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A yellowish species with two very large and bold black spots on the margin of the vertex, with two smaller black spots between them at the apex. The head is bluntly rounded, and the face has a symmetrical, barred black pattern. The pronotum is yellow, with a transverse band on the anterior margin and broad orange band on the posterior margin. The female pregenital sternite is emarginate posteriorly, with the excavation having a small median concave notch. The male subgenital plates gradually narrow to acute tips. Adults are 2.5-3.0 mm long. (DeLong 1948)
For diagrams of this species, see: Zahniser. |
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Eastern United States |
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Recorded from a couple counties in the Piedmont and mountains; probably more abundant in the right habitat. |
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Grassy areas, fields, meadows, pasture |
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Grasses |
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Can probably be attracted at night with a light. |
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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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Species Photo Gallery for Unerus colonus No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen |  | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: NCSU specimen |
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