Subspecies
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No subspecies are recognized.
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Synonyms
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Cicada nervosa Linnaeus, 1758
Cixius nervosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Cixius nervosus longispinus Wagner, 1955
The form longispinus differs from the nominate form by the long spine on
the aedeagal theca. Both forms seem to segregate in the populations and
thus longispinus appears to be no separate entity. However, the
genetics of the longispinus form are not yet known and the possibility
remains that longispinus and the nominate nervosa are fully sympatric
but separate species.
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Identification
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Size: male between 6.5 to 7.5 mm; female larger, between 7.0 to 8.5 mm.
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Distribution
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Widely distributed; holarctic.
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Biology
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Adults occur from May to September in one generation. The species overwinters at the larval stage.
Habitat: the species is known from deciduous trees and shrubs, mostly in
moist environments and it prefers open forests and hedges.
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Specimen photographed in Blasiwald (Baden-Württemberg) on August 8, 2014.
Specimen photographed in Blasiwald (Baden-Württemberg) on August 8, 2014.
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