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Provinces. As Andrew points out, the only other spe
Hi Chris thanks for help. - cheers, Clarence
--- Christopher Majka <c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi Clarence,
>
> As far as I'm aware Tibicen pruinosa (Say) is the only species in
> this genus that occurs in the Maritime Provinces. As Andrew points
> out, the only other species of cicada recorded in NS (insofar as I'm
> aware) is Okanagana rimosa (Say) which looks substantially different.
> Consequently, if your beast is Tibicen and it was found in NS odds
> are almost 100% that it is T. pruniosa. A good website on cicadas
> complete with multiple photos and recorded sounds is the Cicadas of
> Michigan located at:
>
> http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/magicicada/Michigan/Index.html
>
> You can see from this site that colouration patterns of cicadas are
> quite variable (including that of T. pruniosa) so body markings would
> not be a good diagnostic feature for differentiating between species.
>
> All the best!
>
> Chris
>
> On 18-Sep-06, at 4:35 PM, Clarence Stevens wrote:
>
> > Hi All, Hi Andrew, Thanks for your timely reply I had considered
> > Tibicen
> > pruinosa however after checking out the below references the body
> > markings
> > seemed to be a closer match to Tibicen canicularis.
> >
> > Tibicen pruinosa (Say 1825) [Lawson, 1920] {Subfamily Tibiceninae -
> > concealed-timbal cicadas} - Called "Dog Days Cicada" and pictured
> > in Salsbury &
> > White, 2000, p. 126 - Photos and calling songs available at Cooley
> > et al, 2004
> > - Photo and life history discussion at Mason, 2004.
> >
> > Tibicen canicularis (Harris 1841) [Lawson, 1920, listed the synonym
> > T. aurifera
> > (Say 1825)] {Subfamily Tibiceninae - concealed-timbal cicadas} -
> > Pictured in
> > Salsbury & White, 2000, p. 125 (as T. aurifera) - Photo at Mason,
> > 2004 (as T.
> > aurifera). - Referred to as Dog-Day Cicada in North American
> > Checklist of Moore
> > (2004).
> >
> > On the web I was able to find two sites listed below that showed
> > photos of
> > Tibicen canicularis that had body markings that match.
> >
> > http://www.fcps.edu/StratfordLandingES/Ecology/mpages/
> > dogday_harvestfly.htm
> >
> > http://magickcanoe.com/blog/2006/08/18/the-dog-days-of-summer/
> >
> > However with that said I had no complete scientific key to work
> > with and
> > limited range and descriptive information. Your resources are
> > likely greater so
> > you may be able to come to a more accurate identification.
> >
> > I will have to send you the photo as a forward with an attachment
> > in a private
> > email as I have yet to have permission to release the photo
> > publicly. Any
> > identification you can make will be appreciated.
> >
> > It is interesting to note that both Tibicen pruinosa & Tibicen
> > canicularis have
> > the same or very similar common names. Hopefully from the photo
> > you will be
> > able to make a positive id as it will be interesting to find out
> > the correct
> > scientific name for this species. - Cheers Clarence
> >
> >
> > --- Andrew Hebda <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> wrote:
> >
> >> The two species that have been confirmed here, based on Museum
> >> Collections are Tibicen pruinosa and Okanagana rimosa.
> >>
> >> If you have any others, we would be delighted to examine the
> >> images or
> >> see the specimens.
> >>
> >> Andrew
> >>
> >> A Hebda
> >> Curator of Zoology
> >> Nova Scotia Museum
> >>
> >>>>> Clarence Stevens <birder_ca@yahoo.com> 9/18/2006 3:12 PM >>>
> >>
> >> Hi All, I am back in Manitoba where I have been carrying out bird
> >> surveys for
> >> most of the year. Several Nova Scotian birders are semi-famous and
> >> well
> >> liked
> >> out here including birder/part time comedian Don MacNeill, birding
> >> guru
> >> Ian
> >> Mclaren, bander deceased but not forgotten Ross Anderson and
> >> birder/naturalist
> >> Peter Austin-Smith.
> >>
> >> Today I am trying to identify a picture of a cicada that was crawling
> >> around
> >> this weekend in NS.
> >>
> >> Tentatively I have identified it as Tibicen canicularis for the
> >> following four
> >> reasons :
> >>
> >> 1. a quick "eyeball inspection" of its body markings reveals an
> >> individual that
> >> looks either identical or very similar to this species.
> >>
> >> 2. this species is commonly known as Havestfly as it is often active
> >> and even
> >> heard calling during the fall harvest times.
> >>
> >> 3. I am pretty sure I have identified this species in the past in
> >> Nova
> >> Scotia
> >> during the summer months.
> >>
> >> Note : Another common name is the Dog Day Cicada or Dogday Harvestfly
> >> as adults
> >> often start calling during the dog days of summer. Mature males
> >> sing
> >> from
> >> August through late September or early October.
> >>
> >> 4. Tibicen canicularis is a species whose range I believe includes NS
> >>
> >> However there may be as many as 150 species of cicadas found in North
> >> America
> >> indicating that there may be other very similar species in NS. So my
> >> questions
> >> for the cicada experts are as follows :
> >>
> >> 1. What species of cicadas can be and/or have been found in NS ?
> >> 2. What species of cicadas would be active in NS as late as
> >> mid-September ?
> >> 3. While I believe this species is common in NS, how common and
> >> widespread is
> >> Tibicen canicularis ?
> >>
> >> Any help anyone can render will be appreciated. - cheers, Clarence
> >>
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