The Cicadas of Florida (Hemiptera: Cicadoidea: Cicadidae)
Author
Sanborn, Allen F.
Author
Phillips, Polly K.
Author
Gilllis, Philip
text
Zootaxa
2008
1916
1
43
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.274559
95be8ece-0676-4e15-872e-05801c9edf88
1175-5326
274559
Neocicada hieroglyphica johannis
(Walker)
(Figs. 74, 157–165)
Cicada johannis
Walker 1850: 149
. Type
|
locality: St. John’s |
Bluff, Duval |
County, Florida. Holotype |
male |
is in the
|
Natural History Museum, London. |
Cicada sexguttata
Walker 1850: 154
.
|
The subspecies is separated primarily on the basis of the dorsal markings. The markings are less intense (fig. 158) than in the nominotypical subspecies (fig. 150). Linear marks found in
N. h. hieroglyphica
are often discontinuous lines or spots in
N. h. johannis
. The postclypeus of the latter also lacks the dark line within the median groove of the transverse ridges and the infuscation of the radial and radiomedial crossveins is generally connected along the radius posterior (fig. 157).
This subspecies is restricted to the Florida peninsula and the southern and coastal regions of
Georgia
(
Sanborn et al., 2005
). It is also associated with oak (
Quercus
spp.). Acoustic behavior is similar to that described for
N. h. hieroglyphica
with major calling activity at dawn and dusk with sporadic activity during the day. No analysis has been performed on the song of the subspecies but it has similar characteristics to
N
.
h. hieroglyphica
(personal observation).
The distribution of the subspecies
N. hieroglyphica johannis
extends over most of peninsular Florida (Fig. 74). It is primarily found in the Southern Coastal Plain with specimens being collected in the Miami Ridge/ Atlantic Coastal Strip of the Southern Florida Coastal Plain and the Tallahassee Hills/Volusia Limesink of the Southeasern Plain ecoregions. The species has been collected in the following 45 counties: Alachua, Brevard, Broward, Calhoun, Charlotte, Citrus, Collier,
Columbia
, Dixie, Duval, Flagler, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Hamilton, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsboro, Indian River, Jefferson, Lake, Lee, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Manatee, Marion, Martin, Miami-Dade, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole, St. John’s, St. Lucie, Suwannee, Taylor, Volusia, and Wakulla.