Tacua speciosa explained

Tacua speciosa is a very large Southeast Asian species of cicada. It is the only member of the genus Tacua (from Chinese: t=大鼓|hp=dàgǔ|w=ta4ku3|l=big drum).^[1]

Description

Tacua speciosa has a wingspan of 15cm-18cmcm (06inches-07inchescm) and a head-body length of 4.7cm-5.7cmcm (01.9inches-02.2inchescm).^[2] Megapomponia, Pomponia and Tacua are the largest cicadas in the world. Tacua speciosa has black wings, a yellow-green collar, a red transverse stripe on the thorax and a turquoise-blue abdomen.

Distribution

This species can be found in Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Singapore, Malay Peninsula.^[3] It was once described as from North East India but it seems to be a mistake.^[4]

References

• Biolib
• Zipcodezoo
• M.I. Zaidi W. Nordin, M. Maryati, A. Wahab, M.F. Norashikin, K. Catherine and A. Fatimah - Cicada (Homoptera: Ciadoidea) Fauna of Crocker Range Park, Sabah - Asean Review of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation (ARBEC) July–September 2002 Arbec.com
• "Notes on Indian Rhynchota - Homoptera"
• https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/tacua-speciosa/

External links

• A detailed photo of a T. speciosa

Notes and References

1. Amyot CJB, Audinet-Serville, JG (1843) Homoptères. Homoptera Latr. [In] Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Hémiptères. Deuxième partie: 455-483. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris, 676 pages.
2. [William Lucas Distant|Distant, W.L.]
3. Web site: Tacua speciosa. 11 October 2018 .
4. Price. Benjamin Wills. Allan. Elizabeth Louise. Marathe. Kiran. Sarkar. Vivek. Simon. Chris. Kunte. Krushnamegh. 2016-07-20. The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal and Sri Lanka: an annotated provisional catalogue, regional checklist and bibliography. Biodiversity Data Journal. 4. 4. e8051. 10.3897/BDJ.4.e8051. 1314-2828. 5018104. 27660527 . free .