Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

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

synonym

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.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

Wet, wetland-like vegetated areas

plant associates

Spartina patens (Poaceae Eragrostideae Chloridoideae) (UDEL)

behavior

comments

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

Delphacini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Megamelus lobatus No Common Name
	Photo by: unknown Out Of State Co. Comment: femalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett	Photo by: unknown Out Of State Co. Comment: femalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
	Photo by: unknown Out Of State Co. Comment: femalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett	Photo by: unknown Out Of State Co. Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
	Photo by: unknown Out Of State Co. Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett	Photo by: unknown Out Of State Co. Comment: malernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett

Species Photo Gallery for Megamelus lobatus No Common Name