{"id":14048,"date":"2020-04-12T09:29:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-12T16:29:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/?p=14048"},"modified":"2026-07-10T04:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T11:51:11","slug":"neocicada-hieroglyphica-aka-hieroglyphic-cicada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/neocicada-hieroglyphica-aka-hieroglyphic-cicada\/","title":{"rendered":"Neocicada hieroglyphica aka Hieroglyphic Cicada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) and Neocicada hieroglyphica johannis (Walker, 1850) aka Hieroglyphic Cicada. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Neocicada-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Neocicada 2022\" width=\"587\" height=\"512\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Neocicada-2022.jpg 587w, https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Neocicada-2022-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><br \/>Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica by Dan, 2022, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/hieroglyphica6-07025.jpg\" alt=\"Neocicada hieroglyphica by Joe Green, 2007\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/hieroglyphica6-07025.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/hieroglyphica6-07025-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica by Joe Green, 2007, Florida. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hieroglyphica6-07004.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Green's Neocicada hieroglyphica photos from 2007, Florida,\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hieroglyphica6-07004.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/hieroglyphica6-07004-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica  Photo by Joe Green.<\/p>\n<p>See all <a href=\"\/cicadas\/tag\/n-hieroglyphica\/\" >Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica images and information<\/a> on cicadamania.com.<\/p>\n<p>There are two subspecies of Neocicada hieroglyphica: Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) and Neocicada hieroglyphica johannis (Walker, 1850). According to Wm. T. Davis, a key difference is: on N. hieroglyphica johannis, &#8220;the black marks on the head, pronotum and mesonotum are more in the form of spots than of continuous lines as in typical hieroglyphica&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Call<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14048-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/05.US_.LA_.COL_.T03.Neocicada_hieroglyphica_filtered.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/05.US_.LA_.COL_.T03.Neocicada_hieroglyphica_filtered.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/05.US_.LA_.COL_.T03.Neocicada_hieroglyphica_filtered.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;<a href=\"http:\/\/insectsingers.com\/\">Insect Singers<\/a><\/strong> | Species: <strong>N. hieroglyphica hieroglyphica<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Call<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14048-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-singing-2007-Joe-Green.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-singing-2007-Joe-Green.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-singing-2007-Joe-Green.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;Joe Green<\/strong> | Species: <strong>N. hieroglyphica hieroglyphica<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Pre Call<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14048-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-pre-call-JoeGreen.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-pre-call-JoeGreen.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-pre-call-JoeGreen.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;Joe Green<\/strong> | Species: <strong>N. hieroglyphica hieroglyphica<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Song type: <strong>Call<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14048-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-call-Joe-Green.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-call-Joe-Green.mp3\">https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/N-hieroglyphica-call-Joe-Green.mp3<\/a><\/audio><br \/>\nSource: <strong>&copy;Joe Green<\/strong> | Species: <strong>N. hieroglyphica hieroglyphica<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Video<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oni6h4foPoE?feature=player_detailpage\"  allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Video Playlist<\/h2>\n<p>Playlists contain multiple videos found on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLMeYvbKcL_bLsed7Yg83zs26fbjgEH872\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Name, Location and Description<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"speciesinfo\">\n<li><strong>Cicada Names:<\/strong> Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) and Neocicada hieroglyphica johannis (Walker, 1850)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Short Names:<\/strong> N. hieroglyphica hieroglyphica and N. hieroglyphica johannis<\/li>\n<li><strong>Former name\/synonyms:<\/strong> Cicada hieroglyphica<\/li>\n<li><strong>Common Name:<\/strong> Hieroglyphic Cicada<\/li>\n<li><strong>When:<\/strong> May-August. Peaks in June.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where are they found:<\/strong> N. hieroglyphica hieroglyphica is found in AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, and N. hieroglyphica johannis is found in Florida<\/li>\n<li><strong>Maps:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/downloads\/diversity-05-00166.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico<\/a> [PDF]<\/li>\n<li><strong>Description:<\/strong> Black, brown and green patterns.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eye Color:<\/strong> varies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pronotal Collar Color:<\/strong> varies<\/li>\n<li><strong>Identification:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/bugguide.net\/node\/view\/10026\" >Bug Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Identification: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/taxa\/244017-Neocicada-hieroglyphica\">iNaturalist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Subject Matter Expert website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/hydrodictyon.eeb.uconn.edu\/projects\/cicada\/sp_pages\/NA_species\/N_hiero.html\" >Cicada Central<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Taxonomic Information:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&#038;search_value=847470\" >Integrated Taxonomic Information System<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Song:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.insectsingers.com\/100th_meridian_cicadas\/index.html\" >Insect Singers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>A description by Wm. T. Davis from MISSISSIPPI CICADAS, WITH A KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES<sup>1<\/sup>:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\nCicada hieroglyphica Say.<br \/>\nOccurs from Riverhead, Long Island, N. Y., to eastern Kansas and southward. In peninsular Florida the variety johannis Walker replaces the typical form. The black marks on the head, pronotum and mesonotum are <strong>more in the form of spots than of continuous lines as in typical hieroglyphica<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The song does not continue long, but sometimes, as in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, the insects appear in numbers, when their united effort produces a considerable noise.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Classification:<\/h2>\n<p>Family: Cicadidae<br \/>\nSubfamily: Cicadinae<br \/>\nTribe: Cicadini<br \/>\nSubtribe: Leptopsaltriina<br \/>\nGenus: Neocicada<br \/>\nSpecies: Neocicada hieroglyphica<br \/>\nSubspecies: Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830)<br \/>\nSubspecies: Neocicada hieroglyphica johannis (Walker, 1850)<\/p>\n<h2>List of sources<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>(1) Davis, W.T. 1918. MISSISSIPPI CICADAS, WITH A KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. Journal New York Entomological Society. Volume 26. <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/biostor-119035\/page\/n14\/mode\/2up\">Read it on Archive.org.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov<\/li>\n<li>Common names: BugGuide.net; <em>The Songs of Insects<\/em> by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.<\/li>\n<li>Locations: <em>Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico<\/em> by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.<\/li>\n<li>Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Notes:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.<\/li>\n<li>The paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.academia.edu\/21820012\/The_genus_Neocicada_Kato_1932_Hemiptera_Cicadomorpha_Cicadidae_with_descriptions_of_three_new_species\">The genus Neocicada Kato, 1932 (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadidae), with descriptions of three new species<\/a> provides more information on the Neocicada genus<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) and Neocicada hieroglyphica johannis (Walker, 1850) aka Hieroglyphic Cicada. Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica by Dan, 2022, New Jersey. Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica by Joe Green, 2007, Florida. Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica Photo by Joe Green. See all Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica images and information on cicadamania.com. There are two subspecies of Neocicada hieroglyphica: Neocicada [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59,899,51,752,174],"tags":[235,755],"class_list":["post-14048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sounds","category-leptopsaltriini","category-neocicada","category-thomas-say","category-united-states","tag-n-hieroglyphica-hieroglyphica","tag-n-hieroglyphica-johannis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14048\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cicadamania.com\/cicadas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}