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Chlorotettix leersius n. sp. - Chlorotettix leersius undescribed

Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.
© Kyle Kittelberger- note vertex shape		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.
© Kyle Kittelberger		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.
© Kyle Kittelberger- note greenish color		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.
© Kyle Kittelberger- female, note pregenital
sternite shape
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: Pendarini
Identification
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Description: A greenish yellow species, with greenish eyes and yellowish subhyaline forewings (sometimes with a tinge of brown). The crown is roundedly produced, with the median length slightly longer than the length next to the eye. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin concavely excavated to about one=half of the length of the segment, with the median spatulate processes laterally expanded distally; the lateral angles are rounded. Adult males are 5.9 to 6.6 mm long, while females are 6.5 to 7.0 mm, ranging to at least 7.8 mm based on records on this site. (Cwikla, 1988)
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Known from Maryland and North Carolina (Cwikla, 1988)
Abundance: Uncommon, primarily found in the Coastal Plain but also in the Piedmont; likely more abundant near marshes.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Freshwater marshes (Cwikla, 1988)
Plant Associates: Collected from Leersia sp., for which it is named (Cwikla, 1988)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and they can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features. Therefore, it is very important for all Chlorotettix species other than necopinus and tergatus to obtain a picture of the underside. This species is most similar to C. limosus, which has not been recorded in the state yet.

This species is not officially recognized, though it is known in the hopper community. It was described in Paul Cwikla's PhD thesis revision of Chlorotettix in 1988, the most comprehensive treatment of the genus to date. However, some of the changes to the genus that Cwikla made in his thesis, such as describing new species like leersius, were never officially published in the scientific literature. Therefore, those changes and new species have not been officially recognized and incorporated into Cicadellid taxonomy.

Status: Native
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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix leersius n. sp. Chlorotettix leersius undescribed

Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718; female, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718; female, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718; female, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891; female, 7.5 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891; female, mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891; female, 7.5 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741; female, mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741; female, 7.5 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741; female, 7.5 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694; female, mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694; female, 7.3 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: pocosin/savanna; female, 7.5 mm. C. leersius?		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: pocosin/savanna; female, 7.5 mm. C. leersius?
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: pocosin/savanna; female, 7.5 mm. C. leersius?		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 7.5 mm		Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 7.5 mm. C. leersius
Chlorotettix leersius n. sp.Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 7.5 mm. C. leersius