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ACANALONIIDAE-Acanaloniid Planthoppers
ACHILIDAE-Achilid Planthoppers
APHROPHORIDAE-Spittlebugs
CALISCELIDAE-Piglet Bugs
CERCOPIDAE-Spittlebugs
CICADELLIDAE-Leafhoppers
CIXIIDAE-Cixiid Planthoppers
CLASTOPTERIDAE-Tube Spittlebugs
DELPHACIDAE-Delphacid Planthoppers
DERBIDAE-Derbid Planthoppers
DICTYOPHARIDAE-Dictypharid Planthoppers
FLATIDAE-Flatid Planthoppers
FULGORIDAE-Fulgorid Planthoppers
ISSIDAE-Issid Planthoppers
MEMBRACIDAE-Treehoppers
TROPIDUCHIDAE-Tropiduchid Planthoppers
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DERBIDAE Members:
Anotia bonnetii
Anotia burnetii
Anotia fitchi
Anotia kirkaldyi
Anotia robertsonii
Anotia uhleri
Anotia westwoodi
Apache degeeri
Cedusa bedusa
Cedusa carolinensis
Cedusa chuluota
Cedusa edentula
Cedusa incisa
Cedusa kedusa
Cedusa maculata
Cedusa mallochi
Cedusa metcalfi
Cedusa minuenda
Cedusa obscura
Cedusa olseni
Cedusa redusa
Cedusa shawi
Cedusa vulgaris
Cedusa woodsholensis
Cedusa zaxoza
Cedusa unidentified species
Paramysidia mississippiensis
Neocenchrea heidemanni
Omolicna mcateei
Omolicna uhleri
Otiocerus abbotii
Otiocerus amyotii
Otiocerus coquebertii
Otiocerus francilloni
Otiocerus kirbyii
Otiocerus reaumurii
Otiocerus stollii
Otiocerus wolfii
Patara vanduzei
Sayiana sayi
Shellenius ballii
Shellenius schellenbergii
Sikaiana harti
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Cedusa olseni
- No Common Name
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger- male, note phallus
Taxonomy
Family:
DERBIDAE
Taxonomic Author:
(Flynn & Kramer, 1983)
Identification
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
,
GBIF
iNaturalist
Description:
Adults are dark-bluish overall with yellowish-brown legs. There is a slight, faint curved row of white spots at the base of the wing cells, along the apical crossveins. The male phallus (reproductive claspers) has two medium-sized, oval-shaped 'plates' that are smaller and distinctive from the phallus of many of the other blue Cedusas (see image above).
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution:
Eastern United States (
UDEL
)
Abundance:
Previously recorded from somewhere in the state, recently collected from the mountains.
Seasonal Occurrence
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Plant Associates:
Derbidae are known or assumed to feed on fungal hyphae as immatures (
UDEL
).
Behavior:
Probably can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment:
A majority of Cedusa look very similar externally, appearing bluish overall. The only way to make a positive ID for many of the species at this point is to examine the genitalia of the males. Therefore, a male specimen is necessary for many species' identifications. Detailed, clear photographs of the male underside showing the genitalia can also be helpful, and perhaps the hope is that after observing enough specimens of a particular species, there may be slight external features that can be associated with an ID.
Status:
Native
Global and State Rank:
Species Photo Gallery for
Cedusa olseni
No Common Name
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, photographed by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, photographed by K. Kittelberger
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