Hoppers of North Carolina

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CICADELLIDAE Members:	NC Records
Polyamia compacta - No Common Name

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Taxonomy

Family: CICADELLIDAE

Subfamily: Deltocephalinae

Tribe: Deltocephalini

Subgenus: Copolyamia

Taxonomic Author: (Osborn & Ball, 1897)

Identification

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Description: The vertex is yellow with fuscous marks and spots. The pronotum has brown or fuscous spots and brown vittae; the scutellum has dark spots. The forewings are yellow, with light veins and the margins of cells fuscous. The clypeus has fuscous arcs, of which one is visible dorsally. The female pregenital sternite is trilobate in shape, with a slight median projection and some dark markings on the posterior margin to either side. The male subgenital plates are longer than the pygofer and have macrosetae. Adult males are 2.5-2.9 mm long, while females are 2.5 mm; submacropterous females are 2.5-2.7 mm long. (Sinada & Blocker, 1994) For diagrams of the species, see: 3I. For images of specimens, see: BOLD.

Distribution in North Carolina


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Distribution: Primarily eastern and central North America (3I)
Abundance: Recorded from the state (Metcalf, 1967), but unclear from where exactly.
Seasonal Occurrence

Habitats and Life History

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Comment: This species is likely most similar to Polyamia interrupta.

Status: Native

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Polyamia compacta - No Common Name