Neotibicen superbus, the superb dog-day cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is the greenest cicada in the neotibicen genus. It has reduced black patterning and looks different than most other cicadas in its genus. Its song is a soft buzz that reaches a crescendo.
| Neotibicen superbus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Neotibicen |
| Species: | N. superbus |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotibicen superbus (Fitch, 1855) | |
References
edit- ↑ "Neotibicen superbus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "Neotibicen superbus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "Neotibicen superbus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ "Neotibicen superbus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
- ↑ Hill, Kathy B. R.; Marshall, David C.; Moulds, Maxwell S.; Simon, Chris (2015). "Molecular phylogenetics, diversification, and systematics of Tibicen Latreille 1825 and allied cicadas of the tribe Cryptotympanini, with three new genera and emphasis on species from the USA and Canada (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadidae)". Zootaxa. 3985 (2). Magnolia Press: 219–251. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3985.2.3. PMID 26250031.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Sanborn, Allen F. (2009). "Checklist, new species and key to the cicadas of Cuba (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea, Cicadidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 56 (1): 85–92. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200900007. ISSN 0012-0073.
- Sanborn, Allen F. (2007). "New species, new records and checklist of cicadas from Mexico (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadidae)". Zootaxa (1651): 1–42. ISSN 1175-5334.
- Sanborn, A.F.; Phillips, P.K. (2013). "Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico" (PDF). Diversity. 5 (2): 166–239. doi:10.3390/d5020166.
- Van Duzee, E.P. (1915). "A preliminary review of the West coast Cicadidae". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 23 (1): 21–44. JSTOR 25003648.
External links
edit- "NCBI Taxonomy Browser". Retrieved 2018-04-06.
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