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Paraphlepsius eburneolus - No Common Name


© Kyle Kittelberger- note pattern
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Bo Sullivan- note color pattern
Taxonomy
Family: CicadellidaeSubfamily: Deltocephalinae
Identification
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Description: A very distinctive species with a pale, orange-tan head and thorax which contrasts with the [typically] very dark, blackish wings; in some individuals, the wings can be a paler color, more grayish than the bold black color characteristic of this species. There are some bold white spots on the lateral margins of the scutellum. The crown is produced but somewhat rounded and similarly long across its width; it is sharply angled to the face. The female pregenital sternite has a median notch on the posterior margin, with rounded lateral lobes; overall, the sternite is dark, with blackish sections on either side of the median notch. The male subgenital plates are short and triangular. Adult males are 5.0-5.6 mm long, females are 5.1-5.9 mm. (Hamilton 1975)

For diagrams of this species, see: Dmitriev.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution: Eastern and central North America
Abundance: Scattered records across the state, infrequently encountered; likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been found near mixed hardwood forest, mixed hardwood-pine forest.
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Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: NOTE: This species externally resembles P. fulvidorsum and P. collitus, with dark wings and a pale, tan thorax and head. However, note that fulvidorsum has a strongly produced crown that is noticeably longer and pointed; the crowns in the other two species are more rounded and not as long, with eburneolus showing a moderately long point. Additionally, eburneolus tends to have much darker wings than fulvidorsum (though not always) while collitus tends to have paler wings. The pregenital sternites for each species are very distinctive.
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Paraphlepsius eburneolus No Common Name

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female, 6.0 mm
Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment: The site is a mixed hardwood-pine forest at 2200'.		Photo by: Jim Petranka
Madison Co.
Comment: The site is a mixed hardwood-pine forest at 2200\'.
Photo by: R. Emmitt
Orange Co.
Comment: IV light		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn
Rockingham Co.
Comment: grassy area near mixed hardwood forest and a pond
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens		Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimens