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BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
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Genus Jadera

Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)
Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)
Family Rhopalidae (Scentless Plant Bugs)
Genus Jadera
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists four North American species in genus.
NCSU Entomology Collection lists only J. haematoloma from that state, with 46 specimens pinned.
Size
Circa 13 mm
Identification
Dark with orange "shoulders". See photos and Internet references.
Range
Southern and southwestern United States
Habitat
Subtropical edges (esp. Florida), other areas with hostplants.
Season
Summer, on hostplant, adults overwinter, often in buildings, etc. All year in Florida.
Food
Feeds on seeds, juices of hostplant.
Life Cycle
Hostplants are mostly members of Sapindaceae family, including the introduced Golden Raintree, Koelreuteria. Adults overwinter.
Works Cited
1.How to Know the True Bugs
By Slater, James A., and Baranowski, Richard M.
2.Insects in Kansas
By Glenn A. Salsbury and Stephan C. White
3.A Field Guide to Common Texas Insects
By Bastiaan M. Drees, John A. Jackman
4.Garden Insects of North America : The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)
By Whitney Cranshaw
5.Insects of North Carolina
By C.S. Brimley