Biology:Tacua speciosa

Short description: Species of true bug

Tacua speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Infraorder:	Cicadomorpha
Superfamily:	Cicadoidea
Family:	Cicadidae
Subfamily:	Cicadinae
Tribe:	Tacuini
Genus:	Tacua
Species:	T. speciosa
Binomial name
Tacua speciosa (Illiger, 1800)
Synonyms
Tettigonia speciosa Illiger, 1800 Cicada indica Donovan, 1800 Cicada speciosa (Illiger, 1800)

Tacua speciosa is a very large Southeast Asian species of cicada. It is the only member of the genus Tacua (from Chinese: 大鼓; pinyin: dàgǔ; Wade–Giles: ta⁴ku³; literally: 'big drum').

Description

Tacua speciosa has a wingspan of 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) and a head-body length of 4.7–5.7 cm (1.9–2.2 in). Megapomponia, Pomponia and Tacua are the largest cicadas in the world. Tacua speciosa has black wings, a yellow-green collar, a red transverse stripe on the thorax and a turquoise-blue abdomen.

Distribution

This species can be found in Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Singapore, Malay Peninsula. It was once described as from North East India but it seems to be a mistake.

References

• Biolib
• Zipcodezoo
• M.I. Zaidi W. Nordin, M. Maryati, A. Wahab, M.F. Norashikin, K. Catherine and A. Fatimah - Cicada (Homoptera: Ciadoidea) Fauna of Crocker Range Park, Sabah - Asean Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (ARBEC) July–September 2002 Arbec.com
• "Notes on Indian Rhynchota - Homoptera"
• https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/tacua-speciosa/

External links

• A detailed photo of a T. speciosa

Wikidata ☰ Q16992929 entry