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A new planthopper species in the genus Omolicna (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) from the Reserva Privada el Silencio de Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica

Universidad de Costa Rica—Sede San Ramón, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, de la Iglesia el Tremedal 400 mts al Oeste carretera hacia San Pedro, San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Universidad de Costa Rica—Sede San Ramón, Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, de la Iglesia el Tremedal 400 mts al Oeste carretera hacia San Pedro, San Ramón, Alajuela, Costa Rica.
University of Delaware, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, 250 Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716-2160, USA.
University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology—Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center; 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL 33314-7719, USA.
University of Florida, Department of Entomology and Nematology—Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center; 3205 College Ave., Davie, FL 33314-7719, USA.
Hemiptera Derbidae Costa Rica planthopper new species

Abstract

Recent survey work on palms in Costa Rica has resulted in the discovery of several new species of Derbidae, especially in the Cenchreini. During a recent expedition, specimens collected by light trapping at the Hotel Villa Blanca (cloud forest) were determined to be a novel species of Omolicna Fennah. Sequence data was generated for the novel taxon for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S loci. Pairwise analyses and phylogenetic analyses support placement of the novel taxon in Omolicna.

 

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