Meimuna kuroiwae

Meimuna kurowae is a species of cicada in the family Cicadidae found in Japan.

Description

This cicada is allied to Meimuna ogasawarensis, from which it differs slightly in appearance. M. kurowae has a smaller, less prominent face with a black stripe in the middle, and more distinctly narrow opercula. Its tibia is tinted brown at the apex, its tegmina is narrower, and its genital plate is dark-colored.
Excluding the tegmina, the males are approximately 29 mm long, while the females are 32–35 mm long.

M. kurowae is found on the Ryukyu Islands.

The median life cycle, from egg to natural adult death, is approximately two years, but can range from two to four years.