Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Scaphytopius latus - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist
Description: This species has one of the sharpest, longest heads among eastern members of this genus (only shared with perhaps S. rubellus). Adults are typically light to dark brown in color, fulvousy overall; the head and anterior portion of the pronotum are a lighter color. The top of the head has a bold white midline; the scutellum is fulvous with darker anterior corners. The wings have white areolar spots scattered throughout but most densely clustered near the apex; the veins are fulvous, becoming fuscous near the apex and costa. The face is a pale yellowish color with a white submarginal transverse band; the face is concavely angled (appears curved rather than straight when viewed from the side). The male subgenital plates are short and triangular, divergent from one another. Adult females are 5.5 mm, males are 5.0 mm. (Hepner 1947) For diagrams of this species, see: Zahniser.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Widespread in eastern and central North America, ranging as far west as the Rocky Mountains (Hepner 1947)

Abundance: Several records from 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 near mixed hardwood and open forest habitat.

Plant Associates: Reported from Pinus banksiana in Minnesota, so likely on pines (Hepner 1947)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This species may overlap color/pattern wise with S. acutus, but the long head in S. latus separates this species from S. acutus. In S. latus, the head is about two times as long as the width between the eyes; in S. acutus, the head is around 1.5 times as long as the width between the eyes. S. latus also tends to be slightly larger, has less distinct markings on the head, has shorter male plates, and the pregenital sternite of the female is longer. (Hepner 1947)

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Scaphytopius latus No Common Name
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment:	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: head is two times as long as wide between the eyes
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: head is two times as long as wide between the eyes	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: head is two times as long as wide between the eyes
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment:	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; tentative id	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond; tentative id
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping

Scaphytopius latus - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Scaphytopius latus No Common Name