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Megamelus lobatus Beamer, 1955 - No Common Name     DELPHACIDAE Members: NC Records Public View


© Charles Bartlett- male

© Charles Bartlett- male

© Charles Bartlett- female

© Charles Bartlett- female

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description Beamer notes that this species is yellowish in color with a dark brown to blackish longitudinal stripe on either side of the dorsum in males; the lobes of the ninth abdominal segment are yellow. Females are brownish overall with darker lateral margins. Macropterous individuals have a milky elytra except for a fuscous spot near the apex of the clavus. The vertex is about twice as long as the apical width. The frons and antennal segments are brown to dark brown. Brachypterous males are 3.0 mm long while females are 3.5 mm; macropterous males are 3.5 mm long while females are 4.0 mm. (Beamer, 1955)

For additional images of specimens of this species, including macropters, see: BG.

distribution Eastern United States (UDEL)
abundance Recorded from a single county in the Coastal Plain, probably more abundant in the right habitat; rare.
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habitat Wet, wetland-like vegetated areas
plant associates Spartina patens (Poaceae Eragrostideae Chloridoideae) (UDEL)
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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
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tribe Delphacini
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Species Photo Gallery for Megamelus lobatus No Common Name

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Out Of State Co.
Comment: femalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
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Out Of State Co.
Comment: femalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
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Out Of State Co.
Comment: femalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
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Out Of State Co.
Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
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Out Of State Co.
Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
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Out Of State Co.
Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett