Table Of ContentPROC. ENTOMOL. SOC. WASH.
98(1), 1996, pp. 100-108
PLANTHOPPERS OF PITCH PINE AND SCRUB OAK IN PINE BARRENS
COMMUNITIES (HOMOPTERA: FULGOROIDEA)
A. G. WHEELER, JR. AND STEPHEN W. WILSON
(AGW) Bureau of Plant Industry, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg,
PA 17110 U.S.A.; (SWW) Department of Biology, Central Missouri State University,
Warrensburg, MO 64093, U.S.A.
Abstract.(cid:8212)Planthoppers were collected in northeastern pitch pine-scrub oak barrens,
the New Jersey Pine Barrens, and in ridgetop pine barrens from Maine to Virginia. The
host plants were pitch pine (Pinus rigida) and scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia) except for
one species taken on sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia). Fourteen species of Fulgoroidea
were collected: 7 species in 3 genera of Achilidae, 4 species in 3 genera of Cixiidae, 2
species in 2 genera of Derbidae, and 1 species of Issidae. Five planthoppers collected
consistently from northeastern pine barrens can be considered characteristic of these in-
sect-rich natural communities. The new species Myndus wheeleri Wilson from New Jersey
is described and illustrated.
Key Words: Insecta, Homoptera, distribution, host plants, North America
The term pine barrens, used in a broad found on ridgetops, but these barrens are
sense, refers to natural shrub-savannah generally not as floristically diverse as more
communities that consist of open pitch pine lowland barrens and tend to have a more
(Pinus rigida Mill.) woodlands having an depauperate insect fauna (Olsvig et al. 1979,
understory of shrubby oaks (Quercus ilici- Cryan 1985, Rawinski 1987, Schweitzer
folia Wangenh. and sometimes Q. prinoides and Rawinski 1987, Widoff 1987, Reschke
Willd.); various heaths (Ericaceae); as well 1990, Wheeler 1991, Dirig 1994).
as wildflowers, grasses, and other herbs. The New Jersey Pine Barrens (e.g., Boyd
These disclimax, fire-dependent communi- and Marucci 1979, Boyd 1973, 1991), Al-
ties typically occur on sandy, excessively bany Pine Bush (Rittner 1980, Stewart and
well-drained, nutrient-poor soils(cid:8212)on deep Rossi 1981), and Long Island Pine Barrens
sandy deposits on the Coastal Plain, and in- (Cryan 1980) have long been favored col-
land on glacial till and outwash plains. lecting areas for naturalists and entomolo-
Northeastern pitch pine-scrub oak barrens gists, particularly lepidopterists. In addition
and their variants or subtypes (e.g., boreal, to an interest in characteristic lepidopterans
coastal, and midlatitude inland) can be con- such as the Karner blue butterfly, Lycaeides
sidered postglacial relicts. They represent a melissa samuelis Nabokov (Dirig 1976,
globally imperiled community type distinct Stewart and Ricci 1988, Andow et al.
from the better-known New Jersey Pine 1994), and buck moth, Hemileuca maia
Barrens, which are characterized by a more (Drury) (Cryan and Dirig 1977, Cryan
southern flora and a mosaic of vegetation 1985), there has been an increasing appre-
types differing from those of northeastern ciation of pine barrens as communities that
pine barrens. Similar communities are harbor an exceptionally rich lepidopteran
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fauna, including numerous species that do of logs (Hepburn 1967, Wilson et al. 1994).
not occur in nearby deciduous forests Adults feed on plant sap and have been as-
(Cryan 1980, Rawinski 1987, Schweitzer sociated with numerous angiosperms and
and Rawinski 1987, Widoff 1987). The Na- gymnosperms. Slightly over half of the
ture Conservancy and several State Natural known adult host records indicate a tenden-
Heritage Programs have recently placed an cy toward polyphagy; slightly fewer than
emphasis on documenting the biotic diver- half suggest a more restricted host plant
sity of pine barrens and related communi- range for those species (Wilson et al. 1994).
ties. Host plant records of adults of nine species
During a study of plant bugs (Hemiptera: of Catonia include 11 plant families; 6 of
Miridae) associated with Quercus ilicifolia the species have been recorded from Pinus
(Wheeler 1991) and Pinus rigida (AGW, spp. Epiptera adults have been collected be-
unpublished data), planthoppers represent- neath the bark of dead hardwood and co-
ing several families were consistently ob- nifers as well as in sawdust piles (Hepburn
served on these two dominant pine barrens 1967, Wilson 1983). Three species appear
plants. Because the Fulgoroidea of pine bar- to be associated with pines (Hepburn 1967).
rens have received little attention, the plant- Host records for 17 species of Synecdoche
hoppers occurring on scrub oak and pitch include 13 plant families; 5 of the species
pine were collected in northeastern pitch have been associated with Pinaceae and 7
pine-scrub oak barrens and related com- with Ericaceae (Wilson et al. 1994).
munities. Herein we record the adult achil-
Catonia cinctifrons (Fitch)
ids, cixiids, derbids, and issids encountered
Distribution: Massachusetts south to
during the survey (mainly 1990-1992), in-
Florida and west to Iowa and Texas
cluding one species collected on sheep lau-
(O(cid:8217)Brien 1971).
rel (Kalmia angustifolia L.), and describe
Pine Barrens records: NEW YORK:
the new species Myndus wheeleri Wilson
Clinton Co., NE Ausable Chasm, 30 Aug
(Cixiidae) from the New Jersey Pine Bar-
rens. 1992, ex Pinus rigida, 1 female. WEST
VIRGINIA: Greenbrier Co., Kates Mtn.,
METHODS AND STUDY SITES White Sulphur Springs, 25 Aug 1990, ex
Planthoppers were beaten from branches Quercus ilicifolia, 4 males.
Host plant records: Pinus clausa, Pinus
of scrub oak and pitch pine (with one col-
sp., Quercus sp., Carya sp. (Wilson et al.
lection from sheep laurel) as described by
1994).
Wheeler (1991), and all adults collected
were identified by SWW. The sites sampled Catonia picta Van Duzee
included many of those used in the study
Distribution: Coastal from Connecticut
of mirids associated with scrub oak (Whee-
south to Florida and west to Louisiana
ler 1991): the Albany Pine Bush, New Jer-
(O(cid:8217)Brien 1971).
sey Pine Barrens, various other northeastern
Pine Barrens records: NEW JERSEY:
pitch pine-scrub oak barrens, and ridgetop
Burlington Co., Rt. 72 W Rt 539, NW War-
barrens such as New York(cid:8217)s Shawangunk
ren Grove, 11 Aug 1991, ex Pinus rigida,
Mountains. The description of the new spe-
4 males, 1 female.
cies Myndus wheeleri follows the format
Host plant records: Pinus sp. (Wilson et
used by Kramer (1979).
al. 1994).
ACHILIDAE. Catonia pumila Van Duzee
Nymphal achilids are presumed to feed Distribution: Massachusetts south to
on fungi or decaying vegetation, as they Georgia and west to Minnesota and Loui-
have usually been collected under the bark siana (O(cid:8217)Brien 1971).
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Pine Barrens records: CONNECTICUT: Synecdoche dimidiata (Van Duzee)
Hartford Co., Shaker Pines, Enfield, 28 Distribution: Maine south to Florida and,
Sept 1991, ex Pinus rigida, 3 females. in pine barrens habitats, west to Ohio
MASSACHUSETTS: Franklin Co., Mon- (O(cid:8217)Brien 1971, present study).
tague Sand Plains, 14 Sept 1991, ex Pinus Pine Barrens records: MAINE: York Co.,
rigida, 8 females. NEW YORK: Clinton Killick Pond Barrens, 8 Aug 1990, ex
Co., W. Chazy Jack Pine Barrens 29 Aug Quercus ilicifolia, 3 males, 5 females; Wa-
1992, ex Pinus rigida cones, 3 males, 1 fe- terboro Barrens, 9 Aug 1990, ex Quercus
male; Clintonville Sand Plain, 30 Aug ilicifolia, 2 females. PENNSYLVANIA:
1992, ex Pinus rigida, 4 males, 8 females; Monroe Co., Long Pond, 16(cid:8212)17 Aug. 1986,
NE Ausable Chasm, 30 Aug 1992, ex Pinus T. J. Henry and A. G. Wheeler, Jr., colls.,
rigida, 5 males, 2 females. Saratoga Co., ex Quercus ilicifolia, 4 males; Somerset
Rt. 9 junction Rt 197, 3 mi. S South Glens Co., Mt. Davis, 10 Aug 1991, ex Pinus rig-
Falls, 22 Aug 1992, ex Pinus rigida, 2 ida, 1 male, 2 females. RHODE ISLAND:
males, | female. Albany Co., Pine Plaza W., Kent Co., Trestle Trail nr. Greene, 5 Aug
Albany, 22 Aug 1992, ex Pinus rigida, | 1990, ex Quercus ilicifolia, 1 female. NEW
male. RHODE ISLAND: Washington Co., YORK: Clinton Co., Ausable Chasm, 30
Arcadia Management Area, 1 Sept. 1991, Aug 1992, ex Pinus rigida, 1 female. VIR-
ex Pinus rigida, | female. GINIA: Augusta Co., Big Levels barren, 26
Host plant records: Pinus sp., Quercus Aug, 1990, ex Quercus ilicifolia, 1 male, 2
sp., Carya sp. (Wilson et al. 1994). females. WEST VIRGINIA: Greenbrier
Co., Kates Mtn., White Sulphur Springs, 25
Epiptera brittoni Metcalf Aug 1990, ex Quercus ilicifolia, 1 female.
Host plant records: Pinus sp., Fagus sp.
Distribution: New Brunswick south to
(Wilson et al. 1994).
North Carolina and west to British Colum-
Synecdoche impunctata (Fitch)
bia (Beirne 1950, S.W.W., unpubl. data).
Pine Barrens records: RHODE ISLAND: Distribution: Quebec south to Georgia
Kent Co., Trestle Trail, nr. Greene, 5 Au- and west to Iowa and Oklahoma (O(cid:8217)Brien
gust 1990, ex Quercus ilicifolia, 1 female. 1971).
Host plant records: Picea spp., Abies Pine Barrens records: MAINE: Oxford
spp., Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco, Co., E. Brownfield, Fryeburg Barrens, 10
Tsuga heterophylla (Raf.) Sarg., Pinus spp. Aug 1990, ex Quercus ilicifolia, 1 male, 5
(Brown 1941). females; York Co., Shapleigh Barrens, 9
Aug 1990, ex Quercus ilicifolia, 1 male, 3
females; Waterboro Barrens, 9 Aug 1990,
Epiptera variegata (Van Duzee)
ex Quercus ilicifolia, 2 males, 1 female.
Distribution: Quebec south to North Car- MASSACHUSETTS: Franklin Co., Mon-
olina and west to Ontario and Illinois tague Barrens, 4 Aug 1990, ex Quercus il-
(Beirne 1950). icifolia, 2 females; Plymouth Co., Miles
Pine Barrens records: MASSACHU- Standish State Forest, 5 Aug 1990, ex
SETTS: Hampden Co., Barnes Mun. Air- Quercus ilicifolia, 1 male, 3 females. NEW
port, nr. Westfield, 14 Sept 1991, ex Pinus HAMPSHIRE: Carroll Co., Ossipee Bar-
rigida, 1 male. PENNSYLVANIA: Schuyl- rens, 10 Aug 1990, ex Quercus ilicifolia, 1
kill Co., Rt 25, 2.5 mi NW, Newtown, 4 male, 1 female. RHODE ISLAND: Kent
Sept 1989, ex Pinus rigida, 1 male, 1 fe- Co., Trestle Trail nr. Greene, 5 Aug 1990,
male. ex Quercus ilicifolia, 2 males.
Host plant records: Picea glauca Host plant records: Quercus spp., Prunus
(Moench.) Voss. (Brown 1941). sp. (O(cid:8217)Brien 1971).
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CIXIIDAE Grove, 4 July 1990,(cid:8221) (cid:8220)(cid:8216)taken in Pinus rig-
Nymphal cixiids feed underground on ida cones,(cid:8221)(cid:8217) (cid:8220)(cid:8220)A. G. Wheeler, Jr., Collector.(cid:8221)(cid:8217)
Allotype female and 8 male and 8 female
plant roots, and possibly fungi, whereas
paratypes with same data; 1 paratype male
adults feed above ground on plant sap (Wil-
collected same locality and host plant on 22
son et al. 1994). Host plant records of
June 1991. Holotype, allotype, and 2 male
adults of 10 species of North American Cix-
and 2 female paratypes housed at National
ius include 8 plant families; 3 of the species
have been recorded from Pinus spp. Host Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, D.C.; 2 male and 2
plant records of adults of 17 species of
female paratypes housed at Snow Museum,
North American Myndus include 8 plant
University of Kansas, Lawrence; 2 male
families; 9 of the species have been record-
and 2 female paratypes housed at collection
ed from Agavaceae. Nymphs of M. crudus
of S. W. Wilson; remaining paratypes de-
Van Duzee feed on several grasses (Po-
posited in the Cornell University Insect
aceae); adults feed on palms (Arecaceae)
and are vectors of the MLO that causes le- Collection, Ithaca, New York.
Salient features: Length (x += SD) of
thal yellowing disease (Wilson and O(cid:8217)Brien
males 3.7 + 0.16 mm (N = 9), females 3.8
1987, Wilson et al. 1994). Host plant re-
+ 0.15 mm (N = 10). Ground color dark
cords of adults of 10 species of North
stramineous; males and females identical in
American Oliarus include 5 plant families;
color; vertex, frons, mesonotum, and pro-
2 of the species have been recorded from
Pinaceae. and mesothoracic legs slightly darker; pro-
notum, genae, coxae, and abdominal ster-
Cixius pini Fitch nites lighter, almost yellow; forewings hy-
Distribution: New Hampshire south to aline, translucent, veins dark with dark pus-
North Carolina and west to Minnesota and tules.
Tennessee (Kramer 1981). Male genitalia (Figs. 1(cid:8212)3): Median lobe
Pine Barrens records: PENNS YLVA- of pygofer in ventral view spatulate, broad-
ly rounded at apex, apices of styles broadly
NIA: Somerset Co., Mt. Davis, 30 June
rounded; genital capsule in lateral view
1991, ex Pinus rigida, 1 male.
Host plant records: Pinus sp., Picea sp., with posterior margin strongly triangular,
Abies sp. (Kramer 1981), Gaylussacia sp. style capitate, anal flap with posteroventral
(Osborn 1938). apex almost acute and with membrane pro-
jecting between ventral margins; aedeagus
Cixius quebecensis Beirne in left lateral view with large apical ap-
Distribution: Quebec south to Maine and pendage bearing teeth on anterior aspect,
New York (Kramer 1981, present study). with elongate anteriorly directed spine ex-
Pine Barrens records: NEW YORK: UI- tending about half length of aedeagus; ae-
ster Co., Ice Caves Mtn., SE Ellenville, 14 deagus in right lateral view with slender up-
June 1991, ex Kalmia angustifolia, | male, right process in anterior half, with anteri-
2 females. orly directed acute process on aedeagal
Host plant records: Kalmia angustifolia shaft on ventral aspect near middle of shaft,
(present study). ventral aspect serrate anterior to acute pro-
cess.
Myndus wheeleri Wilson,
Notes: The sharply triangular posterior
NEW SPECIES
margin of the pygofer, the shapes of the
(Figs. 1-3).
anal flap and styles, and the orientation of
Types: Holotype male with the following the dorsal and lateral processes ally this
labels: (cid:8220)(cid:8220)NJ: Burlington Co., Pine Barrens, species with M. pusillus Van Duzee. It dif-
Rt. 72 3 mi W. of Rt. 539, NW. Warren fers from M. pusillus in the presence of a
104 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
nicipal Airport, nr. Westfield, 16 June 1991,
ex Pinus rigida, | male, 3 females. Plym-
outh Co, Miles Standish State Forest, 4 July
1991, ex Pinus rigida, 2 males, 4 females.
NEW JERSEY: Burlington Co., Rt. 532, 3
mi. W. Chatsworth, 22 June 1991, ex Pinus
rigida, | male, 1 female. NEW YORK: Al-
bany Co., Rt. 155, Karner, Pine Bush, 14
June 1991, ex Pinus rigida, 1 male, 2 fe-
males. Steuben Co., NW of West Cameron,
9 July 1994, ex Pinus rigida, 2 males, 1
female. Ulster Co., Ice Caves Mtn., SE EI-
lenville, 14 June 1991, ex Pinus rigida, |
male, 1 female; Mohonk Preserve, Over-
cliff Rd., nr. New Paltz, 2 June 1991, ex
Pinus rigida, 4 males, Mohonk Preserve, nr.
New Paltz, 3 July 1991, ex Pinus rigida, 2
males, 3 females. PENNSYLVANIA: Ches-
ter Co., Nottingham Park, 23 June 1991, ex
Pinus rigida, 4 males, 4 females; Goat Hill
Figs. 1-3. Male genitalia of Myndus wheeleri Wil-
Barrens, SW Nottingham, 23 June 1991, ex
son. 1, Complete genitalia, left lateral view. 2, Aede-
Pinus rigida, 7 males, 3 females. RHODE
agus, right lateral view. 3, Apex of pygofer and styles,
ventral view. Bar = 0.5 mm. ISLAND: Washington Co., Arcadia Man-
agement Area, Rt. 165, 20 June 1993, ex
Pinus rigida, 3 males; 7 July 1991, ex Pi-
strong, acute process on the ventral aspect nus rigida, 1 male, 4 females.
of the aedeagal shaft and the serrate region Host plant records: (cid:8220)(cid:8216)Hard pine(cid:8221) (Pinus
anterior to this process. Adults were col- rigida) in the Albany Pine Bush during
lected from inside previous seasons(cid:8217) cones July(cid:8212)August, 1901 (see Rittner 1979).
on Pinus rigida, where they were unlikely
Oliarus spp.
to have been feeding and were probably
seeking shelter as in some achilids which Pine Barrens records: MASSACHU-
hide in the dry fronds of palms during the SETTS: Franklin Co., Montague Sand
day and leave to feed on green foliage at Plains, 15 August 1991, ex Pinus rigida, 6
night (O(cid:8217)Brien, personal comm.). Field females; 4 July 1991 ex Pinus rigida, 3 fe-
notes indicate that adults were abundant; males. Hampden Co., Barnes Mun. Airport,
15(cid:8212)20 were observed in a single cone. This nr. Westfield, 4 July 1991, ex Pinus rigida,
planthopper is named in recognition of Dr. 1 female. NEW JERSEY: Burlington Co.,
A. G. Wheeler Jr.(cid:8217)s contributions to our Rt. 72 W Rt 539, NW Warren Grove, 22
knowledge of planthopper biology. June 1991, ex Pinus rigida, 1 female; 11
Aug 1991, 3 females; Rt. 70 W Burrs Mill,
Oliarus quinquelineatus (Say)
11 Aug 1991, ex Pinus rigida, 1 female.
Distribution: Nova Scotia south to Flor- NEW YORK: Jefferson Co., Wellesley Is-
ida and west to Ontario, Colorado and Lou- land State Park, 16 Aug 1992, ex Pinus rig-
isiana (Mead and Kramer 1982). ida, 1 female. PENNSYLVANIA: Clinton
Pine Barrens records: MASSACHU- Co., Petes Run Rd., Sproul State Forest, 29
SETTS: Franklin Co., Montague Sand June 1991, ex Pinus rigida, 1 female;
Plains, 15 June 1991, ex Pinus rigida, | Schuylkill Co., Rt. 25 W Newtown, 2 June
male, 3 females. Hampden Co., Barnes Mu- 1991, ex Pinus rigida, | female.
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DERBIDAE Pine Barrens records: MAINE: York Co.,
Nymphal derbids are thought to feed un- Killick Pond Barrens, 8 Aug 1990, ex
der bark on fungi while adults are found on Quercus ilicifolia, 1 female
the above ground parts of monocots, woody Host plant records: Quercus sp., Fagus
dicots, and, rarely, on ferns. About 60% of sp., Acer sp. (Van Duzee 1889).
derbid species have been recorded from a
ISSIDAE
single host suggesting a tendency toward
monophagy (Wilson et al. 1994). Apache Nymphal and adult issine issids appear to
degeerii nymphs have been found beneath be mainly polyphagous on the above
the bark of a living oak tree (Wilson 1982); ground parts of woody dicots with some
adults have been collected on woody dicots feeding on gymnosperms (Wilson et al.
in three plant families. Three species of Oti- 1994). No common pattern of host plant re-
ocerus have been taken on woody dicots in lationships is apparent for the North Amer-
two plant families. Otiocerus coquebertii ican species of Thionia. Thionia bullata
nymphs have been collected from under the (Say) has been recorded from Pinus spp.,
bark of dead trees and adults have been re- T. elliptica (Germar) from oaks (Fagaceae),
corded from woody dicots in two plant T. producta Van Duzee from Juniperus
families (Wilson et al. 1994). (Cupressaceae), and 7. simplex from nu-
merous dicots (Wheeler and Wilson 1988,
Apache degeerii (Kirby)
Wilson et al. 1994).
Distribution: Maine south to Florida and
west to Minnesota and Texas; also recorded Thionia elliptica (Germar)
from British Columbia and Cuba (Metcalf
Distribution: Pennsylvania south to Vir-
1945, Wilson and McPherson 1980,
ginia and North Carolina and west to Ar-
S.W.W., unpubl. data).
kansas (Wheeler and Wilson 1987, present
Pine Barrens records: MAINE: York Co.,
study).
Killick Pond Barrens, 8 Aug 1990, ex
Pine Barrens records: VIRGINIA: Au-
Quercus ilicifolia, 2 males, 1 female; Wa-
gusta Co., Big Levels barren, 26 Aug 1990,
terboro Barrens, 7 Aug 1990, ex Quercus
ex Quercus ilicifolia, 4 females. For records
ilicifolia, 2 females. Oxford, Co., Fryeburg
from pine barrens in Pennsylvania, see
Barrens, 10 Aug 1990, ex Quercus ilicifol-
Wheeler and Wilson (1987).
ia, 1 male, 1 female. MASSACHUSETTS:
Host plant records: Quercus ilicifolia, Q.
Franklin Co., Montague Barrens, 4 Aug
marilandica (Wilson et al. 1994).
1990, ex Quercus ilicifolia, 1 female. NEW
YORK: Ulster Co., Mohonk Preserve, Ov- DISCUSSION
ercliff Rd., 3 Aug 1990, ex Quercus ilici-
Even for the well-collected New Jersey
folia, 1 male. Warren Co., Peggy Ann Rd.,
Pine Barrens there are relatively few papers
W Glens Falls, 3 Aug 1990, ex Quercus
that specifically treat its insect fauna (Boyd
ilicifolia, 3 females. WEST VIRGINIA:
and Marucci 1979). Great diversity, how-
Greenbrier Co., Kates Mtn., White Sulphur
ever, is known to characterize many insect
Springs, 25 Aug 1990, ex Quercus ilicifol-
families of this community, although spe-
ia, 1 female.
cies richness varies considerably among the
Host plant records: Quercus ilicifolia
groups (Boyd and Marucci 1979, Boyd
(present study). Quercus sp., Fagus sp.,
1991). Less is known about the insects of
Acer sp., Carya sp. (Swezey 1904).
northeastern pitch pine-scrub oak barrens,
Otiocerus coquebertii Kirby though recent surveys of selected barrens
Distribution: Nova Scotia south to North have revealed a rich lepidopteran fauna
Carolina and west to Ontario, Minnesota, (Schweitzer and Rawinski 1987, Widoff
and Texas (Metcalf 1945, present study). 1987). In addition, more than 40 plant bug
106 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Table 1. Synopsis of collecting data on pine barrens planthoppers.
Number of
Quercus Pinus Kalmia
Taxon ilictifolia rigida angustifolia 3 Q
Achilidae
Catonia cinctifrons (Fitch) e @ 4
Catonia picta Van Duzee @ 4
Catonia pumila Van Duzee @ 15 23
Epiptera brittoni Metcalf C) 1
Epiptera variegata (Van Duzee) @ 2 1
Synecdoche dimidiata (Van Duzee) @ 11 12
Synecdoche impunctata (Fitch) @ 15
Cixiidae
Cixius pini Fitch @ 1
Cixius quebecensis Beirne @ 1 2)
Myndus wheeleri Wilson C 10 9
Oliarus quinquelineatus (Say) @ 29 31
Derbidae
Apache degeerii (Kirby) ® 5 9
Otiocerus coquebertii Kirby @ 1
Issidae
Thionia ellpitica (Germar) @ 4
species are known from scrub oak in these only from scrub oak in a Virginia barren,
barrens and related communities (Wheeler should also be considered a characteristic
1991). Our collecting in pine barrens has pine barrens species (Wheeler and Wilson
now shown that these communities are also 1987).
inhabited by a diversity of Fulgoroidea. Nearly all of the 14 planthopper species
A total of 154 adults of 13 planthopper reported here are known to be widely dis-
species in four families was collected from tributed. The most notable range extension
pitch pine or scrub oak in pine barrens and is that of C. quebecensis from the Shaw-
related communities (Table 1), ranging angunk Mountains in southeastern New
from the northern limits of pitch pine-scrub York. This cixiid, described as C. fulvus
oak barrens in Maine to a ridgetop barren from Quebec and Prince Edward Island
in Virginia. Three specimens of an addi- (Beirne 1950), has since been reported only
tional species, the cixiid C. quebecensis, from Maine (Kramer 1981). Another sig-
were taken on sheep laurel. Of the 13 pine- nificant discovery during this survey was
and oak-associated planthoppers, only two, an undescribed species of the cixiid genus
the achilids C. cinctifrons and S. dimidiata, Myndus. Described herein as M. wheeleri,
were found on both pitch pine and scrub it was encountered only in the New Jersey
oak. Although none of the species are re- Pine Barrens, where adults were sometimes
stricted to pine barrens, several were col- common in old cones on pitch pine trees.
lected consistently in northeastern pitch
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
pine-scrub oak barrens. Those that probably
We appreciate the constructive comments
can be considered characteristic of this
of Dr. Lois O(cid:8217)Brien, Florida A&M Univer-
community type include the achilid C. pum-
sity, Tallahassee.
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