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Monorachis sordulentus - No Common Name     CIXIIDAE Members: NC Records Public View
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description A dark species that is typically brackypterous (shortened, reduced wings); macropterous individuals are less common. The wings are mottled and there are three prominent ridges (carinae) on the thorax. The frons is very wide.

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distribution Eastern United States (UDEL)
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habitat Has been found in wet, grassy depressions at the edge of a woodlands (UDEL)
plant associates Has been recorded from Andropogon sp. (Poaceae) (UDEL)
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comments Members of this genus are infrequently encountered. This is the only brachypterous genus of Cixiids in the United States. (UDEL)
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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
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