<strong>A new genus and species of delphacid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae) from Central America with a preliminary regional species list</strong>

CHARLES R. BARTLETT; GERNOT KUNZ

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3946.4.2

Issue: Vol. 3946 No. 4: 13 Apr. 2015

Type: Article

Published: 2015-04-13

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3946.4.2

Page range: 510–518

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A new genus and species of delphacid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae) from Central America with a preliminary regional species list

CHARLES R. BARTLETT⁺⁻
GERNOT KUNZ⁺⁻

University of Delaware, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, 250 Townsend Hall, Newark, Delaware, 19716-2160, USA.

Karl-Franzens-Universität, Universitätsplatz 2, Zoologie, 8010 Graz, Austria.

Delphacidae Delphacini Fulgoroidea Auchenorrhyncha planthopper new species Central America

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Abstract

The new genus Ampliphax, assigned to the Delphacini, is described and illustrated with a single new species A. grandis from Costa Rica and Panama. Ampliphax grandis is a large species with a projected head. DNA barcode data suggest, among currently barcoded taxa, an affinity to the genus Bostaera. A checklist of the delphacid species from Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua based on literature and specimen records is provided.