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Limotettix cuneatus - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: LimotettiginiSubgenus: OphiolixSynonym: Ophiolix cuneatus
Taxonomic Author: (Sanders & DeLong, 1920)
Identification
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Description: A small greenish-yellow species. The vertex is almost parallel margined, slightly and roundedly produced with a bold, thick black transverse band between the eyes, behind the ocelli. The wings are noticeably longer than the abdomen and are a smoky subhyaline color with yellowish nervures. The female pregenital sternite has prominent lateral angles, with the posterior margin strongly produced on either side of a dark median obtuse tooth. The male subgenital plates are long, tapering gradually to acute tips. Adults are 3.0-3.5 mm long. (DeLong 1948)

For diagrams of this species, including the vertex pattern, see: 3I. For images of specimens of this species, see: BOLD.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Eastern United States (3I)
Abundance: Recorded from the state, but unclear from where.
Seasonal Occurrence
Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Has been collected from lagoon margins, boggy areas, wet meadows, swamps, and wet pastures (Chandler & Hamilton 2017).
Plant Associates: Flatsedge (Cyperus spp.) and rushes (Juncus spp.; DeLong 1948, Chandler & Hamilton 2017)
Behavior:
Comment: NOTE: Some authors treat Ophiola, Ophiolix, and Scleroracus as distinct genera, while other authors treat these as individual genera. More work needs to be done to verify these distinctions/determine the borders of each genus and, therefore, for simplicity, everything will be kept under the genus Limotettix for the time being (J. Kits pers. comment). This is followed in Zahniser and Dietrich's (2013) tribal assessment of Deltocephalinae where they note that Limotettigini is monotypic with the sole genus Limotettix.
Status: Native
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