Annual cicadas of Nebraska (NE):
All cicadas appear every year unless otherwise noted.
Beameria venosa (Uhler, 1888)
Cicadettana calliope calliope (Walker, 1850) aka Southern Grass Cicada

Cicadettana kansa (Davis, 1919)
Megatibicen grossus (Fabricius, 1775) aka Northern Dusk Singing Cicada formerly Megatibicen auletes

Megatibicen dorsatus (Say, 1825) aka Bush Cicada or Grand Western or Giant Grassland Cicada

Megatibicen pronotalis pronotalis Davis, 1938
Megatibicen pronotalis walkeri Metcalf, 1955 aka Walker’s Cicada

Megatibicen tremulus Cole, 2008 aka Bush Cicada
Neotibicen auriferus (Say, 1825) aka Plains Dog-day Cicada
Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder

Neotibicen tibicen tibicen (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Swamp Cicada, Morning Cicada

Okanagana balli Davis, 1919
Okanagana hesperia (Uhler, 1872)
Okanagana striatipes (Haldeman, 1852)
Okanagana synodica synodica (Say, 1825) aka Walking Cicada
Platypedia putnami putnami (Uhler, 1877) aka Putnam’s Cicada
Periodical cicadas of Nebraska (NE):
Magicicada cassinii (Fisher, 1852) aka Cassini Periodical Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2032 (Brood IV). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

Magicicada septendecim (Linnaeus, 1758) aka Decim Periodical Cicada or Linnaeus’s 17-Year Cicada or 17-Year Cicada
These cicadas will next emerge in 2032 (Brood IV). They often emerge 1 or 4 years earlier than expected.

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Name and Location References:
- Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
- Common names & locations: BugGuide.net; iNaturalist.com; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; my personal memory.
- Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
- List of species with MAPs: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF] by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips. Download it once; treasure it forever.