Auritibicen japonicus

There are ten sub-species of Auritibicen japonicus. They are found in Japan and known as Ezo-zemi.

Photo of a male Auritibicen japonicus by Osamu Hikino.

Photo of an Auritibicen japonicus by Osamu Hikino:

Scientific classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
SubTribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Auritibicen (formerly Lyristes and Tibicen)
Subspecies:

1. Auritibicen japonicus echigo Kato, 1936
2. Auritibicen japonicus hooshianus (Matsumura, 1936)
3. Auritibicen japonicus immaculatus Kato, 1933
4. Auritibicen japonicus interruptus Kato, 1943
5. Auritibicen japonicus itoi Kato, 1939
6. Auritibicen japonicus iwaoi Kato, 1939
7. Auritibicen japonicus japonicus (Kato, 1925)
8. Auritibicen japonicus kobayashii Kato, 1939
9. Auritibicen japonicus niger Kato, 1933
10. Auritibicen japonicus nigrofasciatus Kato, 1940

For more information about this cicada, visit Cicadae in Japan.