Taxonomic review of the genus Osbornellus Ball (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) in Central America 2702
Author
Domínguez, Edwin
Author
Godoy, Carolina
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Zootaxa
2010
2010-12-03
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journal article
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Osbornellus quirosae
Domínguez & Godoy
,
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 19a–19e
)
Description.
Length:
4.9–6.7 mm
. Member of the
O. auronitens
group (
Fig. 1a
). General description as in
O. eberhardi
.
Male genitalia:
Pygofer more than twice as long as greatest width, very produced posteriorly, apices narrow and rounded; long macrosetae dispersed along distal third (
Fig. 19a
). Valve triangular and wide. Plates long, pointed at apex and with filamentous setae (
Fig. 19b
). Style with long apophysis, truncate at apex (
Fig. 19c
). Aedeagus in ventral view with basal portion narrow; shaft straight, slender; apex truncate and slightly shorter than ventral processes (
Fig. 19d
). Ventral processes parallel-sided, slightly separated for most of length, apices narrow and pointed. In lateral view shaft slender, curved dorsad, almost the same length as ventral processes; dorsal projection very stout, expanded to blunt tip. Gonopore apical. Ventral processes tapered, apices pointed, directed dorsad (
Fig. 19e
).
Diagnosis.
Very similar to
O. bifurcatus
in appearance, but in ventral view the aedeagus of
O
.
quirosae
has the ventral processes straight, partially covering the shaft; in lateral view the ventral processes of
O. quirosae
are curved and separated. In
O. bifurcatus
the ventral processes in ventral view are more curved and do not cover the shaft; in lateral view the ventral processes are separated from the shaft.
Distribution.
Known only from
Costa Rica
;
200–2600 m
.
Etymology.
This species is named in honor of Dora Quirós in recognition of her loan of specimens and support given to the first author while beginning his Masters studies.
Type material:
Holotype
, male,
COSTA RICA
:
Puntarenas
,
San Vito
,
Las Alturas
,
1500 m
,
X- 1991
,
P. Hanson
&
C. Godoy
(
CAS
)
.
Paratype
:
COSTA RICA
:
Cartago
:
1 male
,
2 female
,
El Guarco
,
San Isidro
,
Madreselva
,
Los Lagos
,
2600m
,
VIII-1993
(
INBio
)
.
Limón
:
1 female
,
Parque Internacional La Amistad
,
Estación Altamira
,
Valle del Silencio
,
2450m
,
18-IV-2001
,
J. Azofeifa
(
INBio
)
;
2 female
,
Estación Altamira
,
1320m
,
1-15-XI-1994
,
M. Segura
,
Malaise
(
INBio
)
;
7 male
,
3 female
, same locality and collector,
X-1994
(
INBio
)
.
Puntarenas
:
1 male
,
Coto Brus
,
Zona Protectora Las Tablas
,
Mellizas
,
La Quijada del Diablo
,
2050m
,
13-IX-12-X-1996
,
L. Angulo
,
Malaise trap
(
INBio
)
;
1 male
,
Parque Nacional La Amistad
,
Cerro Biolley
,
1766m
, LS 332400-572200,
8-II-10-III-2003
,
D. Rub
(
INBio
)
;
1 male
,
Estación Altmira
, 1
Km. S
del
Cerro Biolley
,
300m
, LS 331700-572100,
20-XI-9-XII-1995
,
R.Villalobos
(
INBio
)
;
1 male
,
Coto Brus
,
Estación Biológica Las Alturas
,
1500m
, LS 322800-591100,
X-1991
,
P. Hanson
,
C. Godoy
(
MZCR
)
;
2 female
, same locality,
23-III-2-V-1992
, F.
Araya
(
INBio
)
;
1 female
, same locality,
VIII-1992
, M.
Ramirez
y E.
Sancho
(
INBio
)
;
1 male
,
5 female
,
Las Alturas
,
1500m
,
8.95 N
,
82.83 W
,
X-1991
,
P.Hanson
(
MZCR
,
BMNH
)
;
1 male
,
Golfo Dulce
, 24
Km W. Piedras Blancas
,
200 m
,
IX-1991
,
P.Hanson
(
MZCR
)
;
2 male
,
Peninsula Osa Cerro Rincón
,
200m
S del hito,
744 m
,
X-1990
(
MZCR
,
USNM
)
.