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A pale yellow, yellowish-green, to light brown species with dark eyes; the forewing is yellowish subhyaline. The vertex is bluntly, angularly produced and is three-fifths longer at the middle than next to the eye. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin angulate, excavated to about one-half the length of the segment and bearing a short median spatulate process, which does not extend past the posterior angles. The male subgenital plates are broad at the bases and narrowed to long acute apices with slightly sinuate lateral margins; the plates are almost as long as the pygofer. Adult males are 6.5-7.1 mm long, females are 6.9-7.6 mm. (DeLong 1948, Cwikla 1988)
To view some pinned specimens, see: BOLD. For diagrams of this species, see: 3I. |
| distribution |
Eastern and central United States; uncommon, not a common species in collections. |
| abundance |
A few records from the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; likely under collected and therefore under reported. |
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| habitat |
Probably grassy areas, forest edge |
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| behavior |
Can be attracted at night with a light. |
| comments |
NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notoriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and they can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features. Therefore, it is very important most Chlorotettix species other than necopinus and tergatus to obtain a picture of the underside.
C. attenuatus can be separated from other Chlorotettix species by the combination of the lack of pygofer processes and the unique aedeagus that has the posterior process directed dorsally and then ventrally in the lateral aspect (Cwikla 1988). |
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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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Pendarini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix attenuatus No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: male |  | Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female caught sweeping grasses |
 | Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female caught sweeping grasses |  | Photo by: Solomon Hendrix
Out Of State Co.
Comment: adult female caught sweeping grasses |
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