A new species of the Neotropical genus Smilidarnis Andrade (Hemiptera, Membracidae), with a new country record for the genus
<i>Smilidarnis</i> is <b>fixed as the correct original spelling</b>. <i>Smilidarnissimilifasciatus</i>, <b>sp. nov.</b>, from Bolivia and French Guiana, closely resembles <i>S.fasciatus</i> Andrade in being brightly colored but differs in the metathoracic tibial chaetotaxy, the male pygofer, first anal segment, aedeagus, and color pattern. In this new species, which is larger than <i>S.fasciatus</i>, females are larger than males. Photographs of the male and female adults and genitalia of the new species are provided. Bolivia is a new country record for the genus. A key to all species is provided.
Authors
- Stuart H. McKamey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9617-0594)
Institutions
- National Museum of Natural History (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2024-11-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1219.131379
- Primary Topic
- Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- North Carolina State University
- Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation