Two new Brazilian species of the Neotropical sharpshooter genus Ruppeliana (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)

Two new Ruppeliana Young, 1977 species are described and illustrated based on specimens from the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, Brazil. The new species are easily distinguished from other Ruppeliana Young, 1977 by their color pattern. Ruppeliana caelimaculata sp. nov. has red to dark red...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Zoologia (Curitiba, Brazil) Brazil), 2014-02, Vol.31 (1), p.81-87
Main Authors: Carvalho, Rachel A. de, Cavichioli, Rodney R., Rodrigues, Luiz Gabriel N., Gonçalves, Ana C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Auchenorrhyncha
Cicadellidae
Cicadellinae
Hemiptera
Insecta
Insects
leafhopper
Membracoidea
taxonomy
ZOOLOGY
Citations: Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Two new Ruppeliana Young, 1977 species are described and illustrated based on specimens from the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais, Brazil. The new species are easily distinguished from other Ruppeliana Young, 1977 by their color pattern. Ruppeliana caelimaculata sp. nov. has red to dark red forewings with whitish-blue transverse maculae, and R. flavivirescens sp. nov. has brownish-red forewings with greenish-yellow longitudinal stripes. The female genitalia are for the first time described and illustrated in detail for species of the genus.
ISSN:1984-4670
1984-4689
1984-4689
DOI:10.1590/S1984-46702014000100009