on 21 November, 2011 - 3:29pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, metrioptera
Last updated 3 April, 2021 - 10:52pm

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