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Cixius beieri
Fichten-Glasflügelzikade
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Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized; a monotypic
species.
Original
description
Synonyms
Cixius beieri Wagner, 1939
Cixius montanus Haupt, 1924 (nec Fowler, 1904)
Cixius haupti Dlabola, 1949
Cixius haupti hassicus Nikusch, 1976
The two taxa C. beieri and C. haupti may be two
separate species. They
only differ by genital characters (length of the
ventral thorn of the
cover of the aedeagus (phallotheca)), but
intermediate forms seem to be
rare (they have been described as C. h.
hassicus), indicating possible
reproductive isolation between the two taxa.
More work is required to
clarify the status of C. beieri and C. haupti,
and in the meantime I
regard them to be synonyms.
Identification
Size: 5.5 to 7.5 mm.
Distribution
Alps
and subalpine areas. Also recorded from several
central European
highlands and doubtful records from Bulgaria and
Georgia.
Biology
Phenology: adults occur from June to August (one
generation) and the
larvae overwinter.
Habitat: open alpine forests (mainly conifers),
prefers moist and
temperate areas.
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