Scissor-grinder

Guides

• Neotibicen latifasciatus

  Coastal scissor grinder cicada

  Neotibicen latifasciatus is an annual cicada species in the genus Neotibicen, commonly known as the coastal scissor grinder cicada. It was originally described by Davis in 1915 as a variety of Cicada pruinosa. The species is part of the 'scissor grinder' group of cicadas, which produce distinctive buzzing calls. As an annual cicada, it emerges every year rather than in synchronized broods like periodical cicadas.

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• Neotibicen pruinosus

  scissor grinder, scissors grinder dog-day cicada

  Neotibicen pruinosus, commonly known as the scissor grinder, is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae. It is one of several North American cicadas known as "scissor grinders" due to its distinctive call resembling scissors being run over a grinding wheel. The species is primarily green with complex markings and an entirely black abdomen. A rare pale variant occurs in southeastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma. The specific name pruinosus is Latin for "frosty," referring to the pruinose (powdery white) coating on the underside.

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