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Species Details
Draeculacephala angulifera
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum Read more about this collection »
SeasonalityAdult specimens are recorded from July and August in Alberta.
IdentificationThe hemelytra and posterior prothorax are green and the head, underside and anterior prothorax are pale yellow. The most distinctive facial marking is a median black spot just posterior to the apex of the vertex (Young and Davidson 1959). Additionally, there may be small black spots on either side of the apex itself. The vertex is dorsally flattened, as in all Draeculacephala, and the head is straight in profile with a noticeably angular clypeus (Ball 1927). The shaft of the aedeagus is keeled (Young and Davidson 1959) and appears triangular from the ventral aspect (Beirne 1956). This leafhopper may be larger than 10 mm (Ball 1927) but is more commonly 7-9 mm (Beirne 1956).
Scientific Name
Draeculacephala angulifera
Habitat
Wet woodland (Chandler and Hamilton 2017)
Seasonality
Adult specimens are recorded from July and August in Alberta.
Identification
The hemelytra and posterior prothorax are green and the head, underside and anterior prothorax are pale yellow. The most distinctive facial marking is a median black spot just posterior to the apex of the vertex…
The hemelytra and posterior prothorax are green and the head, underside and anterior prothorax are pale yellow. The most distinctive facial marking is a median black spot just posterior to the apex of the vertex (Young and Davidson 1959). Additionally, there may be small black spots on either side of the apex itself. The vertex is dorsally flattened, as in all Draeculacephala, and the head is straight in profile with a noticeably angular clypeus (Ball 1927). The shaft of the aedeagus is keeled (Young and Davidson 1959) and appears triangular from the ventral aspect (Beirne 1956). This leafhopper may be larger than 10 mm (Ball 1927) but is more commonly 7-9 mm (Beirne 1956).
Life History
Unknown.
Conservation
Status unknown. Has not been assessed under SARA. (COSEWIC 2019)
Diet Info
Sap feeder. Found on sedges, rushes and cottongrass, but not grasses (Chandler and Hamilton 2017).
Range
All provinces of Canada (Beirne 1956; Maw et al. 2000) as well as the USA as far south as Florida (Ball 1927). The only species of its subfamily recorded from the island of Newfoundland (Hamilton and Langor 1987). In…
All provinces of Canada (Beirne 1956; Maw et al. 2000) as well as the USA as far south as Florida (Ball 1927). The only species of its subfamily recorded from the island of Newfoundland (Hamilton and Langor 1987). In Alberta, it has been recorded from Strathcona County, Lloydminster and Nordegg.
Notes
Draeculacephala manitobiana is considered a junior synonym, described by Ball (1901) and then synonymised with D. angulifera in Ball and China (1933)
Citation
Page Citation for Draeculacephala angulifera
Page Citation
"Species Details - Draeculacephala angulifera, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-40487/9-461484. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
Publications
Author
Chandler, D. S. and K. G. A. Hamilton
Title
Biodiversity and ecology of the leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) of New Hampshire.
Publication Date
2017
Series Title
Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Volume
143
Pages
773-971
DOI
10.3157/061.143.0408
Author
Maw, H. E. L., Footit, R. G., Hamilton, K. G. A. and Scudder, G. G. E.
Title
Checklist of the Hemiptera of Canada and Alaska
Publication Date
2000
Pages
220 p.
Author
Hamilton, K. G. A. and D. W. Langor
Title
Leafhopper fauna of Newfoundland and Cape Breton islands (Rhynchota: Homoptera: Cicadellidae).
Publication Date
1987
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist
Volume
119
Pages
663-695
Author
Young, D. A and R. H. Davidson
Title
A review of leafhoppers of the genus Draeculacephala.
Publication Date
1959
Pages
32
Author
Beirne, B. P.
Title
Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) of Canada and Alaska.
Publication Date
1956
Series Title
The Canadian Entomologist
Volume
88
Pages
5-180
Author
Ball, E. D. and W. E. China
Title
Notes on Walker's types of North American leafhoppers of the genus Draeculacephala together with a new species.
Publication Date
1933
Series Title
Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society
Volume
6
Pages
1-4
Author
Ball, E. D.
Title
The genus Draeculacephala and its allies in North America (Rhynchota: Homoptera).
Publication Date
1927
Series Title
Florida Entomologist
Volume
11
Pages
33-40
Title
COSEWIC. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk.
Specimen Information
There are 6 specimens of this Species.
UASM391847 - Draeculacephala angulifera
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake
Collected ByMorrison, F. O.
Date Collected1937-07-25
UASM391848 - Draeculacephala angulifera
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake
Collected ByMorrison, F. O.
Date Collected1937-07-18
UASM391849 - Draeculacephala angulifera
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake
Collected ByMorrison, F. O.
Date Collected1937-07-18
UASM391850 - Draeculacephala angulifera
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Lloydminster
Collected BySalt, R. W.
Date Collected1939-08-24
UASM391851 - Draeculacephala angulifera
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Nordegg
Collected ByStrickland, E. H.
Date Collected1926-07-18
UASM391852 - Draeculacephala angulifera
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cooking Lake
Collected ByMorrison, F. O.
Date Collected1937-07-11