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Are all 3000 world cicada species represented in the Smithsonian collection?

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Are all 3000 world cicada species represented in the Smithsonian collection?

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A. No, but there is a wealth of specimens from fingernail size to those with eight-inch wing spans. The Smithsonian Cicada Collection averages some 150 specimens per drawer, and the total figures to about 414 square feet of space.