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Megamelus lobatus - No Common Name

Megamelus lobatus
© Charles Bartlett- male		Megamelus lobatus
© Charles Bartlett- male		Megamelus lobatus
© Charles Bartlett- female		Megamelus lobatus
© Charles Bartlett- female
Taxonomy
Family: DELPHACIDAESubfamily: DelphacinaeTribe: Delphacini
Taxonomic Author: Beamer, 1955
Identification
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Description: Beamer notes that this species is yellowish in color with a dark brown to blackish longitudinal stripe on either side of the dorsum in males; the lobes of the ninth abdominal segment are yellow. Females are brownish overall with darker lateral margins. Macropterous individuals have a milky elytra except for a fuscous spot near the apex of the clavus. The vertex is about twice as long as the apical width. The frons and antennal segments are brown to dark brown. Brachypterous males are 3.0 mm long while females are 3.5 mm; macropterous males are 3.5 mm long while females are 4.0 mm. (Beamer, 1955)

For additional images of specimens of this species, including macropters, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution: Eastern United States (UDEL)
Abundance: Recorded from a single county in the Coastal Plain, probably more abundant in the right habitat; rare.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Wet, wetland-like vegetated areas
Plant Associates: Spartina patens (Poaceae Eragrostideae Chloridoideae) (UDEL)
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Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Megamelus lobatus No Common Name

Megamelus lobatusPhoto by: unknown
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Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett		Megamelus lobatusPhoto by: unknown
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Megamelus lobatusPhoto by: unknown
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Megamelus lobatusPhoto by: unknown
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