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Cycads
(Class Cycadopsida)
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Cycads /ˈsaɪkædz/ are seed plants with a long fossil history that were formerly more abundant and more diverse than they are today. They typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves. They usually have pinnate leaves. The individual plants are either all male or all female (dioecious). Cycads vary in size from having trunks only a few centimeters to several meters tall. They typically grow very...
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Spittlebugs, Cicadas, Leafhoppers and Treehoppers
(Infraorder Cicadomorpha)
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Cicadomorpha is an infraorder of the insect order Hemiptera which contains the cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers, and spittlebugs. There are approximately 35,000 described species worldwide. Distributed worldwide, all members of this group are plant-feeders, and many produce either audible sounds or substrate vibrations as a form of communication. The earliest fossils of cicadomorphs first appear during the Late Permian.
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Cicadas
(Superfamily Cicadoidea)
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The cicadas (/sɪˈkɑːdə/ or /sɪˈkeɪdə/) are a superfamily, the Cicadoidea, of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs). They are in the suborder Auchenorrhyncha, along with smaller jumping bugs such as leafhoppers and froghoppers. It is divided into the Tettigarctidae, with two species in Australia, and Cicadidae, with more than 1,300 species described from around the world; many species remain undescribed.
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Typical Cicadas
(Family Cicadidae)
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Cicadidae is a family of insects in the order Hemiptera (true bugs).
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Largeclasper Cicadas
(Subfamily Cicadettinae)
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Cicadettinae is a subfamily of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at about 230 genera and 1,200 described species in Cicadettinae.
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Cycads
(Order Cycadales)
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Cycadales is an order of seed plants that includes all the extant cycads. These plants typically have a stout and woody (ligneous) trunk with a crown of large, hard and stiff, evergreen leaves. They usually have pinnate leaves. The individual plants are either all male or all female (dioecious). Cycads vary in size from having trunks only a few centimeters to several meters tall. They typically grow very slowly and live very long, with some specimens...
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Periodical Cicadas
(Genus Magicicada)
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Magicicada is the genus of the 13-year and 17-year periodical cicadas of eastern North America. Although they are sometimes called "locusts", this is a misnomer, as cicadas belong to the taxonomic order Hemiptera (true bugs), suborder Auchenorrhyncha, while locusts are grasshoppers belonging to the order Orthoptera.
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True Largeclasper Cicadas
(Tribe Cicadettini)
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Cicadettini is a tribe of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 110 genera and 520 described species in Cicadettini, found worldwide except for the Neotropics.
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Zamia Family
(Family Zamiaceae)
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The Zamiaceae are a family of cycads that are superficially palm or fern-like. They are divided into two subfamilies with eight genera and about 150 species in the tropical and subtropical regions of Africa, Australia and North and South America.
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Cicada-killer Wasps
(Genus Sphecius)
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Cicada killer wasps (the genus Sphecius) are large, solitary, ground dwelling, predatory wasps. They are so named because they hunt cicadas and provision their nests with them, after stinging and paralyzing them. There are 21 species worldwide. The highest diversity occurs in the region between North Africa and Central Asia.
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Eastern Cicada-killer Wasp
(Sphecius speciosus)
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Sphecius speciosus, often simply referred to as the cicada killer or the cicada hawk, is a large digger wasp species. Cicada killers are large, solitary wasps in the family Crabronidae. The name may be applied to any species of crabronid which preys on cicadas, though in North America it is typically applied to a single species, S. speciosus. However, since there are multiple species of related wasps, it is more appropriate to call it the eastern...
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Swamp Cicada
(Neotibicen tibicen)
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Neotibicen tibicen, known generally as the swamp cicada or morning cicada, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It used to be known as Tibicen chloromerus. It is widespread across much of the eastern and central United States and portions of southeastern Canada.
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Northern Dog-day Cicada
(Neotibicen canicularis)
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Neotibicen canicularis (commonly called the dog-day cicada, dog-day harvestfly, or heatbug) is a species of annual cicada.
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Genus Zamia
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Zamia is a genus of cycad of the family Zamiaceae, native to Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America as far south as Bolivia. The range of one species (Z. integrifolia, extends into the contiguous United States, i.e. Georgia and Florida.
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Genus Cicada
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Cicada is a genus of old world cicadas in the family Cicadidae, and the tribe Cicadini. There are at least 60 described species in Cicada.
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Pharaoh Cicada
(Magicicada septendecim)
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Magicicada septendecim, sometimes called the Pharaoh cicada or the 17 year locust, is native to Canada and the United States and is the largest and most northern species of periodical cicada with a 17-year life cycle.
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Decim Periodical Cicadas
(Complex Magicicada septendecim)
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Magicicada septendecim, sometimes called the Pharaoh cicada or the 17-year locust, is native to Canada and the United States and is the largest and most northern species of periodical cicada with a 17-year lifecycle.
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Ash Cicada
(Cicada orni)
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Cicada orni is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae, subfamily Cicadinae and the genus Cicada.
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Wing-tapping Cicadas
(Genus Platypedia)
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Platypedia is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 20 described species in Platypedia.
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Scissor Grinder
(Neotibicen pruinosus)
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Neotibicen pruinosus, the scissor grinder, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae.
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Cycadians
(Genus Eumaeus)
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Eumaeus is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae.
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