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April 22, 2016

Okanagodes gracilis viridis Davis, 1934

Okanagodes gracilis viridis Davis, 1934.

Name, Location and Description

Cicada Name: Okanagodes gracilis viridis Davis, 1934
Short Name: O. gracilis viridis
Where it is found: AZ, CA
Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
Description: Beige?
Eye Color: brown?
Pronotal Collar Color: beige
Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Identification: iNaturalist
Identification: BugGuide

See Davis 1934 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50714893#page/55/mode/1up

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genera: Okanagodes
Species: Okanagodes gracilis viridis Davis, 1934

List of sources

Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

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April 13, 2016

Okanagodes gracilis gracilis Davis, 1919

Filed under: Okanagodes | Tibicinini | United States | William T. Davis — Tags: O. gracilis gracilis — Dan @ 7:14 pm

Okanagodes gracilis gracilis Davis, 1919.

Song type: Call

Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: O. gracilis gracilis

Name, Location and Description

Cicada Name: Okanagodes gracilis gracilis Davis, 1919
Short Name: O. gracilis gracilis
Where it is found: AZ, CA, NV, UT
Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
Description: Beige with black.
Eye Color: beige
Pronotal Collar Color: beige
Identification: Bug Guide
Identification: iNaturalist
Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Song: Insect Singers

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Tibicinini
Subtribe: Tibicinina
Genus: Okanagodes
Species: Okanagodes gracilis
Subspecies: Okanagodes gracilis gracilis Davis, 1919
Subspecies: Okanagodes gracilis viridis Davis, 1934

List of sources

Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.

Notes:

Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.

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April 9, 2013

Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico

Download the PDF here: www.cicadamania.com/downloads/diversity-05-00166.pdf.

We are excited to announce the availability of a document by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips titled Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico. This document features distribution maps for North American cicada species! This document is an excellent companion to The Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae) of North America North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Maxine S. Heath (link to that book).

Abstract: We describe and illustrate the biogeography of the cicadas inhabiting continental North America, north of Mexico. Species distributions were determined through our collecting efforts as well as label data from more than 110 institutional collections. The status of subspecies is discussed with respect to their distributions. As we have shown over limited geographic areas, the distribution of individual species is related to the habitat in which they are found. We discuss the biogeography of the genera with respect to their phylogenetic relationships. California is the state with the greatest alpha diversity (89 species, 46.6% of taxa) and unique species (35 species, 18.3% of taxa). Texas, Arizona, Colorado and Utah are the states with the next greatest alpha diversity with Texas, Arizona and Utah being next for unique species diversity. Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island are the states with the least amount of cicada diversity. Diversity is greatest in states and areas where there is a diversity of plant communities and habitats within these communities. Mountainous terrain also coincides with increases in diversity. Several regions of the focus area require additional collection efforts to fill in the distributions of several species.
Keywords: cicada; distribution; Diceroprocta; Tibicen; Okanagana; Okanagodes; Cacama; Magicicada; Platypedia; Cicadetta

An example of a map from the document:

Example Map

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