Annual cicadas of Arkansas (AR):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Beameria venosa (Uhler, 1888)
Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass Cicada
Diceroprocta bequaerti (Davis, 1917) aka Scrub Cicada
Megatibicen grossus (Fabricius, 1775) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes
Megatibicen dorsatus (Say, 1825) aka Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada
Megatibicen figuratus (Walker, 1858) aka Fall Southeastern Dusk-singing Cicada
Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker’s Cicada
Neocicada hieroglyphica hieroglyphica (Say, 1830) aka Hieroglyphic Cicada
Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825) aka Plains Dog-day Cicada
Neotibicen davisi harnedi Davis, 1918
Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder
class=”cool-highlight”Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson’s Annual Cicada or Robinson’s Cicada
Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada
Okanagana viridis Davis, 1918 aka Cotton Green Cicada
Periodcal cicadas of Arkansas (AR):
Magicicada neotredecim Marshall and Cooley, 2000 aka 13 Periodical Cicada or 13-Year Cicada
These emerge next in 2024 (Brood XIX), then 2028 (Brood XXIII). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecassini Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Cassini
These emerge next in 2024 (Brood XIX), then 2028 (Brood XXIII). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecim (Walsh and Riley, 1868) aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decim
These emerge next in 2024 (Brood XIX), then 2028 (Brood XXIII). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Magicicada tredecula Alexander and Moore, 1962 aka 13-Year Cicada or 13-Year Decula
These emerge next in 2024 (Brood XIX), then 2028 (Brood XXIII). Often they emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.
Related Articles
- Brood XIX Magicicada photos from North Eastern Arkansas taken by David Green
- The 2015 Brood XXIII Emergence Revisited
- Periodical cicada Brood XIX (19) will emerge in 2024 in Fifteen States
Name and Location References:
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names & locations: BugGuide.net; iNaturalist.com; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; my personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- List of species with MAPs: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF] by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips. Download it once; treasure it forever.