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Draeculacephala noveboracensis

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SeasonalityAlberta specimens recorded only from July. Strickland (1953) records the species from August as well. July to September in Quebec, as late as October in New Hampshire (Chandler and Hamilton 2017). IdentificationYellow head and underside, green hemelytra (Beirne 1956). The head is flattened dorsally (Ball 1927). The scutellum is yellow. The face is pale yellow and bears large black spots on either side of the apex of the vertex and similar spots anterior and slightly below the eyes (Ball 1927). There are several black lines on the face, and the one running from the eyes to the suture is broad, in contrast with D. crassicornis (Ball 1927). The head is short and broad, like that of D. angulifera, but in contrast to that species the apex of the vertex and the overall profile of the clypeus is more rounded. In males, the aedeagus expands towards the apex of the shaft (Nielson 1968). Subapically, the aedeagus is constricted and bears a pair of processes (Nielson 1968). The shape of the apodemes of sternite 2 differs from D. prasina (Hamilton 1985) but see notes. Between 7.2-7.4 mm in the male and 7.5-8 mm in the female (Nielson 1968) it is slightly larger than D. prasina.
Scientific Name Draeculacephala noveboracensis Habitat Principally found on grasses in wet prairie (Chandler and Hamilton 2017). Seasonality Alberta specimens recorded only from July. Strickland (1953) records the species from August as well. July to September in Quebec, as late as October in New Hampshire (Chandler and Hamilton 2017). Identification
Yellow head and underside, green hemelytra (Beirne 1956). The head is flattened dorsally (Ball 1927). The scutellum is yellow. The face is pale yellow and bears large black spots on either side of the apex of the…
Yellow head and underside, green hemelytra (Beirne 1956). The head is flattened dorsally (Ball 1927). The scutellum is yellow. The face is pale yellow and bears large black spots on either side of the apex of the vertex and similar spots anterior and slightly below the eyes (Ball 1927). There are several black lines on the face, and the one running from the eyes to the suture is broad, in contrast with D. crassicornis (Ball 1927). The head is short and broad, like that of D. angulifera, but in contrast to that species the apex of the vertex and the overall profile of the clypeus is more rounded. In males, the aedeagus expands towards the apex of the shaft (Nielson 1968). Subapically, the aedeagus is constricted and bears a pair of processes (Nielson 1968). The shape of the apodemes of sternite 2 differs from D. prasina (Hamilton 1985) but see notes. Between 7.2-7.4 mm in the male and 7.5-8 mm in the female (Nielson 1968) it is slightly larger than D. prasina.
Life History Unknown. Conservation Status unknown. Has not been assessed under SARA. (COSEWIC 2019) Diet Info Sap feeder. Range Across most of Canada (Maw et al. 2000), as well as northern United States (Nielson 1968). Alberta records only from Cypress Hills.

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"Species Details - Draeculacephala noveboracensis, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-40489. Accessed 08 May. 2024.

Authorship

Name Wright, M.
Role species page author
Date 2019

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
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
Author Dietrich, C. H.
Title Systematics of the leafhopper genus Draeculacephala Ball (Homoptera: Cicadellidae).
Publication Date 1994
Author Hamilton, K. G. A.
Title Review of Draeculacephala Ball (Homoptera, Auchenorrhyncha, Cicadellidae).
Publication Date 1985
Author Nielson, M. W.
Title The leafhopper vectors of phytopathogenic viruses (Homoptera, Cicadellidae) taxonomy, biology, and virus transmission.
Publication Date 1968
Author Beirne, B. P.
Title Leafhoppers (Homoptera: Cicadellidae) of Canada and Alaska.
Publication Date 1956
Author Strickland, E. H.
Title An annotated list of the Hemiptera (s.l.) of Alberta
Publication Date 1953
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
Author Ball, E. D.
Title The genus Draeculacephala and its allies in North America (Rhynchota: Homoptera).
Publication Date 1927
Title COSEWIC. Canadian Wildlife Species at Risk.

Specimen Information

There are 2 specimens of this Species.

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<i>Draeculacephala noveboracensis</i>

UASM391856 - Draeculacephala noveboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park Date Collected1929-07-30
UASM391856 - <i>Draeculacephala noveboracensis</i>

UASM391857 - Draeculacephala noveboracensis

University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Cypress Hills Provincial Park Date Collected1929-07-30

Adult Seasonal Distribution