Cryptotympana facialis (Japanese name)

Japanese: クマゼミ(熊蟬) - クマゼミ（英語表記）Cryptotympana facialis

An insect of the Hemiptera family, Cicadaidae (illustration). It is the largest cicada in Japan, with a sturdy, black, shiny body. Its Japanese name was given to it because of these characteristics. It is commonly found in Japan from the Kanto region to the Ryukyu Islands. Its body length is 45-50 mm, and its forewings span 120-130 mm. Its body is black and shiny, and some have a white band on its ventral and dorsal side. The anterior vein of the forewing is yellowish-green at the base, and the abdominal valve of males is oval and uniformly orange. There are geographical variations in the size of the white part of the ventral and dorsal side, and some are thick and span two segments, while others have white sides on the entire ventral and dorsal side. They are classified as separate subspecies, Ryukyu kumazemi C. f . okinawana and Yonakuni kumazemi C. f . yonakunina , respectively.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

半翅目セミ科の昆虫（イラスト）。日本最大のセミで，体はがんじょうで黒く，光沢がある。このような特徴から和名がつけられた。日本では関東地方から琉球諸島にかけて普遍的に分布する。体長45～50mm，前翅の開張120～130mm。体は黒色で光沢があり，腹背には白帯を装うものがある。前翅前縁脈は基方で黄緑色，雄の腹弁は長円形で一様に橙色である。腹背の白色部の大きさには地理的変異が見られ，太く2節にわたるもの，腹背全体の側方が白くなるものなどがあり，それぞれ別亜種リュウキュウクマゼミC.f.okinawana，ヨナクニクマゼミC.f.yonakuninaとして分けられる。

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