Pacarina shoemakeri Sanborn and Heath, 2012 aka Little Juniper Cicada

Pacarina shoemakeri Sanborn and Heath, 2012

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Pacarina shoemakeri Sanborn and Heath, 2012
• Short Name: P. shoemakeri
• Common Name: Little Juniper Cicada
• Where it is found: AZ, CO, NM, TX
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Orange and black
• Eye Color: Beige
• Pronotal Collar Color: Orange
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Identification: iNaturalist

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Fidicinini
Subtribe: ?
Genera: Pacarina
Species: Pacarina shoemakeri Sanborn and Heath, 2012

List of sources

1. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
2. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
3. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
4. 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.