Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Pendarus punctiscriptus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Pendarini

Subgenus: Pendarus

Taxonomic Author: (Van Duzee, 1892)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
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. For pictures and diagrams of this species, see: 3I.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

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.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in grassy areas surrounded by mixed hardwood forest.

Plant Associates:

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

Global and State Rank:

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	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. Comment:
	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

Pendarus punctiscriptus - No Common Name

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