Idiocerus amabilis
This record describes Idiocerus amabilis (species). Recorded family: Cicadellidae. Recorded order: Hemiptera.
Identification and Appearance
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Additional details | Resembling amoenus [sic] in form and general appearance, but much stouter and more highly coloured. Pale fulvous brown, with light markings along the median line, and greenish margins to the elytra. Vertex and face broad and flat; nervures of elytra tuberculate outer anteapical cell short, the outer nervures often faintly outlined. Female segment half longer than penultimate, very slightly produced on middle half; pygofers short and very stout, but little exceeded by the ovipositor. Male valve transverse, excavated either side of a median tooth. |
| Antennae | Antennae with rather large discs, nearly twice longer than wide, and tapering at both ends. Colour: vertex and upper part of face, down to ocelli, in female, fulvous brown, omitting a median line above, pale creamy below. Male: face creamy, washed with fulvous above and usually greenish below, a brown stripe beneath each eye and usually one on the front. |
| Pronotum | Pronotum fulvous browh, a median stripe and a round spot in the middle of either side white; scutellum fulvous, darker near the basal angles, a definite spot near the apex, and often a pair of irregular ones on the disc; elytra brownish fulvous, shading to greenish on the costa, the sutural margins fuscous, interrupted by a common white spot on the apices of the outer claval nervures and an obscure white band just back of clavus, usually evident on the first two nervures of corium. (Ball, 1902) |
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
- Suborder
- Auchenorrhyncha
- Superfamily
- Membracoidea
- Family
- Cicadellidae (Typical Leafhoppers)
- Subfamily
- Eurymelinae
- Tribe
- Idiocerini
- Genus
- Idiocerus
Imported taxonomy record. Source availability varies; see the source references and editorial policy below.
Habitat and Range
Geographic Range
Transcontinental USA and Canada (type locality: Vancouver, British Columbia)
Additional species information
Species notes from the sources
Etymology: Idiocerus amabilis Ball, 1902
About True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies: the wider group
Order-level background for Hemiptera, the group containing Idiocerus amabilis. Species-specific details appear above.
Group overview
Hemiptera (true bugs) includes over 80,000 described species across cicadas, aphids, leafhoppers, shield bugs, and bed bugs. Aphids alone cost global agriculture an estimated $2.5 billion annually in crop losses.
Ecological role of the group
Many Hemiptera are essential food sources for birds and predatory insects. Cicadas provide massive nutrient pulses during emergence events - a single Brood X emergence can involve trillions of individuals across 15 states.
Economic and practical significance of the group
The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) caused $37 million in apple crop losses in a single year in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region. Bed bug infestations in the U.S. increased by 500% between 2001-2010, costing the hotel industry hundreds of millions annually.
Recorded sources for this group: USDA, EPA, University research. Imported estimates may describe particular regions or reporting periods.
Frequently Asked Questions About Idiocerus amabilis
What is Idiocerus amabilis?
Idiocerus amabilis is a species in the family Cicadellidae, within the order Hemiptera.
How big is Idiocerus amabilis?
6mm
How do you identify Idiocerus amabilis?
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Additional details | Resembling amoenus [sic] in form and general appearance, but much stouter and more highly coloured. Pale fulvous brown, with light markings along the median line, and greenish margins to the elytra. Vertex and face broad and flat; nervures of elytra tuberculate outer anteapical cell short, the outer nervures often faintly outlined. Female segment half longer than penultimate, very slightly produced on middle half; pygofers short and very stout, but little exceeded by the ovipositor. Male valve transverse, excavated either side of a median tooth. |
| Antennae | Antennae with rather large discs, nearly twice longer than wide, and tapering at both ends. Colour: vertex and upper part of face, down to ocelli, in female, fulvous brown, omitting a median line above, pale creamy below. Male: face creamy, washed with fulvous above and usually greenish below, a brown stripe beneath each eye and usually one on the front. |
| Pronotum | Pronotum fulvous browh, a median stripe and a round spot in the middle of either side white; scutellum fulvous, darker near the basal angles, a definite spot near the apex, and often a pair of irregular ones on the disc; elytra brownish fulvous, shading to greenish on the costa, the sutural margins fuscous, interrupted by a common white spot on the apices of the outer claval nervures and an obscure white band just back of clavus, usually evident on the first two nervures of corium. (Ball, 1902) |
Where is Idiocerus amabilis found?
Range: Transcontinental USA and Canada (type locality: Vancouver, British Columbia)