Platypedia putnami occidentalis Davis, 1920

Platypedia putnami occidentalis Davis, 1920

Name, Location and Description

• Cicada Name: Platypedia putnami occidentalis Davis, 1920
• Short Name: P. putnami occidentalis
• Common Name: Putnam’s Cicada
• Where it is found: CA
• Maps: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico [PDF]
• Description: Black with orange highlights. Hairy.
• Eye Color: black
• Pronotal Collar Color: orange
• Identification: Bug Guide
• Taxonomic Information: Integrated Taxonomic Information System

From W.T. Davis’ key to Platypedia¹

A. Fore wings more than twice as long as broad.

B. Large, expanding 40 millimeters or over; uncus when viewed from above long and narrow.

CC. Head broader across the eyes with front not as strongly produced. Uncus viewed in profile arched at the top, the arch extending to the extremity, which is thickened; uncus also deepened near the base in typical putnami and areolata.

E. Body black with bluish reflections especially on the pronotum and mesonotum. Fore femora in mature individuals entirely black, pale at extremities, except in variety occidentalis of putnami which has chestnut-colored fore femora.

Body blue-black and marked as in typical putnami except for the legs which are pale, the fore femora not blackened above, and the other legs also almost wholly chestnut colored. Occurs in western California. putnami var. occidentalis new variety.

Classification:

Family: Cicadidae
Subfamily: Cicadettinae
Tribe: Platypediini
Subtribe: ?
Genera: Platypedia
Species: Platypedia putnami occidentalis Davis, 1920

List of sources

1. Davis, W.T. North American Cicadas Belonging to the Genera Platypedia and Melampsalta. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. V28. Pp 95-135. 1920. Link.
2. Full Binomial Names: ITIS.gov
3. Common names: BugGuide.net; The Songs of Insects by Lang Elliott and Wil Herschberger; personal memory.
4. Locations: Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico by Allen F. Sanborn and Polly K. Phillips.
5. Descriptions, Colors: personal observations from specimens or photos from many sources. Descriptions are not perfect, but may be helpful.
6. Tribe information comes from: MARSHALL, DAVID C. et al.A molecular phylogeny of the cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) with a review of tribe and subfamily classification.Zootaxa, [S.l.], v. 4424, n. 1, p. 1—64, may 2018. ISSN 1175-5334. Available at: https://www.biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.4424.1.1

Notes:

• Some descriptions are based on aged specimens which have lost some or a lot of their color.