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Megamelus metzaria Crawford, 1914 - 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 the scutellum and parts of the abdomen much darker. The crown is distinctly less than twice as long as the apical width. The wings are semihyaline with a brown spot before the apex of the clavus in macropters. A large species, macropterous males are 4.8 mm long while females are 5.0 mm. Brachypterous males are brown with darker lateral margins of the thorax and abdomen; the frons is brown with a dark brown band across the clypeus. Brachypterous females are colored similarly to the males. (Beamer, 1955)
distribution Throughout the United States and Canada (UDEL)
abundance Recorded from a single county in the Piedmont; probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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plant associates Spartina pectinata (Poaceae) (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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tribe Delphacini
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Species Photo Gallery for Megamelus metzaria No Common Name

Photo by: unknown
Out Of State Co.
Comment: femalerndet. S. Wilsonrnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett		Photo by: unknown
Out Of State Co.
Comment: femalerndet. S. Wilsonrnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
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Out Of State Co.
Comment: femalerndet. S. Wilsonrnphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett		Photo by: unknown
Out Of State Co.
Comment: malerncoll. July 14, 1918rnimages provided by C.R. Bartlett
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Out Of State Co.
Comment: malerncoll. July 14, 1918rnimages provided by C.R. Bartlett		Photo by: unknown
Out Of State Co.
Comment: malerncoll. July 14, 1918rnimages provided by C.R. Bartlett