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- Pycna_semiclara abstract "Pycna semiclara Germar, 1834, is a South African forest-dwelling platypleurine species of cicada. This is one of the largest cicadas, 40-50mm in length, found in South Africa, with wings displaying green, brown and translucent patches, and covered with silvery hairs (Villet et al. 2003). It is endemic to South Africa, and occurs in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces. It prefers indigenous forests, where undergrowth is sparse and trees are more than 4m tall, but may also be found in stands of Quercus robur, Populus deltoides, pine and eucalyptus.It is also unusually found in dense riverine bush in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. Males usually call from a position a few meters above the ground on a shady limb of a tree, with a good view of the immediate surrounds and potential predators. Males often sing in chorus to attract mates, particularly at dusk and dawn, enabled to do this by an endothermic metabolism which rises to more than 22°C above ambient temperature. This endothermy during crepuscular hours allows use of optimal atmospheric conditions for acoustic communication and reduces chances of predation to a minimum. The species also produces an encounter call used in courtship and maintaining personal space within choruses, behaving aggressively to other males venturing closer than about 50cm. Choruses may start up at any time of the day, but concentrate their calling in a half-hour period at dawn and dusk. Platypleura basifolis".
- Pycna_semiclara binomialAuthority Ernst_Friedrich_Germar.
- Pycna_semiclara class Insect.
- Pycna_semiclara family Cicada.
- Pycna_semiclara family Cicadinae.
- Pycna_semiclara family Platypleurini.
- Pycna_semiclara kingdom Animal.
- Pycna_semiclara order Auchenorrhyncha.
- Pycna_semiclara order Cicadomorpha.
- Pycna_semiclara order Hemiptera.
- Pycna_semiclara phylum Arthropod.
- Pycna_semiclara synonym "*Cicada semiclaraGermar, 1834".
- Pycna_semiclara synonym "*Platypleura basifoliaWalker, 1850".
- Pycna_semiclara synonym "*Platypleura semiclaraStål, 1866".
- Pycna_semiclara thumbnail Pycna_semiclara04.jpg?width=300.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageExternalLink Pycna%20semiclara.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageID "43088265".
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageLength "2867".
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageOutDegree "25".
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageRevisionID "613968360".
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Animal.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Arthropod.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Auchenorrhyncha.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Carl_Stål.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Category:Cicadas.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Category:Insects_of_Africa.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Cicada.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Cicadidae.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Cicadinae.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Cicadoidea.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Cicadomorpha.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Eastern_Cape.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Endothermic.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Endothermic_process.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Ernst_Friedrich_Germar.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Francis_Walker_(entomologist).
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Hemiptera.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Insect.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink KwaZulu-Natal.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink KwaZulu–Natal.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Limpopo.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Mpumalanga.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Platypleurini.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Populus_deltoides.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink Quercus_robur.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageWikiLink William_Lucas_Distant.
- Pycna_semiclara binomial "Pycna semiclara".
- Pycna_semiclara classis "Insecta".
- Pycna_semiclara familia Cicada.
- Pycna_semiclara familia Cicadidae.
- Pycna_semiclara hasPhotoCollection Pycna_semiclara.
- Pycna_semiclara image "Pycna semiclara03.jpg".
- Pycna_semiclara image2Caption "Pycna semiclara".
- Pycna_semiclara imageCaption "Pycna semiclara".
- Pycna_semiclara imageCaption "from "Insecta transvaaliensia" by Distant".
- Pycna_semiclara infraordo Cicadomorpha.
- Pycna_semiclara ordo Hemiptera.
- Pycna_semiclara phylum "Arthropoda".
- Pycna_semiclara regnum "Animalia".
- Pycna_semiclara subfamilia Cicadinae.
- Pycna_semiclara subordo Auchenorrhyncha.
- Pycna_semiclara superfamilia Cicada.
- Pycna_semiclara superfamilia Cicadoidea.
- Pycna_semiclara synonyms "*Cicada semiclara Germar, 1834 *Platypleura basifolia Walker, 1850 *Platypleura semiclara Stål, 1866".
- Pycna_semiclara tribus Platypleurini.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Italicstitle.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Reflist.
- Pycna_semiclara wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Taxobox.
- Pycna_semiclara subject Category:Cicadas.
- Pycna_semiclara subject Category:Insects_of_Africa.
- Pycna_semiclara hypernym Species.
- Pycna_semiclara type Animal.
- Pycna_semiclara type Eukaryote.
- Pycna_semiclara type Insect.
- Pycna_semiclara type Species.
- Pycna_semiclara type Thing.
- Pycna_semiclara type Q1390.
- Pycna_semiclara type Q19088.
- Pycna_semiclara type Q729.
- Pycna_semiclara comment "Pycna semiclara Germar, 1834, is a South African forest-dwelling platypleurine species of cicada. This is one of the largest cicadas, 40-50mm in length, found in South Africa, with wings displaying green, brown and translucent patches, and covered with silvery hairs (Villet et al. 2003). It is endemic to South Africa, and occurs in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces.".
- Pycna_semiclara label "Pycna semiclara".
- Pycna_semiclara sameAs m.010xdv4m.
- Pycna_semiclara sameAs Q18346075.
- Pycna_semiclara sameAs Q18346075.
- Pycna_semiclara wasDerivedFrom Pycna_semiclara?oldid=613968360.
- Pycna_semiclara depiction Pycna_semiclara04.jpg.
- Pycna_semiclara isPrimaryTopicOf Pycna_semiclara.