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Charles De Geer>De Geer, 1773)| synonyms_ref = {hide}Catalogue of Life |id=3MSPQ |title=Huechys sanguinea (De Geer, 1773) |option= |access-date=9 July 2021 {edih}

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Smith, F.P., 1871

Fabricius, 1775

Distant, 1917

Metcalf, 1963

Guerin-Meneville, 1838

Ishihara, 1965

Haupt, 1924

Fabricius, 1803

Blanchard, 1840

Billberg, 1820

Kato, 1931

Mitra & Muraleedharan, 1976

Muller, 1949

Smith, F.P., 1872

Kato, 1927

De Geer, 1773}}}}}}Huechys sanguinea, commonly known as the black and scarlet cicada, is a species of cicada belonging to the family Cicadidae. Subspecies Four subspecies are recognized: H. s. hainanensis H. s. philaemata H. s. suffusa H. s. wuchangensis Description Huechys sanguinea can reach a length of about {{convert|20|mm}}.Tzi Ming Leong and Ali bin Ibrahim OVIPOSITION BY THE BLACK AND SCARLET CICADA, HUECHYS SANGUINEA (DE GEER, 1773) IN SINGAPORE It is a small strikingly coloured cicada. The basic body color is deep scarlet with smoky-grey wings, but proboscis and limbs are deep black. These cicadas usually emerge synchronously in April.JOURNAL, Ibrahim, Ali bin, Leong, T.M., 2009, Records of the black and scarlet cicada, Huechys sanguinea (De Geer) in Singapore, with Notes on its emergence (Homoptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae), Nature in Singapore, 2, 317–22,weblink The specific name is from Latin sanguis, blood. Distribution This species is native to South- and Southeast Asia, specifically India and Myanmar, southern China (including Hainan Island), Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, the Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Singapore and down into Sumatra and Timor. References {{Commons category}}{{Reflist}}{{Taxonbar|from=Q16963248}}