Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

CIXIIDAE Members:	NC Records
Monorachis sordulentus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CIXIIDAE

Tribe: Pintaliini

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A dark species that is typically brackypterous (shortened, reduced wings); macropterous individuals are less common. The wings are mottled, and the apical cells of the forewings are comparatively broad. There are three prominent ridges (carinae) on the thorax, and the frons is very wide with the midlength and greatest width subequal to one another. (UDEL) See here for images of a pinned specimen. For more images of this species, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: Eastern United States, from as far north as North Carolina and Illinois and as far west as Texas; reaches into Mexico as well (UDEL, BG).

Abundance: Rare, recorded from a couple counties on the coast.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in wet, grassy depressions at the edge of a woodlands (UDEL)

Plant Associates: Has been recorded from Andropogon sp. (Poaceae) (UDEL)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: Members of this genus are infrequently encountered. This is the only brachypterous genus of Cixiids in the United States, and macropters are less common than brachypters (UDEL). Note that this species is similar to members of Pintalia, but has different paler markings on the wings.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Monorachis sordulentus No Common Name
	Photo by: Rich Kostecke Dare Co. Comment: Came into a LepiLight	Photo by: Rich Kostecke Dare Co. Comment: Came into a LepiLight
	Photo by: Brandon Best Dare Co. Comment:	Photo by: Brandon Best Dare Co. Comment:

Monorachis sordulentus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Monorachis sordulentus No Common Name