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Arundanus parvulus - No Common Name


© Bo Sullivan- note coloration
© Bo Sullivan- note head shape and pattern
© Bo Sullivan
Taxonomy
Family: CICADELLIDAESubfamily: DeltocephalinaeTribe: Deltocephalini
Taxonomic Author: (DeLong, 1935)
Identification
Online Photographs: BugGuide, GBIF  iNaturalist                                                                                  
Description: A small species that is orange overall without defined color markings except for "a narrow pale waved marginal band between a narrow ventral marginal line, which is waved, and a few faint markings above [the] margin, especially a pair of faint spots [in the] middle and a faint spot next [to] each ocellus." The vertex is bluntly angled and pointed, and is 1/3 wider between the eyes than the median length. The female pregenital sternite has the posterior margin broadly, concavely rounded; the inside of this excavation can be slightly waved. The male genital plates are long and slender, triangular in shape. (DeLong 1941)
Distribution in North Carolina
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Distribution: Known only from the Carolinas and Georgia
Abundance: Only recorded from a single county in the Coastal Plain; probably more abundant in the right habitat.
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Moist areas where the host plant grows.
Plant Associates: Cane/native bamboo (Arundinaria tecta)
Behavior: Can be attracted at night with a light.
Comment: NOTE: Arundanus is a genus that consists of a number of species that look like one another. It is therefore important to get a clear, detailed picture of the underside to determine species identification.
Status: Native
Global and State Rank: GNR [G3] [SU]
See also Habitat Account for Coastal Plain Cane Thickets

Species Photo Gallery for Arundanus parvulus No Common Name

Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm		Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm
Photo by: Bo Sullivan
Craven Co.
Comment: male, 3.4 mm