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Megamelus ungulatus 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-brown in color with a broad, light longitudinal stripe and a broad dark lateral stripe on each side of the dorsum and most of the elytra. The outer lobs of the ninth abdominal segment are golden yellow. The vertex is a little more than twice as long as the apical width and extends about a third of its length past the eyes. Brachypterous males are 3.0 mm long while females are 3.5 mm. (Beamer, 1955)
distribution Eastern United States (from CT and NC) (UDEL)
abundance Recorded from several counties in the Piedmont, probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Wet seeps, fields, other watery sites
plant associates Species of this genus are associated with aquatic and semiaquatic plants in various families. (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 ungulatus No Common Name

Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: about 8 collected along with about 8 Stenocranus dorsalis while doing a stationary sweep in a very wet area in a retention depression for 5 minutes - unid_leafhopper		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through marshy retention basin
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through marshy retention basin		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: sweep through marshy retention basin
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin		Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin
Photo by: Ken Kneidel
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 3.4 mm, caught in a sweep through a weedy detention basin		Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004134rnfemalernimages provided by C.R. Bartlett
Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004134rnfemalernimages provided by C.R. Bartlett		Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004134rnfemalernimages provided by C.R. Bartlett
Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004129rnmalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett		Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004129rnmalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett
Photo by: A. Gonzon
Out Of State Co.
Comment: UDCC_NRI 00004129rnmalernphotos provided by C.R. Bartlett		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in a wet, weedy retention area.
Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in a wet, weedy retention area. 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Caught sweeping in a wet, weedy retention area.