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CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records

Agallia lingulata - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: MegophthalminaeTribe: Agalliini
Identification
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Description: A small and robust dark species that is variable in coloration. Males range in color from dark brown to nearly black. There are typically a pair of large black spots on the anterior margin of the vertex that are surrounded by a pale ring, and a distinctive and characteristic pair of large black spots on the top of the pronotum; these pronotal spots are also surrounded by a contrasting pale ring. The edge all around the eyes is pale, while the disk of the face is dark brown; the clypeus and lorae have a dark discal area too. The antennal sockets are black, while the basal segment of the antennae is pale (the rest is blackish). The scutellum is black, with two whitish maculations on the lateral margins near the apex. The elytra is smoky, dark brown, and the wing venation is pale to dark with some slight indication of pale nervures. Females are much lighter than males, more similar in coloration to Agallia quadripunctata, with four large black spots. The vertex is almost uniform in length and width, and the pronotum is about 2.5 times wider than long. The pregenital sternite on females is very broad and truncate, with a thin median process extending downwards. Male subgenital plates are nearly triangular, with the lateral margins slightly concave. Adult males are up to 3.6 mm long, while females are up to 3.75 mm. (Olsen 1922, Oman 1933)
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern United States; Atlantic Coast states; rare.
Abundance: A single record from the mountains, likely rare in the state.
Seasonal Occurrence
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grassy areas
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Comment: In our area, this species is smaller than A. quadripunctata and more similar to A. deleta. In A. deleta, some individuals (most likely males) can be quite dark. It is likely most similar in coloration to the Southwestern species A. barretti, which at times has been mistakenly identified as occurring in the Southeastern U.S. by some authors; these images of A. barretti can be useful in helping identify potential A. lingulata.

Until a specimen is obtained, the records on here should be treated as somewhat tentative, since A. lingulata is an infrequently encountered species.

Status: Native
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