Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Arundanus proprius - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Deltocephalini
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1918)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google

Description: This species has a strongly produced, angled vertex with a bold pattern. The vertex margin is white, bordered below by a uniform black band and above by a series of black spots: there are three large triangular black spots separated from one another on either side of the vertex, with the central pair the largest. The vertex is slightly wider between the eyes than the median length. The male subgenital plates are long and narrow, bluntly pointed and divergent from one another. Adults are around 4.5 mm long (DeLong 1941, DeLong 1948). Additionally, the wings have some dark spots in wing cells, particularly one of the apical cells in males and in the claval area for females. Females, previously unknown for this species, have a pregenital sternite that has a slightly defined median tooth along the posterior margin; otherwise, the posterior margin is relatively straight.

Nymphs are mottled orange/brown and white, and show black markings on the vertex that are similar to the those on the adults.

For diagrams of this species, see: 3I. For more images of the species, see: BG.

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: A rare species, known previously from Tennessee and Kentucky and now recently from Georgia and North Carolina

Abundance: Rare, recorded from a single county in the low mountains; probably found elsewhere in the western part of the state, at least in the mountains.

Seasonal Occurrence

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Moist areas where the host plant grows.

Plant Associates: Cane/native bamboo (Arundinaria tecta)

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: NOTE: Arundanus is a genus that consists of a number of species that look like one another. It is therefore important to get a clear, detailed picture of the underside to determine species identification; however, proprius is distinctive in its head markings.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank: [GNR] [S2S4]

See also Habitat Account for General Cane Thickets

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	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Jumped onto beat sheet tossed on ground in a grassy trail in a river floodplain.	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet; state record
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet; state record	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet; state record
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet; state record	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet; state record
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet; state record	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet; state record
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet; state record	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet
	Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock Henderson Co. Comment: Using a beat sheet

Arundanus proprius - No Common Name

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