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Rosemary Leafhopper (Alconeura bisagittata)

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December 28, 2018 03:54 PM EST

Description

This leafhopper was caught from Florida rosemary in a sand pine scrub habitat. It was identified to Typhlocybinae by the metatarsal features and to Dikraneurini by the absence of an appendix and the presence of a hind wing sub marginal vein. The specialized ecology on Florida rosemary coupled with the matching color and pattern, including the blue spot on the basal segments of the abdomen, constitute profound evidence this is Alconeura bisagittata. This is a new species for BugGuide and probably a new record for Pasco county, given the lack of scrub habitats and especially since no record for Pasco county was described in the attached study.

See this study for information on the species, that also includes a photograph of a living specimen: http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.4289/082.114.0102?journalCode=went

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