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Flavoclypeus aduncus (Beamer, 1948) - No Common Name     DELPHACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View
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synonym Delphacodes adunca
description A glossy brown to dark brown species with extensive pale markings, including white to yellow antennae. The posterior edge of the pronotum is white while the wings are clear. Males have a black vertex and a black frons contrasting with the pale clypeus. The pygofer (last abdominal segment) is dark brown to black laterally, on the sides. Females are typically much paler than males, being uniform white to yellow in color with a pale face. This species very closely resembles F. andromedus in coloration and pattern. However, in males of aduncus the first antennal segment is yellow while in andromedus the first segment is brown. Male brachypters are around 1.61 mm long while females are around 1.85 mm. (K & B, 2013)
distribution Southeastern United States (UDEL); infrequently encountered
abundance DuBose notes that this species has been taken on several occasions in Raleigh and also in the mountains. (DuBose)
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comments Macropters are not known in this species.
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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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