Biology:Huechys sanguinea

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Short description: Species of true bug

Huechys sanguinea
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Adult from Taipei, Taiwan
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Mounted specimen collected from Myanmar
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Auchenorrhyncha
Family: Cicadidae
Genus: Huechys
Species:
H. sanguinea
Binomial name
Huechys sanguinea
(De Geer, 1773)
Synonyms[1]

Huechys sanguinea, commonly known as the black and scarlet cicada, is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae.

Subspecies

Four subspecies are recognized:[1]

  • H. s. hainanensis
  • H. s. philaemata
  • H. s. suffusa
  • H. s. wuchangensis

Description

Huechys sanguinea can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[2] It is a small strikingly coloured cicada. The basic body color is deep scarlet with smoky-grey wings, but proboscis and limbs are deep black. These cicadas usually emerge synchronously in April.[3] The specific name is from Latin sanguis, blood.

Distribution

This species is native to South- and Southeast Asia, specifically India and Myanmar, southern China (including Hainan Island), Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Singapore and down into Sumatra and Timor.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16963248 entry