Huechys sanguinea
Huechys sanguinea | |
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Huechys sanguinea from Myanmar. Museum specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hemiptera |
Family: | Cicadidae |
Genus: | Huechys |
Species: | H. sanguinea
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Binomial name | |
Huechys sanguinea (De Geer, 1773)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Huechys sanguinea, commonly known as the black and scarlet cicada, is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae.
Subspecies[]
Four subspecies are recognized:[1]
- H. s. hainanensis
- H. s. philaemata
- H. s. suffusa
- H. s. wuchangensis
Description[]
Huechys sanguinea can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[2] It is a small strikingly coloured cicada. The basic body color is deep scarlet with smoky-grey wings, but proboscis and limbs are deep black. These cicadas usually emerge synchronously in April.[3] The specific name is from Latin sanguis, blood.
Distribution[]
This species is native to South- and Southeast Asia, specifically India and Myanmar, southern China (including Hainan Island), Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Singapore and down into Sumatra and Timor.[3]
References[]
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- ^ a b "Huechys sanguinea (De Geer, 1773)". Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Tzi Ming Leong and Ali bin Ibrahim OVIPOSITION BY THE BLACK AND SCARLET CICADA, HUECHYS SANGUINEA (DE GEER, 1773) IN SINGAPORE
- ^ a b Ibrahim, Ali bin; Leong, T.M. (2009). "Records of the black and scarlet cicada, Huechys sanguinea (De Geer) in Singapore, with Notes on its emergence (Homoptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae)" (PDF). Nature in Singapore. 2: 317–22.
Categories:
- Hemiptera of Asia
- Taxa named by Charles De Geer
- Insects described in 1773
- Cicadettini