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| synonym |
Neomegamelanus dorsalis |
| description |
A sexually dimorphic species that has the elongated profile characteristic of this genus. Males are bicolored, with black wings and a mostly black underside contrasting with a tan/brown head and thorax. Males also have a bicolored face, with a dark half of the frons and dark clypeus. Females are tan overall without any noticeable contrasting mark. The face is brown as well. This species differs from N. elongatus in color pattern, the absence of a pale, whitish middorsal line down the length of the body, and having dark rather than pale legs. (UDEL) |
| distribution |
Eastern United States (UDEL) |
| abundance |
Recorded from several counties along the coast, probably more abundant in the right coastal habitat. |
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| habitat |
Coastal salt marshes and other similar habitat with Spartina |
| plant associates |
Spartina patens (saltmeadow cordgrass) (UDEL) |
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[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 |
- Few records for NC; feeds on Sporobolus pumilus (= Spartina patens; S5) and may occur in most of the tidewater area |
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