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CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records

Texananus distinctus - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: PhlepsiiniSubgenus: Texananus
Taxonomic Author: (Lathrop, 1917)
Identification
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Description: This species has a striking coloration, being ivory-white marked with black or dark brown. The elytra are ivory-white with dark markings. The female pregenital sternite is usually dark and is short and slightly more than a fourth as long as wide, with the lateral margins converging strongly from the base and the posterior lateral angles prominently produced; the posterior margin is truncate with a V-shaped notch that is narrowed anteriorly near the base (DeLong & Hershberger, 1949; Crowder, 1952). The male subgenital plates are broadly rounded on the sides, bowing out before rounding at the apices; an overall squat appearance.

For diagrams of the genitalia of this species, see: 3I.

Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Southeastern United States (3I)
Abundance: Known from a couple historical records from the Piedmont; likely under-collected but rare.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grasses of open pine woods with abundant herbaceous undergrowth (Crowder, 1952)
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Comment: This species is most similar to Texananus ovatus (DeLong & Hershberger, 1949; Crowder, 1952).
Status: Native
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