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April 14, 2020

Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962

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Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962.

Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962
Photo credit: by Dan Mozgai

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Song type: Call


Source: ©Cicada Mania | Species: M. tredecassini

Identification Tips

Its abdomen is black. Its chorus sounds like hissing static. It is smaller than M. neotredecim and M. tredecim. It is very similar to the 17-year M. cassinii species.

Brood Chart

Magicicada tredecassini has a 13-Year lifecycle.

Brood Year States
XIX (19) 1972, 1985, 1998, 2011, 2024 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, VA
XXII (22) 1975, 1988, 2001, 2014, 2027 KY, LA, MS, OH
XXIII (23) 1976, 1989, 2002, 2015, 2028 AR, IL, IN, KY, LA, MO, MS, TN

Name, Location and Description

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
SubFamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Lamotialnini
Sub-Tribe: Tryellina
Genus: Magicicada
Species: Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962

List of sources

  1. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
  2. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
  3. Locations: Cicadas @ UCONN (formerly Magicicada.org).
  4. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
  5. Tribe information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1—64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4424.1.1

Notes:

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

9 Comments

  1. Angela H. says:

    Collected deceased specimens of apparent M. tredecassini tonight in Friendsville, TN (Blount County). Very large emergence happened at a friend’s house, but we were only able to make it out today. Low numbers still singing and few still alive. All black abdomens, very small size, no color patch behind eye near wing insertion.

  2. Clare R says:

    Should M. tredcassini be here in Montgomery County 2024 brood XIX? So far I have not found any dead ones…mostly M. tredecim and not sure but maybe M. tredecula? Keep looking for an all-black abdomen but no luck so far and they are nearly gone. I can still hear the M. tredecim softly singing in the trees, but probably not for much longer. I will miss them!

    1. Dan says:

      You should have tredecassini. They might have all emerged at this point and be up in the trees at this point. They go for the highest trees, while tredecim linger closer to the group.

      1. Clare R says:

        Thanks Dan!

  3. Gwen Bennett says:

    Found one of these 5/15/23 zip code 72632 Arkansas
    3:5 cm .long

    1. Dan says:

      Thanks for letting us know!

  4. Adam says:

    April 29th 2023. Woke up this morning to find a great number of these magicicada tredecassini molting on various plants and shrubs. Hartselle AL.

    1. Dan says:

      Thanks for letting us know!

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