Annual cicadas of Texas (TX):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Beameria venosa (Uhler, 1888)
Cacama collinaplaga Sanborn and Heath in Sanborn, Heath, Phillips and Heath, 2011 aka Cactus Dodger
- Cicada Name: Cacama collinaplaga Sanborn and Heath in Sanborn, Heath, Phillips and Heath, 2011
- Short Name: C. collinaplaga
- Common Name: Cactus Dodger
- Where it is found: TX
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Black, beige, and white pruinose.
- Eye Color: gray
- Pronotal Collar Color: gray
- Bug Guide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/671168
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Cacama variegata Davis, 1919 aka Variegated Cactus Dodger
- Cicada Name: Cacama variegata Davis, 1919
- Short Name: C. variegata
- Common Name: Variegated Cactus Dodger
- Where it is found: TX
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Black with brown highlights and white pruinose.
- Eye Color: brown
- Pronotal Collar Color: brown
- Bug Guide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/611822
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Bill Reynolds: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/228586
Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass Cicada
Cicadettana camerona (Davis, 1920)
Cicadettana kansa (Davis, 1919)
Cicadettana texana (Davis, 1936)
Diceroprocta aurantiaca Davis, 1938 aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta averyi Davis, 1941 aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta azteca (Kirkaldy, 1909) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta bequaerti (Davis, 1917) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta bibbyi Davis, 1928 aka Scrub Cicada
- Cicada Name: Diceroprocta bibbyi Davis, 1928
- Short Name: D. bibbyi
- Common Name: Scrub Cicada
- Where it is found: TX
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Black, brown, and beige.
- Eye Color: brown?
- Pronotal Collar Color: brown and beige
- Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Diceroprocta canescens Davis, 1935 aka Scrub Cicada
- Cicada Name: Diceroprocta canescens Davis, 1935
- Short Name: D. canescens
- Common Name: Scrub Cicada
- Where it is found: TX
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Brown and beige, with white pruinose.
- Eye Color: brown
- Pronotal Collar Color: beige
- Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Diceroprocta cinctifera cinctifera (Uhler, 1892) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta cinctifera limpia Davis, 1932 aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta cinctifera viridicosta Davis aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta delicata (Osborn, 1906) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta eugraphica (Davis, 1916) aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta lata Davis, 1941 aka Scrub Cicada
- Cicada Name: Diceroprocta lata Davis, 1941
- Short Name: D. lata
- Common Name: Scrub Cicada
- Where it is found: TX
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Brown and beige, with white pruinose.
- Eye Color: brown
- Pronotal Collar Color: greenish beige
- Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Diceroprocta marevagans Davis, 1928 aka Scrub Cicada
Diceroprocta texana (Davis, 1916) aka Scrub Cicada
Hadoa bifida (Davis, 1916)
Hadoa chisosensis Davis, 1934
- Cicada Name: Hadoa chisosensis Davis, 1934
- Short Name: H. chisosensis
- Where it is found: TX
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: n/a
- Eye Color: n/a
- Pronotal Collar Color: n/a
- Bug Guide: http://bugguide.net/node/view/606387
- Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Hadoa duryi Davis, 1917
Hadoa inaudita Davis, 1917
Hadoa texana Metcalf, 1963
Hadoa townsendii (Uhler, 1905)
Megatibicen dorsatus (Say, 1825) aka Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada
Megatibicen figuratus (Walker, 1858) aka Fall Southeastern Dusk-singing Cicada
Megatibicen harenosus Cole 2017
Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker’s Cicada
Megatibicen resonans (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Resonant/Great Pine Barrens Cicada
Megatibicen tremulus Cole, 2008 aka Bush Cicada
Neocicada chisos (Davis, 1916) aka Chisos Cicada
Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) aka Hieroglyphic Cicada
Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825) aka Plains Dog-day Cicada
Neotibicen davisi davisi (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Davis’ Southeastern Dog-Day Cicada
Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder
Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson’s Annual Cicada or Robinson’s Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Okanagana hesperia (Uhler, 1872)
Okanagana synodica synodica (Say, 1825) aka Walking Cicada
Okanagana viridis Davis, 1918 aka Cotton Green Cicada
Okanagodes terlingua Davis, 1932
Pacarina shoemakeri Sanborn and M. Heath in Sanborn, M. Heath, Phillips and J. Heath, 2012
Platypedia falcata Davis, 1920
Periodical cicadas of Texas (TX):
Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next appear in 2032 (Brood IV).
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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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