Cicada Cassinii, Fisher, 1850

Fisher, J. C., 1851, On a new species of Cicada, Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 5, pp. 272-273 : 272-273

Cicada Cassinii , nobis

. ♂ total length of body, 9-10ths of an inch of the wings, 1 2-10ths inches; ♀ frequently smaller.

Colors and general appearance much like those of Cicadas septendecim ,Linn., but darker, and the segments of the abdomen below are more narrowly bordered with yellow. note different to that of C. septendecim, and more like that of some of the grasshoppers.

Inhabits the neighborhood of Philadelphia, appearing in the winged or perfect state at intervals of seventeen Years.