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Arundanus carolinus - No Common Name

Arundanus carolinus
© Bo Sullivan		Arundanus carolinus
© Bo Sullivan- note vertex		Arundanus carolinus
© Bo Sullivan		Arundanus carolinus
© Bo Sullivan- male, note subgenital plates
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: Deltocephalini
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1935)
Identification
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Description: Similar to A. latidens in markings and appearance, but has a more produced head. The vertex is bluntly angularly produced, a little wider between the eyes than the median length. Overall, this species is brown tinged with orange. The vertex margin is yellow, bordered above and below with a waved black line; often the above line is broken into elongate dashes. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin concavely excavated with a short, broad tooth in the middle (the roundness of the excavation is interrupted with this tooth). The male genital plates are long and slender, diverging slightly from one another. (DeLong 1941)
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Known only from North and South Carolina (DeLong 1941)
Abundance: Rare, one historic and one recent record from a couple counties in the Coastal Plain; likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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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 [G3] [SU]
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Cane Thickets

Species Photo Gallery for Arundanus carolinus No Common Name

Arundanus carolinusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm		Arundanus carolinusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm
Arundanus carolinusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm		Arundanus carolinusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm
Arundanus carolinusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm