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Megamelus lunatus - No Common Name


© Ken Kneidel- male, note color and genital lobes
© Charles Bartlett- female
© Charles Bartlett- female
Taxonomy
Family: DELPHACIDAESubfamily: DelphacinaeTribe: Delphacini
Taxonomic Author: Beamer, 1955
Identification
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Description: A somewhat bicolored species, with two dark brown lateral longitudinal bands extending across the pronotum, wings, and abdomen [in brachypters] on either side of a median longitudinal pale stripe. In males, there is a bulbous yellow-orange outer genital lobe on the ninth abdominal segment, almost as long as the genital capsule; inner lobes are smaller and darker (Beamer, 1955). Females resemble the males but are duller and more brown overall.

Macropterous individuals have long, mostly clear wings with a dark mark midway along the commissure: female, male.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution: Eastern United States, south [now] to North Carolina and west to Kansas; also occurs across Canada (UDEL)
Abundance: A single recent record from the Piedmont; rare.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grassy, weedy spots in wet areas
Plant Associates: ?
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Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Megamelus lunatus No Common Name

Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004036rnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlettrncoll. A. Gonzonrndet. C.R. BartlettrnPetersburg Tract, N.G. Wilder WMA, Kent County, Delaware, USArnJune 20, 2005		Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004036rnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlettrncoll. A. Gonzonrndet. C.R. BartlettrnPetersburg Tract, N.G. Wilder WMA, Kent County, Delaware, USArnJune 20, 2005
Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004036rnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlettrncoll. A. Gonzonrndet. C.R. BartlettrnPetersburg Tract, N.G. Wilder WMA, Kent County, Delaware, USArnJune 20, 2005		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.8 mm male captured in a sweep of weedy vegetation on the margin of a small lake
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.8 mm male captured in a sweep of weedy vegetation on the margin of a small lake		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.8 mm male captured in a sweep of weedy vegetation on the margin of a small lake
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.8 mm male captured in a sweep of weedy vegetation on the margin of a small lake		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 2.8 mm male captured in a sweep of weedy vegetation on the margin of a small lake; state record