Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Cicadellidae Members:	NC Records
Chlorotettix suturalis - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: Cicadellidae	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Pendarini
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1916)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Pale green to yellowish overall, sometimes reddish, with a brown median line (this is sometimes barely visible). The vertex is bluntly angled and is a little longer in the middle than near the eye. The pronotum has the disc and posterior portion darker, and the basal angles of the scutellum are a dark brown. The wings are fuscous, with a dark fuscous stripe consisting of three distinct lobes. The female pregential sternite has the posterior margin broadly and deeply notched more than half way to the base; the sides of the notch are dark brown. The male genital plates are broad and long, narrowing cconvexly to rounded tips. Adults are around 7.5 mm long (but have been recorded as small as 6.6 mm, per below specimen). (DeLong 1948; DeLong 1918) For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: Dmitriev.

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: Eastern United States

Abundance: Only recorded from a couple counties in the mountains and 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: Most stream floodplains where cane occurs (DeLong 1948)

Plant Associates: Cane (Arundinaria tecta) (DeLong 1948)

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: [GNR] [S2S4]

See also Habitat Account for General Cane Thickets

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix suturalis No Common Name
	Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: female, 6.6 mm	Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: female, 6.6 mm
	Photo by: J. Bolling Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: female, 6.6 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Out Of State Co. Comment: female; NCSU specimen

Chlorotettix suturalis - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix suturalis No Common Name