| Megatibicen auletes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Megatibicen |
| Species: | M. auletes |
| Binomial name | |
| Megatibicen auletes (Germar, 1834) | |
Megatibicen auletes commonly, but informally called the northern dusk-singing cicada, giant oak cicada, or southern oak cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the eastern United States and portions of southeastern Canada.
Notes
M. auletes is the largest cicada species in North America north of Mexico. It is associated with Quercus.
References
- ^ Sanborn, A.F.; Phillips, P.K. (2013). "Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico" (PDF). Diversity. 5 (2): 166–239. doi:10.3390/d5020166.
- ^ "Megatibicen auletes Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Megatibicen auletes | |
| Tibicen auletes | |
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