Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

Bruchomorpha tristis Stål, 1862 - No Common Name CALISCELIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

One of the largest members of the genus; a uniform, iridescent, shiny black species with a very flat, oval-shaped face. Some specimens occasionally have a narrow bronze stripe on the frons and vertex, while other specimens can have a dark red-brown head and thorax. There is pretty much no 'nose' or head projection present on this species, and there is a small round bulge extending on the underside of the head, characteristic of this species. The legs are black. Adults are 2.6-3.5 mm long. (Doering, 1939)

For nice images of an adult, see here.

Nymphs are typically dark overall, with the characteristic flat face of the adult. Both adults and nymphs have dark legs, helpful when differentiating from other species.

distribution

Transcontinental, found across the United States and Canada (UDEL)

abundance

Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain, with a majority of records from the Piedmont; probably more abundant in the right habitat.

seasonal_occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

habitat

Has been found in grassy, brushy, field-type habitat.

plant associates

Probably grasses

behavior

comments

Sometimes adults are macropterous and have very pronounced wings, differing from the typically brachypterous individuals that have very reduced wings.

status

[Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]

list_type

[Official:] [Provisional:]

adult_id

Unmistakable and widely known Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens
Identifiable from photos showing undersides, or other specialized views [e.g., legs, face]
Identifiable only by close inspection of structural features or by DNA analysis NULL

nymph_id

Unmistakable and widely known Identifiable from good quality photos, especially where associated with known host plants
Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis
Identifiable only through rearing to adulthood NULL

G_rank

S_rank

rank_comments

tribe

Peltonotellini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Bruchomorpha tristis No Common Name
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Paul Scharf, Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Brian Bockhahn, Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: grassy/brushy habitat on the side of the road; 2 nymphs and 1 adult
	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: NYMPH, Caught Sweeping	Photo by: Paul Scharf Warren Co. Comment: Caught Sweeping
	Photo by: Rob Van Epps Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Caught sweeping

Species Photo Gallery for Bruchomorpha tristis No Common Name