Huechys sanguinea
Species of true bug
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Huechys sanguinea, commonly known as the black and scarlet cicada, is a species of Asian cicadas belonging to the tribe Cicadettini.
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| Adult from Taipei, Taiwan | |
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| Mounted specimen collected from Myanmar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadidae |
| Genus: | Huechys |
| Species: | H. sanguinea |
| Binomial name | |
| Huechys sanguinea (De Geer, 1773) | |
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Subspecies
Four subspecies are recognized:[1]
- H. s. hainanensis
- H. s. philaemata
- H. s. suffusa
- H. s. wuchangensis
Description
Huechys sanguinea can reach a length of about 20 millimetres (0.79 in).[2] It is a small strikingly coloured cicada. The basic body color is deep scarlet with smoky-grey wings, but proboscis and limbs are deep black. These cicadas usually emerge synchronously in April.[3] The specific name is from Latin sanguis, blood.
Distribution
This species is native to South- and Southeast Asia, specifically India and Myanmar, southern China (including Hainan Island), Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Singapore and down into Sumatra and Timor.[3]
