''Megatibicen auletes'' commonly, but informally called the northern dusk-singing cicada, giant oak cicada, or southern oak cicada, is a species of cicada in the family
Cicadidae. It is found in the eastern United States and portions of southeastern Canada.
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''M. auletes'' is the largest cicada species in North America north of Mexico. It is associated with ''Quercus
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably '' ...
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Hemiptera of North America
Cryptotympanini
Insects described in 1834