Published yesterday in the journal Psyche, this note details observations of a cixiid hopper that feeds on roots of several vascular plants in a black spruce muskeg.

Fifth instar C. meridionalis nymph feeding on a root of Empetrum nigrum in a terrarium.

Citation:
Bowser, M. L. 2014. Notes on the biology of the cixiid planthopper Cixius meridionalis (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea). Psyche. 2014:769021. doi:10.1155/2014/769021