Kingdom Animalia Order Hemiptera Genus Magicicada Higher classification Periodical cicadas | Phylum Arthropoda Family Cicadidae Scientific name Magicicada tredecim Rank Species | |
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Similar Periodical cicadas, Cicadas, Magicicada septendecim, Magicicada septendecula, Insect | ||
Magicicada tredecim periodical cicada ovipositor snaps into place
Magicicada tredecim is a 13-year species of periodical cicada, closely related to the newly discovered 13-year species Magicicada neotredecim, from which it differs in its in male song pitch, female song pitch preferences, abdomen color, and mitochondrial DNA. Both M. tredecim and M. neotredecim are closely related to the 17-year species M. septendecim, which was identified by Linnaeus in 1758; these three species are often grouped together under the name decim periodical cicadas.
Contents
- Magicicada tredecim periodical cicada ovipositor snaps into place
- Magicicada tredecim calling brood xxiii
- Description
- Habitat distribution and cicada broods
- References
Magicicada tredecim calling brood xxiii
Description
Like other species included in its genus, M. tredicim has reddish eyes and wing veins. Its dorsal thorax is black. The underside of the abdomen of M. tredecim is light orange or caramel colored, lacking the dark bands seen in M. neotredicim and M. septendecim.
Habitat, distribution, and cicada "broods"
Magicicada species occur across the southeastern United States. M. tredecim was the first to be described of the four species with a 13-year lifecycle. It has been observed in all of the three extant broods of 13-year cicadas: Brood XIX, Brood XXII, and Brood XXIII.
