Magicicada tredecassini

Magicicada tredecassini
Magicicada tredecassini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Magicicada
Species: M. tredecassini
Binomial name
Magicicada tredecassini
(Alexander & Moore, 1962)
Main article: Cassini periodical cicadas

Magicicada tredecassini is a species of periodical cicada endemic to the United States. It has a 13-year lifecycle but is otherwise indistinguishable from the 17-year periodical cicada Magicicada cassini. The two species are usually discussed together as "cassini periodical cicadas" or "cassini-type periodical cicadas." Unlike other periodical cicadas, cassini-type males may synchronize their courting behavior so that tens of thousands of males sing and fly in unison.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ "Periodical Cicada Page". University of Michigan. http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/Michigan_Cicadas/Periodical/. Retrieved 10 June 2011. 
  2. ^ Capinera, John L. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. p. 2792. ISBN 1402062427. http://books.google.com/books?id=i9ITMiiohVQC. 


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