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Greenish overall, with a notable highly rounded vertex that is not much longer in the middle compared to the length next to the reddish-brown eyes. The subgenital plates are long, tapered, and triangular. The male is 7.0 mm long. |
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Known from a single record from coastal North Carolina |
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Rare, a single specimen collected from the coast. |
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This is likely an undescribed species, based on the male specimen dissected by the late Bo Sullivan. The vertex and overall body appearance are strikingly distinct, and based on the genitalia, this appears to belong to Chlorotettix. However, there is no match for the genitalia in Cwikla's dissertation revision of the genus from 1988. Some of the closest matches were Neotropical species or those that occurred in the western United States. Chlorotettix unicolor has a similar aedeagus (prominent forked tip with a smaller branch below the fork) and style, but the overall head and eye shape eliminates unicolor; the pygofer and style shapes also seem to differ from that of unicolor. C. dentatus is another possibility, and occurs in the eastern U.S., but the genitalia are even more different for that species. "This specimen certainly looks like a Chlorotettix to me but you're right that the shape of the head is unusual... I don't recognize the genitalia and if you can't find it in Cwikla's dissertation then it's quite possibly a new species. It's certainly possible that there are still new species lurking in the wilds of North Carolina." (C. Dietrich to K. Kittelberger) |
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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 Chlorotettix n-species Undescribed Chlorotettix Species |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male, 7 mm long |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male, 7 mm long; likely an undescribed species |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male, 7 mm long; likely an undescribed species |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male, 7 mm long; likely an undescribed species |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male, 7 mm long; likely an undescribed species |  | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male, 7 mm long; likely an undescribed species |
 | Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Carteret Co.
Comment: male, 7 mm long; likely an undescribed species |
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