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Issue: Vol. 5849 No. 1: 9 Jul. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-07-09
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5849.1.2
Page range: 42-58
Abstract views: 115
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New planthoppers in the genus Tico from Costa Rica (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) and an updated molecular phylogeny of the New World Cenchreini

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
Hemiptera taxonomy phylogenetics survey biodiversity Cenchreini

Abstract

Recent survey work in the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica has resulted in the discovery of a series of new species of derbid and cixiid planthoppers associated with palms. Here, new species of Tico Bahder & Bartlett are described and compared to other members of the genus. Sequence data were generated for the new species for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, 18S rRNA gene and the D8 to D10 expansion region for the 28S rRNA gene to support the placement of the novel taxa in the genus Tico. Cenchrea exquisita Uhler is transferred to Tico based on morphological features as Tico exquisita (Uhler), comb. nov.

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How to Cite

Barrantes, E.A.B., Echavarria, M.A.Z., Bartlett, C.R. & Bahder, B.W. (2026) New planthoppers in the genus Tico from Costa Rica (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) and an updated molecular phylogeny of the New World Cenchreini. Zootaxa, 5849 (1), 42–58. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5849.1.2