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Genus Magicicada - Periodical Cicadas

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 Cicadettinae
Tribe Lamotialnini
Genus Magicicada - Periodical Cicadas

Species septendecim - Linnaeus' Periodical Cicada
Species cassinii - Cassin's 17-year Cicada
Species septendecula - The Little 17-year Cicada
No Taxon cassinii or septendecula
Species tredecim - Riley's 13-year Cicada
Species neotredecim - Neotredecim Periodical Cicada
No Taxon tredecim or neotredecim
Species tredecassini - Cassin's 13-year Cicada
Species tredecula - The Little 13-year Cicada
No Taxon tredecassini or tredecula
No Taxon Unidentifiable Nymphs, Exuviae and Teneral Adults


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