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Chlorotettix leersius n. sp. - Chlorotettix leersius undescribed     CICADELLIDAE Members: NC Records Public View

© Kyle Kittelberger- note vertex shape
© Kyle Kittelberger
© Kyle Kittelberger- note greenish color
© Kyle Kittelberger- female, note pregenital
sternite shape
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description A greenish yellow species, with greenish eyes and yellowish subhyaline forewings (sometimes with a tinge of brown). The crown is roundedly produced, with the median length slightly longer than the length next to the eye. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin concavely excavated to about one=half of the length of the segment, with the median spatulate processes laterally expanded distally; the lateral angles are rounded. Adult males are 5.9 to 6.6 mm long, while females are 6.5 to 7.0 mm, ranging to at least 7.8 mm based on records on this site. (Cwikla, 1988)
distribution Known from Maryland and North Carolina (Cwikla, 1988)
abundance Uncommon, primarily found in the Coastal Plain but also in the Piedmont; likely more abundant near marshes.
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habitat Freshwater marshes (Cwikla, 1988)
plant associates Collected from Leersia sp., for which it is named (Cwikla, 1988)
behavior Can be attracted at night with a light.
comments NOTE: Chlorotettix is a notriously difficult genus to identify to species visually; a majority of the species are various shade of yellow and green, and they can only be reliably distinguished by looking at genital features. Therefore, it is very important for all Chlorotettix species other than necopinus and tergatus to obtain a picture of the underside. This species is most similar to C. limosus, which has not been recorded in the state yet.

This species is not officially recognized, though it is known in the hopper community. It was described in Paul Cwikla's PhD thesis revision of Chlorotettix in 1988, the most comprehensive treatment of the genus to date. However, some of the changes to the genus that Cwikla made in his thesis, such as describing new species like leersius, were never officially published in the scientific literature. Therefore, those changes and new species have not been officially recognized and incorporated into Cicadellid taxonomy.

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 Pendarini
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Species Photo Gallery for Chlorotettix leersius n. sp. Chlorotettix leersius undescribed

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 7.5 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 7.5 mm. C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Jones Co.
Comment: female; 7.5 mm. C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.8 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Richmond Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.7 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: pocosin/savanna; female, 7.5 mm. C. leersius?		Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: pocosin/savanna; female, 7.5 mm. C. leersius?
Photo by: J. B. Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: pocosin/savanna; female, 7.5 mm. C. leersius?		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Scotland Co.
Comment: female, 7.0 mm; C. leersius		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694; female, mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480694; female, 7.3 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53386714; female, 7.4 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741; female, mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741; female, 7.5 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480741; female, 7.5 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891; female, 7.5 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891; female, mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53596891; female, 7.5 mm, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718; female, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718; female, additional pics by K. Kittelberger
Photo by: Erich Hofmann
Craven Co.
Comment: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53480718; female, additional pics by K. Kittelberger		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Scotland Co.
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Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Scotland Co.
Comment: 		Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Scotland Co.
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