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Dark brown overall. The crown is white with a thin dark brown, interrupted anterior marginal line. There is an orange to dark brown wavy transverse band in front of the eyes; the eyes are dark brown. The face is pale yellow, with a dark brown area under the medial half of the eyes; there are several dark brown lines below the crown margin. The pronotum is dark brown mottled with pale yellow areas with a white translucent posterior margin. The scutellum is yellowish-white with a light brown central area and dark brown to black quadrate spots in each antero-lateral margin; the posterolateral margins each have a black dot. The wings are brownish with most cells dark brown, some white translucent spots; the wing venation is also dark brown. The coxae are dark brown. The abdominal terga are dorsally dark brown, laterally white, ventrally with white anterior and brown posterior. The sterna are dark brown in some specimens with a posterior white triangle or longitudinal medial line on sterna four to six. The male subgenital plates are short and pointed, with large lateral setae. The female pregenital sternite (sternite #7) is white with a brown posterior marginal band; the pygofer is long and narrow and brown. Adult males are 5.7-6.1 mm long, while females are 6.4-7.3 mm. (Barnett 1976)
The nymph is dark brown overall with lateral white dots on terga 5 and 6. (Barnett 1976) |
| distribution |
Eastern United States and Canada (Barnett 1976) |
| abundance |
A single record from the mountains; likely under collected. Rare |
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Woodland |
| plant associates |
Ulmus americana (Barnett 1976) |
| behavior |
Probably 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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Scaphoideini |
| subgenus |
Latenus |
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