Biology:Huechys sanguinea
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Short description: Species of true bug
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| Adult from Taipei, Taiwan | |
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| Mounted specimen collected from Myanmar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Huechys |
| Species: | H. sanguinea
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| Huechys sanguinea (De Geer, 1773)
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Huechys sanguinea (De Geer, 1773)". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/3MSPQ.
- ↑ Tzi Ming Leong and Ali bin Ibrahim OVIPOSITION BY THE BLACK AND SCARLET CICADA, HUECHYS SANGUINEA (DE GEER, 1773) IN SINGAPORE
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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)". Nature in Singapore 2: 317–22. http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2009/2009nis317-322.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q16963248 entry
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