Magicicada tredecassini

{{Short description|Species of true bug}}

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| image = Magicicada tredecassini NC XIX male dorsal trim.jpg

| genus = Magicicada

| species = tredecassini

| authority = (Alexander & Moore, 1962)

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{{main|Cassini periodical cicadas}}

Magicicada tredecassini is a species of periodical cicada endemic to the United States. It has a 13-year lifecycle but is otherwise indistinguishable from the 17-year periodical cicada Magicicada cassini. The two species are usually discussed together as "cassini periodical cicadas" or "cassini-type periodical cicadas." Unlike other periodical cicadas, cassini-type males may synchronize their courting behavior so that tens of thousands of males sing and fly in unison.{{cite web |title=Periodical Cicada Page |url=http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/fauna/Michigan_Cicadas/Periodical/ |publisher=University of Michigan |accessdate=10 June 2011}}{{cite book |last=Capinera |first=John L. |title=Encyclopedia of Entomology |year=2008 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-4020-6242-1 |page=2792 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i9ITMiiohVQC}}{{citation |last1=Alexander |first1=Richard D |first2=Thomas Edwin |last2=Moore |title=The Evolutionary Relationships of 17-year and 13-year Cicadas, and Three New Species (Homoptera, Cicadidae, Magicicada) |year=1962 |publisher=Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan |location=Ann Arbor}}