Cicadatra icari

Cicadatra icari
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hemiptera
Suborder:	Auchenorrhyncha
Family:	Cicadidae
Genus:	Cicadatra
Species:	C. icari
Binomial name
	Cicadatra icari; Quartau,Simoẽs and Sanborn, 1998

Cicadatra icari, commonly known as Icarus cicada, is a species of cicada found in Greece, specifically on the islands of Ikaria and Samos.

Etymology

The species name "icari" comes from Icarus.

Size

Measurements taken from apex of crown to tegmina tips in resting position:

Body length: Male: 29–31 mm ; Female: 29 mm
Forewing:
- Length: Male: 24–25 mm ; Female: 24 mm
- Width: Male: 10–11 mm ; Female: 11 mm
Head width: Male: 6–7 mm ; Female: 7 mm
Mesonotum width: Male: 7–8 mm ; Female: 24 mm

Distribution

Cicadatra icari is endemic to Greece, specifically on the islands of Ikaria and Samos.

Acoustic behaviour

Frequency range: 5–17 kHz (dominant band)
Primary peak: Maximum energy at 9.4 kHz
Secondary peak: Significant energy concentration near 7 kHz

The echeme song occupies a similar spectral range (5–17 kHz) but shows that shifted energy peak to approximately 8.5 kHz and broadband frequency characteristics maintain.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Simões, Paula Cristina; Sanborn, Allen; Quartau, José Alberto (January 2013). "Two new species of C icadatra ( H emiptera: C icadoidea) from G reece". Entomological Science. 16 (1): 83–90. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2012.00540.x. ISSN 1343-8786.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Simões, Paula Cristina; Sanborn, Allen; Quartau, José Alberto (January 2013). "Two new species of C icadatra ( H emiptera: C icadoidea) from G reece". Entomological Science. 16 (1): 83–90. doi:10.1111/j.1479-8298.2012.00540.x. ISSN 1343-8786.