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Pendarus punctiscriptus - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Bo Sullivan- female
© Mark Shields
© Bo Sullivan- female; note pregenital sternite
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: PendariniSubgenus: Pendarus
Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1892)
Identification
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Description: Adults are grayish-brown in color, typically grayish overall with several brown bands on the wings. The boldness of wings markings can vary among individuals. The crown is bluntly and evenly produced in both sexes, with a slight point to the apex and an overall sharp edge to the vertex margin. The face is speckled with brown and is concavely rounded. The female pregenital sternite has the lateral and median lobes equally produced, and there are submarginal spots on the sternite near the medial lobes; there is also a prominent median notch. Adult males are 5.2-5.9 mm long, while females are 6.0-7.3 mm. (Hamilton 1975)

Nymphs are somewhat bicolored, a combination of dark brown on the sides and the rest of the body a pale tan. For images of adults and nymphs, see: BOLD.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Widespread in Eastern and Central North America, rather rare in the southeastern U.S (where it is replaced by P. stipatus). (Hamilton 1975)
Abundance: Very uncommon, recorded recently from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in grassy areas surrounded by mixed hardwood forest.
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Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: NOTE: Observations on this page that are not associated with an underside shot or dissection of genitalia are tentative at best, as this species is visually similar to P. stipatus and P. avicephalus (these three species form their own cluster within Pendarus).
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Pendarus punctiscriptus No Common Name

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: female, 6.4 mm
Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
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Photo by: Mark Shields
Onslow Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Wake Co.
Comment: grassy habitat		Photo by: Paul Scharf, Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Wake Co.
Comment: Attracted to Black Light