Davis-1920

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• Platypedia mohavensis

  Platypedia mohavensis is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae, first described by Davis in 1920. It is native to western North America, with records from Arizona. Like other members of the genus Platypedia, it belongs to a group of cicadas that have lost timbal organs and instead produce sound through wing crepitation. The species includes two recognized subspecies: P. m. mohavensis and P. m. rufescens.

  CicadidaeTibicininaePlatypediinicrepitationwing-snapperwestern-North-AmericaArizonaDavis-1920