Hoppers of North Carolina

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

Family (Alpha):

Neomegamelanus elongatus (Ball, 1905) - No Common Name DELPHACIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

A sexually dimorphic species that has the elongated profile characteristic of this genus. Males are darker than females, which are fairly pale to light brown in color. Males have blackish wings while [presumably] females have mostly clear wings except for a dark edge to the wing tips. This species differs from N. spartini in color pattern, the presence of a pale, whitish middorsal line down the length of the body, and having pale rather than dark legs. Nymphs range in color from yellowish to fairly dark (presumably based on sex). (UDEL)

distribution

Eastern United States; also Bahamas and Puerto Rico (UDEL)

abundance

A locally common species along the coast. In the appropriate habitat, on Spartina patens, this species can occur in a high density.

seasonal_occurrence

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

habitat

Coastal salt marshes and other similar habitat with Spartina

plant associates

Spartina patens (saltmeadow cordgrass) (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

GNR [G4G5]

S_rank

[S3S4]

rank_comments

- Several recent records for NC; feeds on Sporobolus pumilus (= Spartina patens; S5) and may occur in most of the tidewater area

tribe

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Neomegamelanus elongatus No Common Name
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger Dare Co. Comment: open, coastal, pine habiat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat
	Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger, Paul Scharf Beaufort Co. Comment: coastal, mostly cordgrass habitat

Species Photo Gallery for Neomegamelanus elongatus No Common Name