Pacarina puella Davis, 1923 aka Little Mesquite Cicada

Pacarina puella Davis, 1923 aka Little Mesquite Cicada.

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Photo credit: Pacarina by John Beard in Atascosa County, TX.

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Song type: Call

Source: ©Insect Singers | Species: P. puella

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Pacarina puella Davis, 1923
• Short Name: P. puella
• Common Name: Little Mesquite Cicada
• When: May-July. Peak in June.
• Where it is found: AZ, LA, OK, TX
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Tiny. Varies: brown, green, black, etc.
• Eye Color: light
• Pronotal Collar Color: varies
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Identification: iNaturalist
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Song: Insect Singers

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadinae
Tribe: Fidicinini
Subtribe: Guyalnina
Genus: Pacarina
Species: Pacarina puella Davis, 1923

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.