Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Crumbana n-species - Undescribed Crumbana Species

Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Deltocephalini

Identification

Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF
Description: An orange-brown species with darker markings. There is a pair of large fuscous marks on the vertex, with two more pairs of smaller spots on the margin, and the vertex is distinctly rounded. There are incomplete blackish marks along the anterior margin of the pronotum, with much of the rest of the pronotum a mixture of orange and bluish gray. The face is largely pale/whitish with scattered small black marks. Overall, the wings are predominantly orange with pale venation. There are three prominent black marks along the costal margin of each wing, with a pair of black marks near the middle of the claval area. The legs are mostly pale with some black markings. The male subgenital plates are long and slender, tapering to fine points. The female pregenital sternite is lobate.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Distribution: So far this undescribed species is only known from North Carolina

Abundance: Scattered records from the Coastal Plain, where it is uncommon.

Seasonal Occurrence

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Habitats and Life History

Habitats: Recorded in open areas near forest edge.

Plant Associates:

Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.

Comment: This appears to be a cryptic undescribed species in the Coastal Plain, as it has a combination of characteristics from both Crumbana arundinea and Sanctanus tectus. The large fuscous marks on the head are darker than in Crumbana, the vertex is not quite as pointed and long as Crumbana, there are three black marks along the costal margin of each wing (similar to S. tectus), there are incomplete blackish marks along the anterior margin of the pronotum (and the orange coloration on the pronotum looks closer to S. tectus), the legs are largely pale with some black markings (like Crumbana), and the face is whitish with scattered small black marks (unlike either species). The wings are also overall more orange and lack the white "collar/band" at the base that is found in S. tectus. Additionally, the pregenital sternite is lobate and does not match that of either Crumbana or S. tectus. A dissected male [on here] showed different genitalic structures as well. Joel Kits agrees that this appears to be an undescribed species.

Status: Native

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Species Photo Gallery for Crumbana n-species Undescribed Crumbana Species
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: females	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: females
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: female	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: female
	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: females	Photo by: Erich Hofmann Craven Co. Comment: females
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open area near forest edge; in parking lot	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open area near forest edge; in parking lot. Atypic individual
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Washington Co. Comment: open area near forest edge; in parking lot	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment:
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment:	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Craven Co. Comment:
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	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male
	Photo by: Bo Sullivan Jones Co. Comment: male

Crumbana n-species - Undescribed Crumbana Species

Species Photo Gallery for Crumbana n-species Undescribed Crumbana Species