Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825) aka Plains Dog-day Cicada

Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825)

Song type: Call

Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: N. auriferus

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825)
• Short Name: N. auriferus
• Common Name: Plains Dog-day Cicada
• Synonym/Former Name: Tibicen auriferus
• When: August-September
• Where it is found: AR, KS, MO, NE, NM, OK, TX
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Coloration varies from rusty browns to greens, on black. Sounds like an angle grinder. Song is similar to N. canicularis & N. davisi, and looks like N. davisi.
• Eye Color: gray
• Pronotal Collar Color: olive or rusty brown
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Identification: iNaturalist
• Subject Matter Expert website: Annual Cicadas of Arkansas
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Song: Insect Singers

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
Subtribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Neotibicen
Species: Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825)

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.