Thanks to Roy for this link to wholesale manufacturers and their cicada-related goods. My favorite is the Canned Jinchan.
February 28, 2009
February 19, 2009
Cyphonia trifida (Membracidae), Venezuela
This is not a cicada, but it looks like one, right? Like a cicada from Mars. This is a Treehopper (Membracidae). They belong to the same Order/Suborder & Infraorder as Cicadas (more info on the Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Membracidae)
February 2, 2009
Happy Waitangi Day (February 6th)
Waitangi Day is February 6th — a good excuse to post some New Zealand cicada links.
- New Zealand Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae): A virtual identification guide (landcareresearch.co.nz) A wonderful web site. Includes a visual identification guide, checklist, and image gallery. Photos of dozens of species.
- Suzy’s World Cicada page (suzy.co.nz) Fun, kid-friendly presentation of cicada information.
- An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand (teara.govt.nz) Three paragraphs of information.
- Introducing cicadas (teara.govt.nz) Photos, sounds and 4 paragraphs of information.
- New Zealand cicadas (troutbum.co.nz)
Large photos of Kikihia and Amphipsalta. - Mating pairs of cicadas and Cicada adults (hortnet.co.nz) Photos of Amphipsalta cingulata, Kikihia horologium, Notopsalta sericea, Amphipsalta.
- Cicada Central: New Zealand (uconn.edu) Cicada Central’s New Zealand cicada pages.