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| synonym |
Tylopelta americana |
| description |
A distinctive looking treehopper, dark reddish-brown to blackish in color. Key characteristics include its small size and the wavy, uneven outline of the pronotum, the latter of which is not found on any of the other treehoppers found in NC. The head is nearly quadrangular and is punctured. The tegmina are blackish brown, spotted in the middle with white; the exterior angle and apex are ferruginous-brown, with a white patch in front of this. The legs are black while the tarsi are a light ferruginous color. Adult females are 4 mm long while males are 3 mm. (Kopp & Yonke, 1973)
See FSCA for more info, and BG for additional images of this species. |
| distribution |
Southeastern United States, west to the Southwest and south through Mexico into Central America (FSCA) |
| abundance |
An uncommon to rare species with several records in the state. Seasonal distribution: 16 April-27 September (CTNC) |
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| plant associates |
Desmodium sp. (CTNC) |
| behavior |
To listen to the male courtship call for this genus, listen here. These courtship calls are not audible to the human ear, and the calls here are produced by recording the substrate vibrations that the treehoppers use to communicate through the plants themselves. The recorded call is then amplified so that it is now audible to human ears. Research has shown that treehoppers use vibrations to attract mates, to announce the discovery of a good feeding site, or to alert a defending mother to the approach of a predator (T.IM) . |
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[Native:]
[Introduced:]
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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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Membracini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Tylopelta gibbera No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf
McDowell Co.
Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz |  | Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf
McDowell Co.
Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz |
 | Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf
McDowell Co.
Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz |  | Photo by: Bockhahn, Scharf
McDowell Co.
Comment: LAJA - 2014 BioBlitz |
 | Photo by: Matthew S. Wallace
Out Of State Co.
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