Neotibicen similaris

Neotibicen similaris is a species of annual cicada in the genus Neotibicen.[1][2][3] It is native to the Southeastern United States. Initially, N. similaris encompassed one distinct species of Neotibicen, though Marshall and Hill described in 2017 an apparent subspecies of N. similaris native to the Apalachicola region of Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. The initial species described now consists the N. similaris subspecies N. similaris similaris, while the newly described variant occupies the N. similaris apalachicola subspecies. They are similar, and the most reliable means of distinguishing the subspecies is the distinctive call of N. similaris apalachicola males; however, despite the distinctness of the mating calls, the two subspecies appear to hybridize in areas in which they overlap, resulting in songs that combine elements of both.[4]

Neotibicen similaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Hemiptera
Family:
Cicadidae
Genus:
Neotibicen
Species:
N. similaris
Binomial name
Neotibicen similaris
(Smith and Grossbeck, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Tibicen similaris Smith and Grossbeck, 1907

Subspecies

There are two subspecies belonging to the species Neotibicen similaris:

  • Neotibicen similaris similaris (Smith and Grossbeck, 1907) g b (similar dog-day cicada)
  • Neotibicen similaris apalachicola Marshall and Hill, 2017 g

Data sources: g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[3]

References
  1. "Neotibicen similaris Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  2. "Neotibicen similaris". GBIF. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. "Neotibicen similaris Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  4. Marshall, David C.; Hill, Kathy B. R. (31 May 2017). "A new Neotibicen cicada subspecies (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from the southeastern USA forms hybrid zones with a widespread relative despite a divergent male calling song". Zootaxa. 4272 (4): 529–550. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4272.4.3. Retrieved 24 July 2021.


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