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ACANALONIIDAE-Acanaloniid Planthoppers
ACHILIDAE-Achilid Planthoppers
APHROPHORIDAE-Spittlebugs
CALISCELIDAE-Piglet Bugs
CERCOPIDAE-Spittlebugs
CICADELLIDAE-Leafhoppers
CIXIIDAE-Cixiid Planthoppers
CLASTOPTERIDAE-Tube Spittlebugs
DELPHACIDAE-Delphacid Planthoppers
DERBIDAE-Derbid Planthoppers
DICTYOPHARIDAE-Dictypharid Planthoppers
FLATIDAE-Flatid Planthoppers
FULGORIDAE-Fulgorid Planthoppers
ISSIDAE-Issid Planthoppers
MEMBRACIDAE-Treehoppers
TROPIDUCHIDAE-Tropiduchid Planthoppers
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Cicadellidae Members:
Agallia constricta
Agallia deleta
Agallia lingulata
Agallia quadripunctata
Agalliopsis ancistra
Agalliopsis cervina
Agalliopsis novella
Agalliopsis peneoculata
Ceratagallia accola
Ceratagallia agricola
Ceratagallia vulgaris
Cuerna costalis
Draeculacephala antica
Draeculacephala balli
Draeculacephala bradleyi
Draeculacephala constricta
Draeculacephala inscripta
Draeculacephala mollipes
Draeculacephala portola
Draeculacephala robinsoni
Draeculacephala savannahae
Draeculacephala septemguttata
Draeculacephala unidentified species
Graphocephala coccinea
Graphocephala fennahi
Graphocephala gothica
Graphocephala hieroglyphica
Graphocephala teliformis
Graphocephala versuta
Helochara communis
Homalodisca vitripennis
Oncometopia orbona
Paraulacizes irrorata
Phera insolita
Provancherana tripunctata
Sibovia occatoria
Tylozygus bifidus
Tylozygus geometricus
Xyphon flaviceps
Xyphon reticulatum
Aphrodes bicinctus
Anoscopus serratulae
Driotura gammaroides
Driotura robusta
Stroggylocephalus mixtus
Xestocephalus brunneus
Xestocephalus n-species
Xestocephalus similis
Xestocephalus superbus
Xestocephalus tesselatus
Acinopterus acuminatus
Aligia meridiana
Amblysellus curtisii
Amplicephalus littoralis
Amplicephalus osborni
Arthaldeus pascuellus
Arundanus arundineus
Arundanus carolinus
Arundanus crumbi
Arundanus fastigatus
Arundanus flavotinctus
Arundanus latidens
Arundanus marginellus
Arundanus nacreosus
Arundanus parvulus
Arundanus proprius
Arundanus rubralineus
Arundanus sarissus
Arundanus shermani
Atanus perspicillatus
Athysanus argentarius
Balclutha abdominalis
Balclutha impicta
Balclutha incisa
Balclutha neglecta
Balclutha punctata
Balclutha rosea
Balclutha unidentified species
Bandara curvata
Bandara johnsoni
Cantura jucunda
Chlorotettix attenuatus
Chlorotettix aurum
Chlorotettix balli
Chlorotettix dozieri
Chlorotettix fallax
Chlorotettix floridanus
Chlorotettix galbanatus
Chlorotettix iridescens
Chlorotettix lusorius
Chlorotettix melanotus
Chlorotettix meriscus
Chlorotettix necopinus
Chlorotettix nudatus
Chlorotettix orbonata
Chlorotettix rugicollis
Chlorotettix spatulatus
Chlorotettix suturalis
Chlorotettix tergatus
Chlorotettix tunicatus
Chlorotettix unicolor
Chlorotettix viridius
Chlorotettix unidentified species
Cicadula saliens
Colladonus brunneus
Colladonus clitellarius
Deltanus texanus
Destria bisignata
Diplocolenus configuratus
Doleranus longulus
Doleranus vividus
Doratura stylata
Endria inimica
Errastunus ocellaris
Eutettix luridus
Eutettix pictus
Eutettix n. sp.
Excultanus excultus
Exitianus exitiosus
Extrusanus extrusus
Fieberiella florii
Fitchana vitellina
Flexamia areolata
Flexamia clayi
Flexamia picta
Flexamia producta
Flexamia pyrops
Flexamia reflexa
Flexamia sandersi
Flexamia unidentified species
Graminella aureovittata
Graminella fitchii
Graminella nigrifrons
Graminella sonora
Graminella villica
Idiodonus kennecottii
Japananus hyalinus
Laevicephalus melsheimerii
Laevicephalus sylvestris
Laevicephalus unicoloratus
Latalus sayii
Limotettix anthracinus
Limotettix instabilis
Limotettix kryptus
Limotettix parallelus
Macrosteles lepidus
Macrosteles parvidens
Macrosteles quadrilineatus
Macrosteles slossoni
Memnonia flavida
Menosoma cincta
Mesamia nigridorsum
Norvellina helenae
Norvellina seminuda
Orientus ishidae
Osbornellus auronitens
Osbornellus clarus
Osbornellus consors
Osbornellus limosus
Osbornellus rotundus
Osbornellus unicolor
Osbornellus unidentified species
Paraphlepsius attractus
Paraphlepsius bifidus
Paraphlepsius carolinus
Paraphlepsius collitus
Paraphlepsius continuus
Paraphlepsius cornutus
Paraphlepsius eburneolus
Paraphlepsius electus
Paraphlepsius floridanus
Paraphlepsius fulvidorsum
Paraphlepsius fuscipennis
Paraphlepsius geneticus
Paraphlepsius humidus
Paraphlepsius incisus
Paraphlepsius irroratus
Paraphlepsius latifrons
Paraphlepsius mimus
Paraphlepsius operculatus
Paraphlepsius planus
Paraphlepsius pusillus
Paraphlepsius quadratus
Paraphlepsius strobi
Paraphlepsius tennessus
Paraphlepsius torridus
Paraphlepsius truncatus
Paraphlepsius tubus
Paraphlepsius turpiculus
Paraphlepsius unidentified species
Pendarus auroalbus
Pendarus avicephalus
Pendarus nudus
Pendarus palustris
Pendarus punctiscriptus
Pendarus stipatus
Pendarus uhleri
Penthimia americana
Penthimia floridana
Planicephalus flavicosta_flavocostatus complex
Polyamia alboneura
Polyamia apicata
Polyamia interrupta
Polyamia obtecta
Polyamia weedi
Prescottia lobata
Psammotettix lividellus
Reventazonia lawsoni
Sanctanus aestuarium
Sanctanus cruciatus
Sanctanus fasciatus
Sanctanus sanctus
Sanctanus tectus
Scaphoideus angustatus
Scaphoideus atlantus
Scaphoideus carinatus
Scaphoideus cinerosus
Scaphoideus crassus
Scaphoideus cylindratus
Scaphoideus densus
Scaphoideus immistus
Scaphoideus incisus
Scaphoideus jannus
Scaphoideus luteolus
Scaphoideus minor
Scaphoideus nigrellus
Scaphoideus ochraceus
Scaphoideus opalinus
Scaphoideus productus
Scaphoideus pullus
Scaphoideus soleus
Scaphoideus tergatus
Scaphoideus titanus
Scaphoideus veterator
Scaphoideus unidentified species
Scaphytopius abbreviatus
Scaphytopius acutus
Scaphytopius angustatus
Scaphytopius cinereus
Scaphytopius elegans
Scaphytopius frontalis
Scaphytopius fulvus
Scaphytopius latus
Scaphytopius magdalensis
Scaphytopius nigrifrons
Scaphytopius rubellus
Scaphytopius triangularis
Scaphytopius verecundus
Scaphytopius unidentified species
Sorhoanus orientalis
Spangbergiella quadripunctata
Spangbergiella vulnerata
Stirellus bicolor
Texananus caducus
Texananus decorus
Texananus longipennis
Texananus majestus
Texananus superbus
Texananus unidentified species
Thamnotettix confinis
Unerus colonus
Jikradia melanota
Jikradia olitoria
Tinobregmus vittatus
Neocoelidia tuberculata
Neocoelidia tumidifrons
Balcanocerus provancheri
Idiocerus nr. albolinea
Idiocerus nervatus
Macropsis decisa
Macropsis dixiensis
Macropsis fumipennis
Macropsis reversalis
Macropsis tristis
Macropsis viridis
Oncopsis abietis
Oncopsis citra
Oncopsis deluda
Oncopsis flavidorsum
Oncopsis infumata
Oncopsis minor
Oncopsis nigrinasi
Oncopsis sobria
Pediopsoides distinctus
Alconeura macra
Alebra aurea
Alebra bicincta
Alebra castaneae
Alebra eburnea
Alebra thoracica
Dikraneura angustata
Dikrella maculata
Edwardsiana rosae
Empoasca alboneura
Empoasca bifurcata
Empoasca coccinea
Empoasca delongi
Empoasca erigeron
Empoasca fabae
Empoasca fabalis
Empoasca recurvata
Empoasca unidentified species
Erasmoneura atra or nigra
Erasmoneura fulmina
Erasmoneura vulnerata
Eratoneura ardens
Eratoneura basilaris
Eratoneura bella
Eratoneura comoides
Eratoneura era
Eratoneura nr. forfex
Eratoneura hartii
Eratoneura hymettana
Eratoneura micheneri
Eratoneura morgani
Eratoneura nigriventer
Eratoneura noncuspidis
Eratoneura osborni
Eratoneura paraesculi
Eratoneura complex 1
Eratoneura complex 2
Eratoneura complex 3
Eratoneura stephensoni
Eratoneura stoveri
Eratoneura unidentified species
Erythridula abolla
Erythridula amabilis
Erythridula angularis
Erythridula nr. aspera
Erythridula cauta
Erythridula cornipes
Erythridula crevecoeuri
Erythridula dowelli
Erythridula electa
Erythridula frisoni
Erythridula lawsoniana
Erythridula noeva
Erythridula pfrimmeri
Erythridula plena
Erythridula rufostigmosa
Erythridula tenuispica
Erythridula torva
Erythridula verdana
Erythridula complex 1
Erythridula unidentified species
Erythroneura aclys
Erythroneura acuticephala
Erythroneura bistrata
Erythroneura calycula
Erythroneura cancellata
Erythroneura corni
Erythroneura delicata
Erythroneura diva
Erythroneura elegans
Erythroneura fraxa
Erythroneura infuscata
Erythroneura integra
Erythroneura nudata
Erythroneura octonotata
Erythroneura pontifex
Erythroneura reflecta
Erythroneura rosa
Erythroneura rubra
Erythroneura rubrella
Erythroneura tricincta
Erythroneura vagabunda
Erythroneura vitis
Erythroneura ziczac
Erythroneura with Interconnected Orange Lines
Erythroneura without Interconnected Orange Lines
Eupteryx decemnotata
Eupteryx flavoscuta
Eupteryx nigra
Eupteryx omani
Forcipata nr. loca
Hymetta anthisma
Hymetta balteata
Hymetta trifasciata
Illinigina illinoiensis
Joruma pisca
Kyboasca splendida
Ossiannilssonola australis
Ossiannilssonola berenice
Ossiannilssonola flavomarginata
Ossiannilssonola hinei
Ossiannilssonola tunicarubra
Ribautiana unidentified species
Empoa casta
Empoa gillettei
Empoa querci
Empoa rubricola
Empoa venusta
Typhlocyba modesta
Zyginama rossi
Nionia palmeri
Pagaronia minor
Evacanthus bellaustralis
Evacanthus chlamidatus
Evacanthus nigramericanus
Evacanthus ustanucha
Sophonia orientalis
Gypona melanota
Gyponana cacumina
Gyponana cana
Gyponana expanda
Gyponana geminata
Gyponana gladia
Gyponana octolineata
Gyponana offula
Gyponana ortha
Gyponana procera
Gyponana protenta
Gyponana striata
Gyponana vasta
Gyponana unidentified species
Penestragania robusta
Polana quadrinotata
Ponana citrina
Ponana limbatipennis
Ponana puncticollis
Ponana pectoralis
Ponana quadralaba
Ponana scarlatina
Prairiana unidentified species
Rugosana querci
Stragania alabamensis
Xerophloea majesta
Xerophloea major
Xerophloea viridis
NC
Records
Chlorotettix meriscus
- No Common Name
© Kyle Kittelberger- female
© Kyle Kittelberger- note shape of pregenital
sternite
Taxonomy
Family:
Cicadellidae
Subfamily:
Deltocephalinae
Identification
Online Photographs:
BugGuide
Description:
Adults are yellowish overall, with a yellowish-orange underside. The female pregenital sternite is quite distinctive: the anterior margin is curved rather than straight, and the posterior margin has a very deep, tapering excavation that is somewhat pentagon-like in shape. There is a Y-shaped tooth in the middle of the inner notch of this excavation, and the sides of the excavation extend outwards to a pointed tip, somewhat triangular in shape. For images of adults, see:
BOLD
,
BG
.
Distribution in North Carolina
County Map:
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Out of State Record(s)
Distribution:
Eastern United States
Abundance:
Recorded from a couple counties in the mountains; likely under collected and therefore under reported.
Seasonal Occurrence
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Probably grassy areas, open woodlands
Plant Associates:
?
Behavior:
Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment:
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.
Status:
Native
Species Photo Gallery for
Chlorotettix meriscus
No Common Name
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen
Photo by: Kyle Kittelberger
Out Of State Co.
Comment: female; NCSU specimen