| Wait just a second, there ARE cicadas in MOST of California, excepting the northern coastal areas. An entire book has been published about them (see Optional Link URL below). In Southern California, the Okanagana predominate, in Northern California, there are Okanagana and Tibicen in many areas and Platypedia at higher altitudes. They are smaller than eastern varieties and are not as boisterous, but on hot summer nights in Rio Linda and elsewhere in the central valley, the chorus is almost as loud as anywhere in Missouri or Texas. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cicadas of California by John N. Simons
