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Adults are around 3 mm long. A narrow species, the vertex, pronotum, and scutellum are yellowish. The wings are a dull greenish subhyaline color, with conspicuous yellow veins. The female pregenital sternite has a central produced lobe that is narrow, rounded at the apex. Lateral lobes are two-thirds the length of the central lobe. The male subgenital plates are broad at the base, strongly curving inwards at the apices which are blunt; they are 1.5 times as long as the valve. (DeLong & Caldwell, 1936; Hamilton, 1998) |
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Eastern United States (Hamilton, 1998) |
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Previously reported from the state in Hamilton (1998), but not sure from where; recently recorded [tentatively] from a county in the lower Piedmont. |
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Has been found in a weedy, grassy field next to a mixed woods |
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Forcipata refers to the male genitalia, which ends in forceps-like claspers. (BG)
F. loca is the most common and widespread member of this genus in North America. However, there are two other members of this genus that have apparently been recorded from North Carolina: F. acclina, from somewhere in the mountains near the TN border, and F. ohioensis (Hamilton, 1998). Forcipata can be a challenging genus to identify, as the species all more or less resemble one another externally, differing in male and female genitalia (more so in male). It is therefore pertinent to collect a male specimen to determine species identification of Forcipata in the state, or to get clear images of the pregenital sternite in females. |
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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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Dikraneurini |
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Species Photo Gallery for Forcipata ohioensis No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Several caught sweeping - all females. |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Several caught sweeping - all females. |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Several caught sweeping - all females. |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Several caught sweeping - all females. |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Several caught sweeping - all females. |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Several caught sweeping - all females. |
 | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Several caught sweeping - all females. Tentative |  | Photo by: Rob Van Epps
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: Several caught sweeping - all females. Tentative |
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