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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. pronotalis |
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| Megatibicen pronotalis (Davis & W.T., 1938) | |
Megatibicen pronotalis, or Walker's cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is found in the northern Great Plains of the United States.
Notes
M. pronotalis is often associated with riparian Populus and Salix. It is reportedly among the loudest insects in the world.
References
- "Megatibicen pronotalis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "Megatibicen pronotalis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "Megatibicen pronotalis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- 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 pronotalis Comments". Cicadas of the United States and Canada East of the 100th Meridian. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "Earth - The loudest insect in the world". BBC. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Sanborn, Allen F. (2009). "Checklist, new species and key to the cicadas of Cuba (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea, Cicadidae)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 56 (1): 85–92. doi:10.1002/mmnd.200900007. ISSN 0012-0073.
- Sanborn, Allen F. (2007). "New species, new records and checklist of cicadas from Mexico (Hemiptera: Cicadomorpha: Cicadidae)". Zootaxa (1651): 1–42. ISSN 1175-5334.
- Van Duzee, E.P. (1915). "A preliminary review of the West coast Cicadidae". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 23 (1): 21–44.
External links
Media related to Megatibicen pronotalis at Wikimedia Commons
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