Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Texananus longipennis - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Phlepsiini

Subgenus: Iowanus

Taxonomic Author: Crowder, 1952

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: A large brownish species, with adults 8.5-10.0 mm long; it can range smaller than the other two Iowanus species in the state (see Comments section). The pronotum is yellowish, blotched with brown on the anterior third and with brown irrorations on the posterior two-thirds. The scutellum is brownish, with a pair of ivory white spots on the lateral margins. There is a transverse band between the eyes, broadest at the middle; there are a pair of spots near the apex of the crown. The face is brownish with darker markings. The wings have a dense reticulated and evenly-marked mesh-like dark brown pattern, lacking distinct spots on the costal margin. The vertex has a bold white tip, in front of a broken black band between the eyes; the crown is a little narrower than the other two Iowanus species. The female pregenital sternite has a narrow medial notch (more of a slit) that extends between a third to a half of the way inwards; the posterior sides of the notch extend outwards slightly, with the posterior margin of the sternite weakly concave towards the lateral sides. The pregenital sternite is brownish with a somewhat broad blackish coloration near the notch, decreasing in width the closer to the anterior edge of this sternite; its lateral margins are mostly parallel. The male subgenital plates are relatively close to one another, with a slight gap between them; together, they are triangular in shape, with slightly rounded lateral (rather than straight) margins near the base. (Crowder, 1952) For diagrams of this species, see: Dmitriev.

Distribution in North Carolina

County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.

Distribution: Primarily Southeastern United States, where it is widespread (Crowder, 1952).

Abundance: Recorded from across the state but infrequent, can be locally common; likely under reported and more abundant in the right habitat.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Open grassy, brushy areas, open woodland, woodland edge

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: The three species of Texananus in the subgenus Iowanus that have been recorded in North Carolina are: caducus, longipennis, and majestus. These three species all visually resemble one another and therefore specimens in this subgenus can only conclusively be identified to species with a very clear, unobstructed view of the underside; the female pregenital sternite is quite distinctive among these three species, the male plates less so.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank:

Texananus longipennis - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Texananus longipennis No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Texananus longipennis No Common Name
	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Wake Co. Comment: attracted to light	Photo by: Solomon Hendrix Wake Co. Comment: attracted to light
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female; 9.2 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female; 9.2 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female; 9.2 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female; 9.2 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female; 9.2 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female; 9.2 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; 8.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; 8.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; 8.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; 8.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; 8.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; 8.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; 8.8 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male; 8.8 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 9.5 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 9.5 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 9.5 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 9.5 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 9.5 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: female; 9.5 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male; 8.5 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male; 8.5 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male; 8.5 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male; 8.5 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male; 8.5 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male; 8.5 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: female, 9.1 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: female, 9.1 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male, 8.5 mm	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480739; female
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480739 - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480739 - unid_leafhopper
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480739 - unid_leafhopper	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480739; female
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male and female	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male and female
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male and female	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male and female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: male; 9.0 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: male; 9.0 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: male; 9.0 mm	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52980757
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52980757	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52980757
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52980757	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 10.0 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 10.0 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Transylvania Co. Comment: female; 10.0 mm
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: female came to lights.	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: female came to lights.
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: Caught off moth sheet and chilled to get underside photos.	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: Caught off moth sheet and chilled to get underside photos.
	Photo by: Randy Emmitt Orange Co. Comment: Caught off moth sheet and chilled to get underside photos.	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: males
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: males	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: males
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: males	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: males
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: males	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: males
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: males	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: females
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Rockingham Co. Comment: females	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: female; ~9.3 mm long
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: female; ~9.3 mm long	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: female; ~9.3 mm long