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| description |
This species has a strongly produced, angled vertex with a bold pattern. The vertex margin is white, bordered below by a uniform black band and above by a series of black spots: there are three large triangular black spots separated from one another on either side of the vertex, with the central pair the largest. The vertex is slightly wider between the eyes than the median length. The male subgenital plates are long and narrow, bluntly pointed and divergent from one another. Adults are around 4.5 mm long (DeLong 1941, DeLong 1948). Additionally, the wings have some dark spots in wing cells, particularly one of the apical cells in males and in the claval area for females. Females, previously unknown for this species, have a pregenital sternite that has a slightly defined median tooth along the posterior margin; otherwise, the posterior margin is relatively straight.
Nymphs are mottled orange/brown and white, and show black markings on the vertex that are similar to the those on the adults.
For diagrams of this species, see: 3I. For more images of the species, see: BG. |
| distribution |
A rare species, known only from Tennessee and Kentucky |
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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; however, proprius is distinctive in its head markings. |
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[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] |
| S_rank |
[S2S4] |
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| tribe |
Deltocephalini |
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