Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

DELPHACIDAE Members:	NC Records
Megamelus ungulatus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: DELPHACIDAE	Subfamily: Delphacinae	Tribe: Delphacini
Taxonomic Author: Beamer, 1955

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Beamer notes that this species is yellowish-brown in color with a broad, light longitudinal stripe and a broad dark lateral stripe on each side of the dorsum and most of the elytra. The outer lobs of the ninth abdominal segment are golden yellow. The vertex is a little more than twice as long as the apical width and extends about a third of its length past the eyes. Brachypterous males are 3.0 mm long while females are 3.5 mm. (Beamer, 1955)

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern United States (from CT and NC) (UDEL)

Abundance: Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont, probably more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Wet seeps, fields, other watery sites

Plant Associates: Species of this genus are associated with aquatic and semiaquatic plants in various families. (UDEL)

Behavior:

Comment:

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Megamelus ungulatus No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in a wet, weedy retention area.	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in a wet, weedy retention area.
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping in a wet, weedy retention area.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: about 8 collected along with about 8 Stenocranus dorsalis while doing a stationary sweep in a very wet area in a retention depression for 5 minutes - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through marshy retention basin	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through marshy retention basin
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: sweep through marshy retention basin	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin
	Photo by: A. Gonzon Out Of State Co. Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004129rnmalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett	Photo by: A. Gonzon Out Of State Co. Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004129rnmalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
	Photo by: A. Gonzon Out Of State Co. Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004129rnmalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett	Photo by: A. Gonzon Out Of State Co. Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004134rnfemalernimages provided by C.R. Bartlett
	Photo by: A. Gonzon Out Of State Co. Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004134rnfemalernimages provided by C.R. Bartlett	Photo by: A. Gonzon Out Of State Co. Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004134rnfemalernimages provided by C.R. Bartlett

Megamelus ungulatus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Megamelus ungulatus No Common Name