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Males are lemon-yellow overall, especially the crown which is longer than wide, and have semihyaline greenish-yellow tegmina with contrastingly yellow venation; the eyes are brown. Males are unmarked overall except for very faint brown clypeal arcs on the face. The male subgenital plates are subtriangular, being strongly constricted at the midlength and lined laterally with uniseriate macrosetae. Females are colored similar to the males but the head often has a whitish stripe on the median line of the crown. The pregenital sternite is well-produced, being half as long as broad and with sloping, rounded margins on either side of the rounded, central production; the mesal lobe is also darkened. The ovipositor is deep brown to light brown marginally. Adult males are 2.8-3.0 mm long, while females are 3.0-3.3 mm. (Ross & Hamilton 1972)
For more images of this species, see: BG. |
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Eastern and central North America (3I) |
| abundance |
Rare, a single recent record from the mountains; likely under-collected. |
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Grassy meadows |
| plant associates |
Uniola latifolia, Lespeda sp. (Ross & Hamilton 1972) |
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NOTE: Laevicephalus is a challenging genus to identify without a detailed view of the female pregenital sternite or male subgenital plates. It is therefore important to photograph the undersides of members of this genus for an accurate identification.
This species most closely resembles L. sylvestris in appearance and certain genitalic characters, especially of the female. However, L. peronatus has a weakly concave ventral margin of the pygofer; it also lacks brown dorsal bands, has a strongly produced female pregenital sternite, and lacks the divergent male subgenital plates of sylvestris. (Ross & Hamilton 1972) |
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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 Laevicephalus peronatus No Common Name |
 | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet |  | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet; female. State record |
 | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet; female. State record |  | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet; female. State record |
 | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet; female. State record |  | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet; female. State record |
 | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet; female. State record |  | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet; female. State record. Additional pics by J. Petranka |
 | Photo by: Marilyn Westphal, Nora Murdock
Henderson Co.
Comment: Caught on beat sheet; female. State record. Additional pics by J. Petranka |
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