Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Cicadellidae Members:	NC Records
Chlorotettix fallax - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: Cicadellidae	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Pendarini
Taxonomic Author: (Sanders & DeLong, 1922)

Identification

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Description: Adults are around 7.5-8.0 mm long. A dull greenish-yellow, ochraceous color overall with a broadly rounded vertex, twice as wide as long. The wings have a smoky appearance with indistinct wing venation. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin strongly and concavely excavated about half way towards the anterior margin; this gives a flared appearance to the lateral margins of the sternite. There is a triangular V-shaped notch in the middle of the much larger excavation; much if not all of the posterior margin of the sternite and the notch have a bold, broad dark brown border. The male plates are convexly rounded, giving a semicircular appearance; the width of the plates at their base is twice their length. (DeLong 1948) For diagrams of the genital structures of this species, see: Dmitriev.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Out of State Record(s)

Distribution: Eastern United States

Abundance: Recorded from a single county in the Piedmont, though more likely to be found in the Coastal Plain; likely under collected and therefore under reported.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Mixed hardwood forest, open woodlands, grassy areas; reported from marshes, both salt and freshwater

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and they can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features. Therefore, it is very important for all Chlorotettix species other than necopinus and tergatus to obtain a picture of the underside.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix fallax No Common Name
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: John Rosenfeld Out Of State Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Wake Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: male; NCSU specimen

Chlorotettix fallax - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix fallax No Common Name