Zammara

Zammara (from Hebrew: זַמָּר, romanized: zamár, lit. 'singer'[1]) is a genus of cicadas. These species are large cicadas that are generally bright blue-green in color.[2] Like other cicadas, these can produce loud calls; Zammara tympanum, for example, makes a "winding up-like pulsating buzz."[3] Zammara are found in the Neotropics,[4] especially in equatorial regions,[2] where they live in tropical forest habitat.[5] The genus is characterized by tarsi (the "feet" of the insect) that are divided into 2 segments, or tarsomeres; other genera in the tribe have 3 tarsomeres in each tarsus.[6]read more