Hoppers of North Carolina

Hoppers of North Carolina:
Spittlebugs, Leafhoppers, Treehoppers, and Planthoppers

Family (Alpha):

Hymetta kansasensis (Fairbairn, 1928) - No Common Name CICADELLIDAE Members:			NC Records	Public View

synonym

description

The most boldly-marked member of this genus. The wings are milky-white with a bold, dark brown and red color pattern. The first two crossbands are brownish to reddish, with the first typically quite thick and strongly narrowed on the costal margin while the second is more of a broken oblique zig-zag line running from the plaque to the transverse apical red line; together they tend to form a large, characteristic dark saddle. The third band is a very dark inverted V. The costal plaque is [sometimes] dark. There is a black dot on the corium which touches the claval suture, and a small brownish spot on the clavus caudad of these; there are many small reddish flecks on the corium, clavus and [sometimes] costal plaque. The vertex is either unicolorous or with orange parallel submedial lines, often with a lateral branch. The disc of the pronotum is usually darkened, resulting in a diagnotistic yellowish-brown circular patch. The scutellum has a small black dot at the apex. The thoracic venter is entirely pale. Adults are 3.2-3.5 mm long. (3I; Fairbairn, 1928)

For more images of this species, see: BG. For diagrams of this species, see: 3I.

Young nymph instars are pale with blackish tarsi, with brownish-olive markings on the body. Young instars have darker markings, and the rest of the legs become olive-blackish.

distribution

Eastern United States, primarily in the Mississippi River valley region (3I); previously known as far east as Georgia, now known from North Carolina.

abundance

Rare, only known from one county in the state, in the Piedmont; likely overlooked.

seasonal_occurrence

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

habitat

Can be found in mixed hardwood forest.

plant associates

Cercis canadensis (red bud) (3I)

behavior

Can be attracted at night with a light.

comments

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

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tribe

Erythroneurini

subgenus

Species Photo Gallery for Hymetta kansasensis No Common Name
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	Photo by: Jim Petranka Madison Co. Comment:	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Adult female (3.2 mm) reared from a group of nymphs on a Redbud leaf, submitted separately with the date of August 22, 2022.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Adult female (3.2 mm) reared from a group of nymphs on a Redbud leaf, submitted separately with the date of August 22, 2022.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Adult female (3.2 mm) reared from a group of nymphs on a Redbud leaf, submitted separately with the date of August 22, 2022.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Adult female (3.2 mm) reared from a group of nymphs on a Redbud leaf, submitted separately with the date of August 22, 2022.	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Adult female (3.2 mm) reared from a group of nymphs on a Redbud leaf, submitted separately with the date of August 22, 2022.
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Group of nymphs (larger one 2.3 mm, smaller 1.8) on the underside of a curled Redbud leaf. Adult reared on September 4 after being kept indoors in a ziploc bag with a fresh leaf (see separate submission).	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Group of nymphs (larger one 2.3 mm, smaller 1.8) on the underside of a curled Redbud leaf. Adult reared on September 4 after being kept indoors in a ziploc bag with a fresh leaf (see separate submission).
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Group of nymphs (larger one 2.3 mm, smaller 1.8) on the underside of a curled Redbud leaf. Adult reared on September 4 after being kept indoors in a ziploc bag with a fresh leaf (see separate submission).	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Group of nymphs (larger one 2.3 mm, smaller 1.8) on the underside of a curled Redbud leaf. Adult reared on September 4 after being kept indoors in a ziploc bag with a fresh leaf (see separate submission).
	Photo by: Ken Kneidel Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Group of nymphs (larger one 2.3 mm, smaller 1.8) on the underside of a curled Redbud leaf. Adult reared on September 4 after being kept indoors in a ziploc bag with a fresh leaf (see separate submission).	Photo by: Scott Bolick Guilford Co. Comment:
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Species Photo Gallery for Hymetta kansasensis No Common Name