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Genus: | Tacua
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Species: | T. speciosa
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Tacua speciosa (
Illiger, 1800)
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Tacua speciosa is a very large Southeast Asian species of cicada. It is the only member of the genus Tacua (from Chinese: 大鼓; pinyin: dàgǔ; Wade–Giles: ta4ku3; lit. 'big drum'). [1]
Tacua speciosa has a wingspan of 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) and a head-body length of 4.7–5.7 cm (1.9–2.2 in). [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.
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]
Tacua speciosa | |
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Genus: | Tacua
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Species: | T. speciosa
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Tacua speciosa (
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Tacua speciosa is a very large Southeast Asian species of cicada. It is the only member of the genus Tacua (from Chinese: 大鼓; pinyin: dàgǔ; Wade–Giles: ta4ku3; lit. 'big drum'). [1]
Tacua speciosa has a wingspan of 15–18 cm (5.9–7.1 in) and a head-body length of 4.7–5.7 cm (1.9–2.2 in). [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.
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]