Cacama crepitans (Van Duzee, 1914).
Name, Location and Description
- Cicada Name: Cacama crepitans (Van Duzee, 1914)
- Short Name: C. crepitans
- Common Name: Cactus Dodger
- Where it is found: CA
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Black with brown highlights and white pruinose.
- Eye Color: brown
- Pronotal Collar Color: black and brown
- Identification: Bug Guide
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Identification: iNaturalist
Classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
Subtribe: Cryptotympanina
Genera: Cacama
Species: Cacama crepitans (Van Duzee, 1914).
List of sources
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
Notes:
- Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.