Category: Tribe

Diceroprocta viridifascia aka the Salt Marsh Cicada can be found in AL, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia.

Song type: Call

Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: D. viridifascia

Song type: Call

Source: ©Joe Green | Species: D. viridifascia

These videos feature the call of the D. viridifascia.

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Diceroprocta viridifascia (Walker, 1850)
• Short Name: D. viridifascia
• Common Name: Salt Marsh Cicada
• Where it is found: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, VA
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black with brown and yellow highlights, and white pruinose.
• Eye Color: gray
• Pronotal Collar Color: yellow
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Identification: iNaturalist
• Type Specimen Details: The American Museum of Natural Species
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Song: http://www.insectsingers.com/100th_meridian_cicadas/index.html

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
Subtribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Diceroprocta
Species: Diceroprocta viridifascia (Walker, 1850)

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.