The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Trinidad and Tobago including the description of three new species and seven new records, with new records for several additional Caribbean Islands
Author
Sanborn, Allen F.
Department of Biology, Barry University, 11300 NE Second Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 33161 - 6695, USA.
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-08-28
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4838.4.7
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Taphura boulardi
Sanborn, 2011a
new record
Taphura boulardi
Sanborn 2011a: 405
. (41 Km SE Roura on Kaw Rd.,
French Guiana
)
Remarks.
Taphura boulardi
can be distinguished from all other
Taphura
by the five spots on the dorsum of the head (
Sanborn 2017a
). Males of
T. boulardi
possess claspers that curve dorsally and form a terminal hook. The notch in female abdominal sternite VII almost reaches the anterior margin medially, the notch is semi-circular medially connected to a short transverse section before angling to the posterolateral corner.
Distribution.
The species was known previously from
French Guiana
and
Suriname
(
Sanborn 2011a
;
2017a
) with recent range expansions to include
Peru
(
Sanborn 2020b
) and
Ecuador
(
Sanborn 2020d
).
Material examined.
“
TRINIDAD
: St. George/Co.,
1.9 mi.
W, of Cumuto/“Indian Walk Ride”/
Forest Rd.
,
27- VII-1975
/
K. W. Knopf
” one female (
FSCA
)
.