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Issue: Vol. 5351 No. 1: 25 Sept. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-09-25
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5351.1.4
Page range: 107-121
Abstract views: 207
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A new species of planthopper in the genus Cobacella (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) from oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) 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 Florida; Department of Entomology and Nematology - Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center; 3205 College Ave.; Davie; FL 33314-7719; USA
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
Hemiptera taxonomy phylogeny biodiversity systematics survey Otiocerini

Abstract

Recent survey work in Costa Rica has revealed a high diversity of planthoppers in the family Derbidae on palms (Arecaceae). During an expedition to Costa Rica in 2021, specimens were collected from African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) along the pacific coast and determined to represent a new species of derbid in the genus Cobacella. Herein, the novel taxon, Cobacella palmensis sp. n., is described and compared with the two other species in the genus. Supplemental molecular data for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding region, 18S rRNA gene and D9-D10 expansion region of the 28S rRNA gene are provided to test the placement of the novel taxon relative to available otiocerine planthoppers. We also present a preliminary key to the species of Cobacella and review all available specimen records of the genus.

 

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