Platygonia Melichar, 1925 (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini): a new species from the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest, key to species of the genus, and notes on P. undecimmaculata (Fowler, 1899)
Author
Quintas, Victor
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Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia (PPgZoo), Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 20940 - 040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. & Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 20940 - 040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
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Author
Pecly, Nathalia H.
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Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia (PPgZoo), Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 20940 - 040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil. & Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 20940 - 040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
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Author
Carvalho, Stéphanie R.
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Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 20940 - 040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
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Author
Mejdalani, Gabriel
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Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 20940 - 040, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
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European Journal of Taxonomy
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Notes on
Platygonia undecimmaculata (
Fowler, 1899
)
, reinstated combination
Tettigonia undecimmaculata
was described by
Fowler (1899)
(
Fig. 7
) based on
one female
(
holotype
) (
Fig. 8
) from the Province of
Chiriquí
,
Panama
(
Young 1965
).
Melichar (1925)
transferred
T
.
undecimmaculata
to
Platygonia
.
Young (1977: 1105)
studied the
holotype
and stated that this species was “possibly correctly placed in
Platygonia
as Melichar decided.” Nevertheless,
Young (1977)
did not formally include
T
.
undecimmaculata
in
Platygonia
, preferring to treat it as a species of uncertain position. This action was followed by
McKamey (2007: 343)
, who, however, misspelled the specific name (“
unidecimmaculata
”). The species reappeared as a member of
Platygonia
in
Wilson
et al.
(2009)
. Based on the triangular crown of the
holotype
, which is strongly produced anteriorly (
Fig. 8
), it appears to us that the inclusion of
T
.
undecimmaculata
in
Platygonia
might be correct. Accordingly, we have tentatively included the species in our key. Likewise, based on the color pattern of the
holotype
(see
Wilson
et al.
2009
), which has no abdomen, hind wings, and metathorax (
Young 1965
), we have attempted to include
P. zea
(
Ecuador
)
in the key; the latter species was not included in
Young’s (1977)
key to
Platygonia
species.