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


© Bo Sullivan

© Bo Sullivan- note vertex

© Bo Sullivan

© Bo Sullivan- male, note subgenital plates

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description Similar to A. latidens in markings and appearance, but has a more produced head. The vertex is bluntly angularly produced, a little wider between the eyes than the median length. Overall, this species is brown tinged with orange. The vertex margin is yellow, bordered above and below with a waved black line; often the above line is broken into elongate dashes. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin concavely excavated with a short, broad tooth in the middle (the roundness of the excavation is interrupted with this tooth). The male genital plates are long and slender, diverging slightly from one another. (DeLong 1941)
distribution Known only from North and South Carolina (DeLong 1941)
abundance Rare, one historic and one recent record from a couple counties in the Coastal Plain; likely more abundant in the right habitat.
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habitat Moist areas where the host plant grows.
plant associates Cane/native bamboo (Arundinaria)
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/ne - Globally known only from NC and SC; only one 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 carolinus No Common Name

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 4.2 mm