Name
Cicada
cicada
Framing
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Hexapoda
Subclass: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Cicadomorpha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Cicada
Habitat
Adults on trees and bushes. Nymphs in underground galleries.
Feeding
Fluidophagous, sap suckers.
Distribution
Palearctic region
Conservation status
No threats
Additional information
Large, homopterous insects (homogeneous membranous wings) with transparent, shiny wings. Males produce very shrill sounds by vibrating membranes (tympani) on each side of the first abdominal metameres.
Additional information
Bibliography
- Pérez Hidalgo, N., Mier Durante, M.P. y Umaran, A. 2015.Clase Insecta. Orden Hemiptera. Subórdenes Cicadomorpha, Fulgoromorpha y Sternorrhyncha. Revista IDE@ – SEA, No 54, pp 1–18. Ibero Diversidad Entomológica @ccessible. ISSN: 2386-7183 - Iberfauna. 2008. Genus Cicada. Linnaeus, 1758. En: IBERFAUNA. El Banco de Datos de la Fauna Ibérica. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales (CSIC).