Heiroglyphic Cicada - Neocicada hieroglyphica

Not getting my emails!

For some reason I didn't get these emails....perhaps I missed them. Anyway, this Cicada was ID'd by an expert. I'll give it another go and try to send them off again, now that I know there are questions.

… Lynette Elliott, 20 July, 2005 - 8:52am

Neocicada hieroglyphica

ID from Thomas Moore, again.

… Lynette Elliott, 26 August, 2005 - 7:05pm

Not N. hieroclyphica

With all due respect to the expertise of Dr. T. moore, he often mis-identified things early in his career; but that does not mean he was incorrect in this identification. I might suggest asking the entomological Society of America expert (check the ESA website) if people are looking for identifications on Cicadidae. A diagnostic characteristic for Neocicadas is the "clear" abdomen.

… Polly Phillips, 10 October, 2005 - 3:24pm

Not Neocicada

Definately not Neocicada hieroglyphica. This is a Tibicen genus. But exactly what species is unclear.

… Gerry Bunker, 16 June, 2005 - 3:27pm

Very neat, any id. tips?

Do you have any references or hints on identification of annual cicadas in the southeast? I've been trying to identify "annual" cicadas in this area for some time and have had little luck. There is a homopteran expert (Dr. Andy Hamilton) from Canada who sometimes helps out on BugGuide, but he is not familiar with some species from this area.

These photos of mine from Durham looks somewhat similar to yours:

The one on the left might be Tibicen canicularis, the dog-day cicada. The one on the right was identified as Tibicen pruinosa by Dr. Hamilton. I certainly see differences in pattern from your specimen.

I just don't know what to even start looking at with these critters. Any ideas, hints, resources, appreciated.

Patrick Coin
Durham, North Carolina

… Cotinis, 21 January, 2005 - 10:42am

Northern Florida cicada site

There is a website which might help, but I don't have the URL handy. Simply going to the "Singing Insects of North America" website, and selecting the "cicadas" option will get you there. It is http://www.buzz.ifas.....The singing insects site is under construction, and will eventually have audio files of most of North America's cicada species. Most of the katydids and crickets already have audio files available online.

… Eric R. Eaton, 21 January, 2005 - 12:32pm