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April 17, 2016

Common cicadas of Kansas

Filed under: United States — Tags: — Dan @ 7:19 pm

Annual cicadas of Kansas (KS):

All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.

Beameria venosa (Uhler, 1888)

Cacama valvata (Uhler, 1888) aka Common Cactus Dodger

Common Cactus Dodger

Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass Cicada

Southern Grass Cicada

Cicadettana kansa (Davis, 1919)

Diceroprocta azteca (Kirkaldy, 1909) aka Scrub Cicada

Diceroprocta eugraphica (Davis, 1916) aka Scrub Cicada

Diceroprocta vitripennis (Say, 1830) aka Green Winged Cicada

Green Winged Cicada

Hadoa bifida (Davis, 1916)

Megatibicen auletes (Germar, 1834) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada

Northern Dusk Singing Cicada

Megatibicen dealbatus (Davis, 1915) aka Plains Cicada

Plains Cicada

Megatibicen dorsatus (Say, 1825) aka Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada

Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada

Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker’s Cicada

Walker's Cicada

Megatibicen resh (Haldeman, 1852) aka Resh Cicada

Resh Cicada

Megatibicen tremulus Cole, 2008 aka Bush Cicada

Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) aka Hieroglyphic Cicada

Hieroglyphic Cicada

Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825) aka Plains Dog-day Cicada

Neotibicen canicularis (Harris, 1841) aka Dog-day Cicada

Dog-day Cicada

Neotibicen linnei (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) aka Linne’s Cicada

Linne's Cicada

Neotibicen lyricen lyricen (De Geer, 1773) aka Lyric Cicada

Lyric Cicada

Neotibicen pruinosus fulvus Beamer, 1924 aka Yellow morph of Scissor Grinder

Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder

Scissor(s) Grinder

Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson’s Annual Cicada or Robinson’s Cicada

Neotibicen superbus (Fitch, 1855) aka Superb Dog-Day Cicada

Superb Dog-Day Cicada

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada

Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada

Okanagana balli Davis, 1919

Okanagana hesperia (Uhler, 1872)

Okanagana striatipes (Haldeman, 1852)

Okanagana synodica synodica (Say, 1825) aka Walking Cicada

Periodical cicadas of Kansas (KS):

Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada

These cicadas will next emerge in 2032 (Brood IV). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada

Magicicada neotredecim Marshall and Cooley, 2000 aka 13 Periodical Cicada or 13-Year Cicada or John and David’s Cicada

These emerge next in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

13 Periodical Cicada or 13-Year Cicada or John and David's Cicada

Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada

These cicadas will next emerge in 2032 (Brood IV). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus's 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada

Magicicada septendecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada

These cicadas will next emerge in 2032 (Brood IV). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

Decula Periodical Cicdada or 17-Year Cicada

Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Cassini

These emerge next in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Cassini

Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868) aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decim

These emerge next in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decim

Magicicada tredecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decula

These emerge next in 2024 (Brood XIX). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decula

Related Articles

  1. Magicicada in Kansas
  2. Brood IV, the Kansan brood, will emerge in 2015
  3. Brood XXIII, the Lower Mississippi Valley brood, will emerge in 2015

Name and Location References:

  1. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
  2. Common names & locations: BugGuide.net; iNaturalist.com; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; my personal memory.
  3. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
  4. 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.

1 Comment »

  1. Jamie McMullen says:

    Dan-
    Thank you for this article!! I live in Kansas and I am attempting to ID the cicadas I’m seeing this year. It’s fun, my dad is a nature lover and I’m one of the few women in my area that is not afraid the bugs. My cat, Lolly, often catches them and brings them inside just sitting there waiting for it to buzz in her mouth then she walks thru the house making her sister jealous!! This year she caught a very beautiful green-blue hued cicada and since then I have been looking at the ones that fly to my porch. Yesterday one fly into the building I work at and it was yellow/black patterned. Of coarse, I had brought in a blue-green one a few weeks prior to show my friend how pretty it was. So this one made me scratch my head, and start googling cicada broods. You have some great info. Of coarse I had to read the article about them biting, I only noticed that protrusion of theirs this year and I was alarmed I had never noticed it before. I read the funny comments. But I’m not going to stop trying to show people their beauty. Their wings are amazing. I’m noticing the different colors and patterns on their wings too. Again thank you for the great info. If I spot a different color/pattern than I see here, I’ll send it to you for your records.

    My yards has 3 huge maple trees. And I now understand why I see their shells on my house.

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