Issid Planthoppers (127 NA spp) are generally rather grotesque, but lovable,
species with elongated snozzes. They are generally brachypterous
and fairly common in Old Field sweeps. Aphelonema
histrionicais relatively
common in burned and unburned prairie. Aphelonema
simplex has been taken from HAS.
Fitchiella
robertsoni is another rare species taken only in prairie (CSW,
CNW, C). Three species of Bruchomorpha
have been collected. The most common and widespread is Bruchomorpha
tristis. Bruchomorpha dorsata and Bruchomorpha
nasuta are most common in prairie. Members of this genus often
show signs of being parasitized by Dryinidae (Hymenoptera).
