Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Pendarus palustris - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A somewhat large, bulky member of this genus. Adults are a dark orange-brownish color with faint, pale gray patches on the wings; some adults can appear purplish. The crown is slightly produced with a blunt point, and is angled towards the face at an almost perpendicular angle. The head and thorax tend to be an orange to brown color, whereas the wings are mottled with white and orange-brown. The male subgenital plates are somewhat short but triangular. The female pregenital sternite has broadly produced truncate median lobes and smaller lateral lobes on the posterior margin; the sternite is half as long as it is wide, and there is a small median notch with darker coloration on the sides. Adult males are 6.4-7.0 mm long, while females are 7.0-7.7 mm (Hamilton 1975) Nymphs are a dark brown color, with a wide head and tapered abdomen.

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: Southeastern United States

Abundance: Uncommon to rare, this species is infrequently encountered across its entire distribution. Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, likely more abundant in the right habitat (should be found in the Coastal Plain).

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Has been found in grassy areas and forest edge.

Plant Associates: Pinus palustris (Hamilton 1975)

Behavior: Can probably be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: The nymph of this species is the same shape and color as the nymph of Pendarus (Remadosus) magnus, but the only species of this subgenus recorded from North Carolina is P. palustris (BG).

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Pendarus palustris No Common Name
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: female, 7.4 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: female, 7.4 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: female, 7.4 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Pender Co. Comment: female, 7.4 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: NCSU specimen	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Orange Co. Comment: A nymph, this species is in the subgenus Remadosus. Found in mixed hardwood forest edge with grassy areas
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Orange Co. Comment: A nymph, this species is in the subgenus Remadosus. Found in mixed hardwood forest edge with grassy areas	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: NYMPH, Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: NYMPH, Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Orange Co. Comment: A nymph, this species is in the subgenus Remadosus. Found in mixed hardwood forest edge with grassy areas

Pendarus palustris - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Pendarus palustris No Common Name