Emergence-biology

Guides

• Pacarina

  Little Specklewings

  Pacarina is a genus of cicadas in the family Cicadidae, distributed in the Neotropical region. The genus remained poorly known until 2020, when the first definitive host plant and rearing records were published. Twenty-nine adults emerged from the soil of a potted Dracaena trifasciata plant in Panama, revealing that nymphs develop underground feeding on host plant roots. These reared specimens likely represent an undescribed species, highlighting how much remains unknown about this genus.

  cicadaNeotropicalroot-feedingpotted-plantundescribed-speciesemergence-biologyxylem-feederDracaenaPanamaFidicininiunderground-nymphal-developmentmass-emergenceornamental-plant-pest-potential-(unconfirmed)