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Tideltellus marinus - No Common Name

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Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: Deltocephalini
Taxonomic Author: (Metcalf & Osborn, 1920)
Identification
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Description: A characteristically very small species, being around 2.25 mm. The color overall is pale yellow to brownish, with four black spots above the margin on the vertex; the inner pair of spots are the largest. In well-marked individuals, that are four to six oblique dashes on the coronal disc. The pronotum has six faint longitudinal stripes. The elytra is a dull white to olive color, with the veins lighter and [sometimes] margined with fuscous. The face is yellowish with several pairs of fuscous arcs. The female pregenital sternite is more than twice as long as the preceding, with the lateral margins rapidly narrowed and rounded to the posterior margin, which is very slightly concave with [sometimes] traces of a small median tooth; otherwise, the sternite is relatively straight. The male subgenital plates are triangular and broad at the base, and concavely rounding to sharp, divergent, upturned black apices. Adult males are 2.0-2.5 mm long, while females are 2.3-3.0 mm. (DeLong, 1926; Kramer, 1971)

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Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Southeastern United States (3I), to Texas.
Abundance: Rare, known from a single record from the Coastal Plain. Probably undetected throughout the region, especially based on its habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Grassy mats on the seashore between the high and low tide lines. Also found in prairie grasses and other grassy habitats. (DeLong, 1926; Kramer, 1971)
Plant Associates: Fine-leaved grass (Kramer, 1971)
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Comment: The very small size and male genitalia help distinguish this species (Kramer, 1971). In its tidal habitat, the species is apparently submerged during a part of each day (DeLong, 1926).
Status: Native
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