Biology:Megatibicen pronotalis
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Short description: Species of true bug
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Megatibicen |
| Species: | M. pronotalis
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| Megatibicen pronotalis (Davis & W.T., 1938)
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Megatibicen pronotalis, or Walker's cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States.[4]
Notes
M. pronotalis is often associated with riparian Populus and Salix.[5] It is reportedly among the loudest insects in the world.[6]
References
- ↑ "Megatibicen pronotalis species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/59d35185807495d3e35754803cbd1d83. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ↑ "Megatibicen pronotalis". https://www.gbif.org/species/9510524. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ↑ "Megatibicen pronotalis Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/42254. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ↑ Sanborn, A.F.; Phillips, P.K. (2013). "Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico". Diversity 5: 166–239. http://www.cicadamania.com/downloads/diversity-05-00166.pdf.
- ↑ "Megatibicen pronotalis Comments". http://www.insectsingers.com/100th_meridian_cicadas/. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- ↑ "Earth - The loudest insect in the world". http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20140929-the-loudest-insect-in-the-world. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=DKzAmSDdLtsC.
- Sanborn, Allen F. (2009). "Checklist, new species and key to the cicadas of Cuba (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea, Cicadidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 56 (1): 85–92. ISSN 0012-0073.
- Sanborn, Allen F. (2007). "New species, new records and checklist of cicadas from Mexico (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadidae)". Zootaxa (1651): 1–42. ISSN 1175-5334.
- Van Duzee, E.P. (1915). "A preliminary review of the West coast Cicadidae". Journal of the New York Entomological Society 23 (1): 21–44.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q55111628 entry
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