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CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records

Xerophloea majesta - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: LedrinaeTribe: Xerophloeini
Taxonomic Author: (Lawson, 1931)
Identification
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Description: This species has a strongly produced, distinctly angulate anterior margin to he head; the head is large and long and distinctly pointed. The head is also noticeably declivous, sloping downwards rather than being held straight out. The length of the pronotum is about equal to the length of the head. The wings and pronotum are corasely punctuate. Males are an almost uniform green color except for a fuscous longitudinal median band on the crown and pronotum. Females are uniformly green. Adult males are 6.6-7.4 mm long, females are 7.5-8.3 mm. (Nielson, 1961)

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Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Midwestern and southern United States, from North Carolina west to New Mexico (Nielson, 1961)
Abundance: A single record from the Coastal Plain; rare in the state. This species has been collected across its range from January to October. (Nielson, 1961)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grassy, open areas
Plant Associates: Grasses
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Status: Native
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