Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Arundanus latidens - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE	Subfamily: Deltocephalinae	Tribe: Deltocephalini
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1935)

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF iNaturalist Google
Description: Overall, this species is brown tinged with orange and yellow/yellow-green. The vertex is broadly, bluntly angled, about 1/4 wider between the eyes than at the median length. The vertex margin is white, bordered above and below with a dark brown to black line; the above line is continuous but waved and interrupted in the middle with a very slight white incision. The female pregenital sternite is very distinctive and different from other members in this genus, with a broad produced convex tooth in the middle; this tooth extends beyond the rounded lateral angles of the sternite. The male genital plates are long and slender and triangular, diverging from one another. Adults are around 5.0 mm long. (DeLong 1941)

Distribution in North Carolina

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

Distribution: Known only from North and South Carolina, where it is locally common (DeLong 1941)

Abundance: Uncommon to locally common with scattered records across the Coastal Plain; likely 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: Moist areas where the host plant grows.

Plant Associates: Cane/native bamboo (Arundinaria)

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.

Status: Native

Global and State Rank: [GNR] [S3S4]

See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Cane Thickets

Arundanus latidens - No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Arundanus latidens No Common Name

Species Photo Gallery for Arundanus latidens No Common Name
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.7 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.7 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.7 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.7 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.7 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male, 5.7 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male, 5.7 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male, 5.7 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male, 5.7 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male, 5.7 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.6 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.6 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.6 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.6 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.6 mm	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: female, 5.6 mm
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Scotland Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: female, 5.1 mm; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46406549	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: female, 5.1 mm; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46406549
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: female, 5.1 mm; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46406549	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: female, 5.1 mm; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/46406549
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: females	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: females
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment: females	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open habitat near forest edge; in parking lot
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open habitat near forest edge; in parking lot	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open habitat near forest edge; in parking lot
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: open, grassy area near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: open, grassy area near mixed hardwood forest
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Gates Co. Comment: open, grassy area near mixed hardwood forest	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: female; 5.0 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: female; 5.0 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: female; 5.0 mm
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Cumberland Co. Comment: female; 5.0 mm	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: open, grassy habitat surrounded by pine and mixed hardwood forest