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Home of the Database of Insects and their Food Plants © Roger Key Family   Cicadidae Sub Family   Description   cicadas Background to Family   The only representative in Great Britain is the New Forest Cicada. This rare and legally protected species feeds as a subterranean nymph on the zylem of its host's roots. Nymphs moult five times and complete development in 6-10 years! Only European host records, for adults, are currently held in the database. They relate to the polyphagous adults feeding on broadleaved trees, shrubs and bracken (Pteridium aquilinum). British females are known to lay eggs in the stems or twigs of such species (Pinchen BJ & Ward LK (2002) British Wildlife 13 (4): 258-266).     No. taxa in DBIF   1 No. interactions   8 % interactions with British data   0% No. records   8 % taxa with British data   0% Notes   Data currently unassessed by a specialist for new interactions, errors in original sources, and misspellings.; ; Notes on Sources   Most recent source   1970 Below is a list of all sources for this family / sub-family contained within DBIF. Click on source name for a list of all records for this source.   Source   Grant, J.A.(1970) Country-side 21:7 301-307:304