New cicada species discovered in Switzerland and Italy

Tuesday, February 24, 2015 - 11:30 in Biology & Nature

They belong to the best-known, biggest and loudest group of insects -- and yet they still manage to surprise: Researchers have discovered a new singing cicada species in Italy and southern Switzerland. The insect with a wingspan of four centimeters and a high pitch song has been named "Italian Mountain Cicada" (Cicadetta sibillae). It is one of only ten singing cicada species in Switzerland.

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