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Arundanus parvulus (DeLong, 1935) - No Common Name     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View


© Bo Sullivan- note coloration

© Bo Sullivan- note head shape and pattern

© Bo Sullivan

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description A small species that is orange overall without defined color markings except for "a narrow pale waved marginal band between a narrow ventral marginal line, which is waved, and a few faint markings above [the] margin, especially a pair of faint spots [in the] middle and a faint spot next [to] each ocellus." The vertex is bluntly angled and pointed, and is 1/3 wider between the eyes than the median length. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin broadly, concavely rounded; the inside of this excavation can be slightly waved. The male genital plates are long and slender, triangular in shape. (DeLong 1941)
distribution Known only from the Carolinas and Georgia
abundance Only recorded from a single county in the Coastal Plain; probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Moist areas where the host plant grows.
plant associates Cane/native bamboo (Arundinaria tecta)
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
comments NOTE: Arundanus is a genus that consists of a number of species that look like one another. It is therefore important to get a clear, detailed picture of the underside to determine species identification.
status [Native:] [Introduced:] [Extirpated:]
list_type [Official:] [Provisional:]
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
G_rank GNR [G3]
S_rank [SU]
rank_comments r - Globally known from NC to Georgia; only a single historic record from NC; feeds on Switch Cane (S5) and may be found more widely in the Coastal Plain
tribe Deltocephalini
subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Arundanus parvulus No Common Name

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm