Poblicia fuliginosa is a planthopper native to the United States, described by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier in 1791.[2] The generic placement of the species is disputed. One author in 1954 placed it into the genus Crepusia but this has not generally been accepted;[2][1] a 2023 review rejected this placement although they note that the genus Poblicia needs further study of its proper constituency.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Auchenorrhyncha |
| Infraorder: | Fulgoromorpha |
| Family: | Fulgoridae |
| Genus: | Poblicia |
| Species: | P. fuliginosa
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| Poblicia fuliginosa (Olivier, 1791)
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Description
editPoblicia fuliginosa is mostly dark in color, with small white specks on the wings. The head is short and broad.[4] The eyes do not exceed the width of the closed forewings.[2] The thorax and anterior abdominal segments are black, while the posterior abdominal segments are red. Adults are 8–17 mm (0.31–0.67 in) long.[4]
Host associations and life cycle
editIn the eastern United States, Poblicia fuliginosa mostly feeds on sumac (Rhus) species, especially the winged sumac (Rhus copallinum.) The species has also been recorded feeding on red maple (Acer rubrum), though this may not be a usual host.[2] In the western United states, the species feeds on Baccharis salicifolia and Brickellia.[2]
Poblicia fuliginosa is hemimetabolous, meaning that it has several nymphal stages before molting into an adult. The eggs are covered with white, creamy wax.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b World Auchenorrhyncha Database: Poblicia fuliginosa
- ^ a b c d e f BugGuide: Poblicia fuliginosa
- ^ Bartlett, Charles R; Wilson, Stephen W. (2023-04-28). "A Review of the Planthoppers (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) of the United States: Supplement 1". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 149 (1). doi:10.3157/061.149.0104. ISSN 0002-8320.
- ^ a b "Hoppers of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-03.