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Paraphlepsius brunneus - No Common Name

Paraphlepsius brunneus
© Bo Sullivan		Paraphlepsius brunneus
© Bo Sullivan		Paraphlepsius brunneus
© Bo Sullivan- note pregenital sternite
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: PendariniSubgenus: Gamarex
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1916)
Identification
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Description: A brownish (tawny brown to chocolate-brown) species with evenly-marked, reticulated wings and a produced, apically pointed crown that is angled towards the face. The female pregenital sternite has a deep slit mesally, distinctive for this species, and an otherwise sinusoidal posterior margin; it is usually heavily dark-margined in the middle. The male subgenital plates are trapezoidal and do not meet basally (there is a gap separating them). Adult males are 6.7-7.3 mm long, females are 6.9-7.4 mm. (Hamilton 1975)

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Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Primarily eastern and central United States (3I)
Abundance: Recently recorded from a single county in the Coastal Plain, probably more abundant.
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Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: Paraphlepsius brunneus contains two subspecies: P. b. brunneus and P. b. ravus. The former is the most widespread, with ravus occurring in some Interior states. (Hamilton 1975)
Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Paraphlepsius brunneus No Common Name 18

Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 6.2 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 6.2 mm
Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 6.2 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 6.2 mm
Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 6.2 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female, 6.2 mm
Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm
Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm
Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm
Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm
Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm
Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm		Paraphlepsius brunneusPhoto by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: female; 7.0 mm