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Megatibicen auletes

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Megatibicen auletes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Megatibicen
Species:
M. auletes
Binomial name
Megatibicen auletes
(Germar, 1834)

Megatibicen auletes commonly, but informally called the northern dusk-singing cicada, giant oak cicada, or southern oak cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the eastern United States and portions of southeastern Canada.[1]

Notes

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M. auletes is the largest cicada species in North America north of Mexico. It is associated with Quercus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b "Megatibicen auletes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-04.