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A very distinctive species, dark reddish-brown overall with bold yellow markings and long, straight-sided forewings. The head is pale, with two bold black spots on the evenly-rounded margin; the male antennae are simple and lack a disc. The pronotum has a pale spot on either side of a broad pale midline, and the pronotum and scutellum are typically otherwise yellow; however some males have an entirely black pronotum and scutellum. The face of male is yellow with a brown stripe down the median line, whereas the face of the female is mostly brown with a yellow spot beneath each ocellus. There is a very broad yellow streak on the clavus (upper portion of the wings), bordered by black, and a pale rectangular spot on the costa of the wings; otherwise, the wings are reddish-brown. While adults are typically cinnamon brown, some individuals can be bluish to black: 1, 2. The male subgenital plates are elongate and narrow, truncated at the apex. The female pregenital sternite is strongly, roundedly produced on the posterior margin with no notches but a slight median emargination. Adult males are 4.8 to 57 mm long, females are 5.1-6.2 mm; the width of the head in males is 1.7 to 1.8 mm, in females 1.7 to 2.1 mm. (Freytag 1965, Beirne 1956, DeLong 1948)
Nymphs are ant-mimics and range in color from red to black (same as ants); see: 1, 2. |
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Transcontinental across the United States and Canada (Freytag 1965) |
| abundance |
Uncommon to rare, with only a few stattered records across the state, primarily from the mountains; more likely to be encountered in higher elevation habitat. |
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Woodlands |
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Apple (Pyrus), plum, hawthorn (Crataegus phaenopyrum), Crataegus spp., Picea, Ulmus (Freytag 1965) |
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Can be attracted at night with a light. |
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[Native:]
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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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Idiocerini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Balcanocerus provancheri No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 5.5 mm |  | Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female, 5.5 mm |
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