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A small, tawny species with a short rounded vertex that is essentially parallel margined. The wings are tawny overall, concolorous with the pronotum, scutellum and vertex, and there are scattered pale spots in the cells. The wing venation and nervures are a distinctive red color except for the reflexed nervures along the costa, which have fuscous ends; the venation near the apex of the clavi is also fuscous, and the wing tips are fuscous as well. The male subgenital plates are triangular. Adults are 4.5-5.0 mm long. (Ball, 1931)
For diagrams of this species, see: 3I. For additional images of specimens, see: BOLD. |
| distribution |
Quite rare; previously known from Florida (Ball, 1931), now known as far north as North Carolina. |
| abundance |
Rare, several recent records from the Coastal Plain. |
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Can be attracted at night with a light. |
| comments |
This species is smaller than M. cinctum and has a shorter vertex, being almost parallel margined rather than slightly subconical; in profile, the vertex is obtusely conical. It lacks the pale bands characteristic of cinctum and has noticeable red venation on the wings. The female pregenital sternite is also shorter than in cinctum. (Ball, 1931) |
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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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Species Photo Gallery for Menosoma stonei No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: male, mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: male, 4.5 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Pender Co.
Comment: male, mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: 5.5 mm |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
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 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: 5.5 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: 5.5 mm; photographed by K. Kittelberger |
 | Photo by: Larry Chen, Sarah Toner, Joshua Emm, Abner Burgos-Melendez
Onslow Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/315703094 |  | Photo by: Emma Jonas
Onslow Co.
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 | Photo by: cypselurus - Larry Chen
Richmond Co.
Comment: iNat record: 307287568 |
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