Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922 aka Robinson’s Annual Cicada or Robinson’s Cicada
Song type: Call
Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: N. robinsonianus
Name, Location and Description
- Cicada Name: Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922
- Short Name: N. robinsonianus
- Common Name: Robinson’s Annual Cicada or Robinson’s Cicada
- Synonym/Former Name: Tibicen robinsonianus
- Where it is found: June-October, peaks in August
- Where it is found: AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IN, KS, MD, MS, MO, NC, OH, PA, TN, TX, VA
- Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
- Description: Robinson’s Cicada looks like Linne’s Cicada with less of a wing bend, and a different call. Its call is kind of like N. latifasciatus, but much more raspy.
- Eye Color: black
- Pronotal Collar Color: varies
- Identification: Bug Guide
- Identification: Bill Reynolds on iNaturalist
- Identification: iNaturalist
- Subject Matter Expert website: Cicada Central
- Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Song: Insect Singers
Classification:
Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Cryptotympanini
Subtribe: Cryptotympanina
Genus: Neotibicen
Species: Neotibicen robinsonianus Davis, 1922
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.