Neotibicen canicularis (formerly Tibicen canicularis; see Hill et al. 2015) has a wide distribution across the northern United States and southern Canada. It is is known from Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin (U.S.A.) and Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec (Canada)(Sanborn & Phillips 2013).
Neotibicen canicularis is a common species, being found in both eastern deciduous forests and grasslandecosystems. It is known to use multiple species of trees as hosts including oaks (Quercus spp.), elms (Ulmus spp.). and pines (Pinus spp.). This species is often known as the "dog-day cicada" (after the "dog days of summer"). The song is a sharp whine. (Sanborn & Phillips 2013; Hill et al. 2015)
