Annual cicadas of Oklahoma (OK):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Beameria venosa (Uhler, 1888)
Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass Cicada
Cicadettana kansa (Davis, 1919)
Diceroprocta azteca (Kirkaldy, 1909) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta bequaerti (Davis, 1917) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta eugraphica (Davis, 1916) aka Scrub Cicada
Hadoa bifida (Davis, 1916)
Hadoa duryi Davis, 1917
Hadoa inaudita Davis, 1917
Hadoa texana Metcalf, 1963
Megatibicen dorsatus (Say, 1825) aka Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada
Megatibicen pronotalis pronotalis Davis, 1938
Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker’s Cicada
Megatibicen tremulus Cole, 2008 aka Bush Cicada
Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) aka Hieroglyphic Cicada
Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825) aka Plains Dog-day Cicada
Neotibicen pruinosus fulvus Beamer, 1924 aka Yellow morph of Scissor Grinder
Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Okanagana hesperia (Uhler, 1872)
Periodical cicadas of Oklahoma (OK):
Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2030 (Brood II), 2032 (Brood IV), 2036 (Brood VIII). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2030 (Brood II), 2032 (Brood IV), 2036 (Brood VIII). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Cassini
These cicadas will next emerge in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868) aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decim
These cicadas will next emerge in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decula
These cicadas will next emerge in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
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- Periodical cicada Brood XIX (19) will emerge in 2024 in Fifteen States
Name and Location References:
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names & locations: BugGuide.net; iNaturalist.com; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; my personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- List of species with MAPs: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF] by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips. Download it once; treasure it forever.
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