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''Megatibicen'' is a genus of cicadas in the family
''Megatibicen'' is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae
Cicadidae, the true cicadas, is the largest family of cicadas, with more than 3,200 species worldwide. The oldest known definitive fossils are from the Paleocene, a nymph from the Cretaceous Burmese amber has been attributed to the family, but co ...
, with about 10 described species. Until 2016, these species were included in the genus ''Tibicen
''Tibicen'' is an historical genus name in the insect family Cicadidae (order Hemiptera) that was originally published by P. A. Latreille in 1825 and formally made available in a translation by A. A. Berthold in 1827. The name was placed on the Of ...
'' (now genus ''Lyristes
''Lyristes'' is a genus of cicadas from Europe and the Middle East. It was described by G. Horvath in 1926.
Many authors previously listed the species of ''Lyristes'' under genus ''Tibicen'' Berthold, 1827, which shares the same type species. Ho ...
'' Horvath, 1926) and then briefly in ''Neotibicen
Cicadas of the genus ''Neotibicen'' are large-bodied insects of the family Cicadidae that appear in summer or early fall in eastern North America. Common names include cicada, harvestfly, jar fly, and the misnomer locust. In 2015, these specie ...
''. The species formerly of genera ''Ameritibicen'' Lee, 2016 and ''Gigatibicen'' Lee, 2016 are now considered species of ''Megatibicen'' Sanborn & Heath, 2016.
Species
These 10 species belong to the genus ''Megatibicen'': * ''Megatibicen auletes
''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 southeas ...
'' (Germar, 1834) c g b (northern dusk-singing cicada)
* ''Megatibicen cultriformis
''Megatibicen'' is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, with about 10 described species. Until 2016, these species were included in the genus ''Tibicen'' (now genus ''Lyristes'' Horvath, 1926) and then briefly in ''Neotibicen''. The spe ...
'' (Davis & W.T., 1915) c g b (grand western flood-plain cicada)
* ''Megatibicen dealbatus
''Megatibicen dealbatus'', commonly called the plains cicada, is a species of annual cicada. ''Dealbatus'' is Latin for "whitewashed".
This species used to be called ''Tibicen dealbatus'', but in July 2015, after genetic and physiological ev ...
'' (Davis & W.T., 1915) c g b (plains harvest-fly)
* ''Megatibicen dorsatus
''Megatibicen dorsatus'', known generally as the bush cicada or giant grassland cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae.
Notes
''M. dorsatus'' is endemic to the tallgrass prairies of the central United States. Adult males are ...
'' (Say, 1825) c g b (bush cicada)
* ''Megatibicen figuratus
''Megatibicen figuratus'', commonly called Fall Southeastern dusk-singing cicada, is a species of annual cicada in the genus ''Megatibicen''. Prior to its reclassification to the genus ''Megatibicen'', ''M. figuratus'' was included in the genu ...
'' (Walker & F., 1858) c g b (fall southeastern dusk-singing cicada)
* ''Megatibicen harenosus
''Megatibicen'' is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, with about 10 described species. Until 2016, these species were included in the genus ''Tibicen'' (now genus ''Lyristes'' Horvath, 1926) and then briefly in ''Neotibicen''. The spe ...
'' Cole, 2017 c g b
* ''Megatibicen pronotalis
''Megatibicen pronotalis'', or Walker's cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States.
Notes
''M. pronotalis'' is often associated with riparian ''Populus
''Populus ...
'' (Davis & W.T., 1938) c g b (Walker's cicada)
* ''Megatibicen resh
''Megatibicen resh'', the resh cicada or western dusk singing cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae, found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the West ...
'' (Haldeman, 1852) c g b
* ''Megatibicen resonans
''Megatibicen resonans'', commonly called Resonant Cicada or Southern pine barrens cicada, is a species of annual cicada in the genus ''Megatibicen''. Prior to its reclassification to the genus ''Megatibicen'', ''M. resonans'' was included in ...
'' (Walker & F., 1850) c g b (southern resonant cicada)
* ''Megatibicen tremulus
''Megatibicen tremulus'', known generally as the western bush cicada or Cole's bush cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the Great Plains of the United States, often associated with Sagebrush.
References
Furt ...
'' (Cole, 2008) c g b (western bush cicada)
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
Further reading
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* Cryptotympanini Cicadidae genera {{Cicadidae-stub