Biology:Colladonus clitellarius
| Colladonus clitellarius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Family: | Cicadellidae |
| Genus: | Colladonus |
| Species: | C. clitellarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Colladonus clitellarius (Say, 1830)
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Colladonus clitellarius, the saddled leafhopper, is a species of leafhopper in the genus Colladonus.[1]
Description
Adults of C. clitellarius are 5 to 6 mm long, with males often being slightly smaller than females.[2] Their overall coloration is brown to black with a bright green "saddle" shaped mark on their back being a key diagnostic feature of the species, alongside brown and green or white stripes on the head. This pattern extends into the insects' eyes, resulting in a bi-colored appearance.[3]
Colladonus clitellarius nymphs share similar coloration to adults, though paler and with mottled patterns.[4]
Range and habitat
The saddled leadhopper is occurs in eastern North America. It resides primarily in forested environments in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada.[3][5]
Ecology
Adults are found most commonly from May to November. Major host plants for the species include willows, honey locusts, and the mile-a-minute vine.[6] It is also a known vector of Cherry X Disease in peaches.[2][4]
Etymology
The specific epithet "clitellarius" comes from the Latin word meaning back-saddled.[7] This, alongside its common name "saddled leafhopper", is in reference to the saddle-like green marking on the backs of adults in this species.[citation needed]
References
- ↑ "USDA". https://acir.aphis.usda.gov/s/cird-taxon/a0u3d000000a4SOAAY/colladonus-clitellarius.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Minnesota Seasons - saddleback leafhopper". http://www.minnesotaseasons.com/Insects/saddleback_leafhopper.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Maryland Biodiversity Project - Saddleback Leafhopper (Colladonus clitellarius)". https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/15372.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hoppers of North Carolina". https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/bugs/view_1.php?id=13044.
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.748327/Colladonus_clitellarius.
- ↑ "Colladonus clitellarius". https://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Colladonus+clitellarius.
- ↑ "Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, clītellārĭus". https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=clitellarius.
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