Neotibicen pruinosus

The scissor grinder occurs in most of the eastern United States. It is common in wooded areas, often within grassland environments.{{Cite journal |last1=Sanborn |first1=Allen F. |last2=Phillips |first2=Polly K. |date=April 9, 2013 |title=Biogeography of the Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of North America, North of Mexico |journal=Diversity |volume=5 |issue=2 |pages=166–239 |doi=10.3390/d5020166 |via=MDPI Open Access Journals|doi-access=free }}

All species in the genus Neotibicen used to be part of the genus Tibicen, until Tibicen was split into multiple genera. Neo is Greek for "new" while tibicen is Latin for "flute player" or "piper".{{Cite web |title=Genus Neotibicen - Annual or Dogday Cicadas |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/1099330 |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=Bug Guide}}

The specific name pruinosus is Latin for "frosty".{{Cite web |title=Species Neotibicen pruinosus - Scissor(s) Grinder |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/6967 |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=Bug Guide}} Its common name, the scissor grinder, comes from its sound, like all the other cicadas that are known as scissor grinders. They all sound like scissors being run over a grinding wheel.{{Cite web |last=Dan |date=December 2, 2015 |title=The Smaller Neotibicen |url=https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/the-smaller-neotibicen/ |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=Cicada Mania}}

Scissor grinders, like all other cicadas, use their proboscis, a type of insect mouthpart similar to a straw, to pierce trees and drink fluid from the xylem.{{Cite web |last=Dan |date=June 28, 2015 |title=What do Cicadas Eat and Drink? |url=https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/what-do-cicadas-eat/ |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=Cicada Mania}}

The scissor grinder is similar in appearance to many other species in its genus. It is mostly green with many complex markings on its body. Its abdomen is entirely black.File:Neotibicen pruinosus P1110540a.jpg

A rare pale variant of the scissor grinder occurs in southeastern Kansas and eastern Oklahoma. This variant is far lighter in coloring than its common variant.{{Cite web |last=Dan |date=April 9, 2020 |title=Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus (Say, 1825) aka Scissor(s) Grinder |url=https://www.cicadamania.com/cicadas/neotibicen-pruinosus-pruinosus-say-1825-aka-scissors-grinder/ |access-date=March 15, 2022 |website=Cicada Mania}} thumb

These two subspecies belong to the species Neotibicen pruinosus:

• Neotibicen pruinosus fulvus (Beamer, 1924) ^{c g}
• Neotibicen pruinosus pruinosus ^g

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

• Neotibicen winnemanna, the eastern scissor grinder
• Neotibicen latifasciatus, the coastal scissor grinder

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