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Chlorotettix spatulatus - No Common Name


© Solomon Hendrix
© Solomon Hendrix- note pointed head
© Bo Sullivan- male, note subgenital plates
© Solomon Hendrix- note pregenital sternite shape
Taxonomy
Family: CicadellidaeSubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: Pendarini
Taxonomic Author: (Osborn & Ball, 1897)
Identification
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Description: Typically a uniform green color with some yellowish tinge, this species can vary greatly in coloration and be reddish-orange. The vertex has margins that are parallel or slightly longer in the middle than next to the eyes; the vertex is two and a half times wider than it is long, giving the head a pointed shape. The wings are subyhaline in color typically, with indistinct venation. The posterior margin of the female pregenital sternite is broadly notched more than half way to the base; there is a spatulate process in the middle of this excavation that extends two-thirds the length of the notch. The lateral posterior margins of the sternite are triangular. The male plates are broad at the bases and acutely pointed. Adults are around 7.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948), (DeLong 1918)

Nymphs tend to be reddish in color. For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: Dmitriev.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution: Eastern and central United States
Abundance: Recorded from two counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; likely under collected and therefore under reported.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Moist grassy areas, meadows, marshes (DeLong 1948)
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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
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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix spatulatus No Common Name

Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
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Photo by: Erich Hofmann
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, dissected
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, dissected		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, dissected
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: male, dissected		Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: MA
Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: MA		Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: MA
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen