Placoscopana, a new genus of Neocoelidiinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) from Ecuador

A new genus of Neocoelidiinae, Placoscopana gen. nov. is proposed and its type-species Placoscopana nigrilinea sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on a male specimen from Ecuador (Orellana Province). Placoscopana gen. nov. is very similar externally to Coronalidia Marques-Costa & Cavichi...

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Published in:Zoologia (Curitiba, Brazil) Brazil), 2012-10, Vol.29 (5), p.483-487
Main Authors: Gonçalves, Clayton Correa, Marques-Costa, Ana Paula, Ale-Rocha, Rosaly
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Insects
Leafhoppers
Neotropical Region
new species
taxonomy
Zoology
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Summary:A new genus of Neocoelidiinae, Placoscopana gen. nov. is proposed and its type-species Placoscopana nigrilinea sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on a male specimen from Ecuador (Orellana Province). Placoscopana gen. nov. is very similar externally to Coronalidia Marques-Costa & Cavichioli, 2007, but differs mainly by the male genitalia: pygopher short with posterior margin approximately truncated; subgenital plates, in dorsal view, with a tuft of setae at apex; and aedeagus with two parallel ventral rows of small spines on the apical half of the shaft. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1984-4689
1984-4670
1984-4689
DOI:10.1590/S1984-46702012000500014