Diceroprocta

Diceroprocta is a genus of scrub cicadas in the family Cicadidae. There are at least 60 described species in Diceroprocta.

Species

These 60 species belong to the genus Diceroprocta:Diceroprocta alacris ^{i c g}Diceroprocta albomaculata Davis, 1928^{i c g}Diceroprocta apache ^{i c g b} Diceroprocta apache-cinctifera-semicincta^bDiceroprocta arizona ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta aurantiaca Davis, 1938^{i c g b}Diceroprocta averyi Davis, 1941^{i c g b}Diceroprocta azteca ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta bakeri ^{i c g}Diceroprocta belizensis ^{i c g}Diceroprocta bequaerti ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta bibbyi Davis, 1928^{i c g}Diceroprocta bicolora Davis, 1935^{i c g}Diceroprocta biconica ^{i c g b} Diceroprocta bicosta ^{i c g}Diceroprocta bimaculata ^{c g}Diceroprocta bonhotei ^{i c g}Diceroprocta bulgara ^{i c g}Diceroprocta canescens Davis, 1935^{i c g}Diceroprocta castanea ^cDiceroprocta caymanensis Davis, 1939^{i c g}Diceroprocta cinctifera ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta cleavesi Davis, 1930^{i c g}Diceroprocta crucifera ^{i c g}Diceroprocta delicata ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta digueti ^{i c g}Diceroprocta distanti Metcalf, 1963^{i c g}Diceroprocta eugraphica ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta fraterna Davis, 1935^{i c g}Diceroprocta fusipennis ^{i c g}Diceroprocta grossa ^{i c g}Diceroprocta heathi ^{c g}Diceroprocta knighti ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta lata Davis, 1941^{i c g}Diceroprocta lucida Davis, 1934^{i c g}Diceroprocta marevagans Davis, 1928^{i c g b}Diceroprocta mesochlora ^{i c g}Diceroprocta nigriventris ^{c g}Diceroprocta oaxacaensis Sanborn, 2007^{i c g}Diceroprocta obscurior Davis, 1935^{i c g}Diceroprocta oculata Davis, 1935^{i c g}Diceroprocta oleacea ^{c g}Diceroprocta olympusa ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta operculabrunnea Davis, 1934^{i c g}Diceroprocta ornea ^{i c g}Diceroprocta ovata Davis, 1939^{i c g}Diceroprocta pinosensis Davis, 1935^{i c g}Diceroprocta pronotolinea Sanborn, 2007^{i c g}Diceroprocta psophis ^{i c g}Diceroprocta pusilla Davis, 1942^{i c g}Diceroprocta pygmaea ^{i c g}Diceroprocta ruatana ^{i c g}Diceroprocta semicincta ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta swalei ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta tepicana Davis, 1938^{i c g}Diceroprocta texana ^{i c g b}Diceroprocta tibicen ^{i g}Diceroprocta virgulata ^{i c g}Diceroprocta viridifascia ^{i c g b} Diceroprocta vitripennis ^{i c g b}
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

History

The genus Diceroprocta appears to have originated in Mexico, as that is where the most genetic diversity can be found. Diceroprocta cicadas are most closely related to the Tibicen genus; many Diceroprocta insects were originally falsely assigned to the Tibicen genus.

Biogeography

There are 21 Diceroprocta species that inhabit the United States and Canada. The subspecies can be separated into two primary categories: those in the central and eastern United States whose males possess rounded opercula, and those in the western and southern United States, whose males possess pointed opercula.