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Syndelphax fulvidorsum - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: DELPHACIDAESubfamily: DelphacinaeSynonym: Syndelphax fulvidorusm
Identification
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Description: "Species of Syndelphax are usually yellow to straw-colored. Brachypters are very common and males often have contrasting dark tegmina (rarely females also)" (UDEL). In this species, the males have a brown first abdominal segment, with the rest pale. The tip of the abdomen is also black. The vertex (top of the head) is completely pale, lacking the dark lines that are found on S. alexanderi. Additionally, the face of fulvidorsum is pale, unlike the brownish face of alexanderi. Females are pale. See here for a brachypterous female.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern United States; also Bahamas (Rum Cay, Exuma Cays); Belize, Bermuda, Cuba, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, and Puerto Rico (UDEL)
Abundance: Several records from the Piedmont, probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grassy areas
Plant Associates: Probably grasses
Behavior: Macropters (long-winged adults) can be found at lights (UDEL)
Comment: Bartlett notes that "females cannot be identified to species except by association with a male, or through a process of elimination based on a detailed understanding of the local fauna" (UDEL).
Status: Native
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