There are ten sub-species of Auritibicen japonicus. They are found in Japan and known as Ezo-zemi.
Photo of a male Auritibicen japonicus by Osamu Hikino.
Photo of an Auritibicen japonicus by Osamu Hikino:
Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
SubTribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Auritibicen (formerly Lyristes and Tibicen)
Subspecies:
- Auritibicen japonicus echigo Kato, 1936
- Auritibicen japonicus hooshianus (Matsumura, 1936)
- Auritibicen japonicus immaculatus Kato, 1933
- Auritibicen japonicus interruptus Kato, 1943
- Auritibicen japonicus itoi Kato, 1939
- Auritibicen japonicus iwaoi Kato, 1939
- Auritibicen japonicus japonicus (Kato, 1925)
- Auritibicen japonicus kobayashii Kato, 1939
- Auritibicen japonicus niger Kato, 1933
- Auritibicen japonicus nigrofasciatus Kato, 1940
For more information about this cicada, visit Cicadae in Japan.
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