Magicicada cassini
| Magicicada cassini | |
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| A Magicicada cassini female ovipositing | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Magicicada |
| Species: | M. cassini |
| Binomial name | |
| Magicicada cassini (Fisher, 1851) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Magicicada septencassini | |
Main article: Cassini periodical cicadas
Magicicada cassini, sometimes called the dwarf cicada is a species of periodical cicada endemic to the United States. It has a 17-year lifecycle but is otherwise indistinguishable from the 13-year periodical cicada Magicicada tredecassini. The two species are usually discussed together as "cassini periodical cicadas" or "cassini-type periodical cicadas." Unlike other periodical cicadas, cassini-type males may synchronize their courting behavior so that tens of thousands of males sing and fly in unison.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Periodical Cicada Page". University of Michigan. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
- ↑ Capinera, John L. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. p. 2792. ISBN 1-4020-6242-7.
External links
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Magicicada cassini. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 August 2007.
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