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Photo#529644
Treehopper on Mesquite branch - Stictopelta

Treehopper on Mesquite branch - Stictopelta
San Pedro River Valley, SE of San Manuel, Pinal County, Arizona, USA
May 31, 2011
Size: approx 2 - 3 mm
Small treehopper on flowering Velvet mesquite branch; dry mesquite forest area; elev. 2700 feet

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Stictopelta
Chris Dietrich confirms this identification. It is very interesting because this type of nymph (very high in front, tapering to the tail) is characteristic of the subfamily Centrotinae, but Stictopelta belongs to a different subfamily Darninae whose affinities are presently unknown.

If anyone knows how to contact "Lon Queta" to request use of this photo for scientific research, please contact me at: hamiltona AT agr.gc.ca

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