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CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records

Paraphlepsius tennessus - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger- side view
© Kyle Kittelberger- top view
© Kyle Kittelberger- note female
pregenital sternite shape: }
© Bo Sullivan- male subgenital plates
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: PendariniSubgenus: Gamarex
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1916)
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A brownish species with a highly mottled thorax, head, and wings. The crown is slightly produced (fairly rounded, slightly pointy), angled to the face. The pronotum has a somewhat dark anterior half, contrasting with the fairly pale posterior half. The female pregenital sternite has a small separation/notch in the middle, and the sternite then curves in a concave manner towards rounded outer corners of the sternite; there is a well defined black band following each concave edge from the notch to the rounded corners. More simply, the pregenital sternite looks like a curly bracket or } with a black border. Adults are typically larger than other members of this genus; males are 6.1-7.4 mm long, while females are 6.1-8.9 mm long. (Hamilton 1975)

For diagrams of this species, see: Dmitriev.

Distribution in North Carolina
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Distribution: A common and widespread species, found throughout the eastern United States, west to the Southwest (Hamilton 1975)
Abundance: Scattered records across the state, uncommon to locally common.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found in mixed hardwood forest and open woodlands.
Plant Associates: Recorded from Helianthus and Salix (DL)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment:
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Paraphlepsius tennessus No Common Name

Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy area along greenway.		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy area along greenway.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in grassy area along greenway.		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Polk Co.
Comment: female, 6.9 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Polk Co.
Comment: female, 6.9 mm		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Polk Co.
Comment: female, 6.9 mm
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7.4 mm female came to UV/CFL combo at night		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7.4 mm female came to UV/CFL combo at night
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7.6 mm, came to UV/CFL light at night		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 7.6 mm, came to UV/CFL light at night
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: male		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: male
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm; additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm; additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: female, 6.8 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 6.7 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 6.7 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 6.7 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 6.7 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 6.7 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male, 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Ashe Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male; 7.1 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm. Damaged sternite		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm. Damaged sternite
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm. Damaged sternite		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm. Damaged sternite
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm. Damaged sternite		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Moore Co.
Comment: female; 6.7 mm
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: dead 7 mm female trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on oak		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: dead 7 mm female trapped in Tanglefoot on a tree band on oak
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: female, 8 mm		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: female, 8 mm
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: open grassy area within mixed hardwood forest habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: open grassy area within mixed hardwood forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: open grassy area within mixed hardwood forest habitat		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: open grassy area within mixed hardwood forest habitat
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf
Warren Co.
Comment: open grassy area within mixed hardwood forest habitat