CICADELLINAE : PART I. PROCONIINI 29 



Proconia occurs in northern and central South America. The posterior 

 setal formula 2:1:1 is like that of many of the Cicadellini, but this is 

 misleading, for the penultimate two single setae are located much 

 more laterally than their usual position in the Cicadellini. The condi- 

 tion of four apical femoral setae is extremely unusual in Cicadellidae. 

 In the possession of a circular scar, beneath the apex of the head, 

 this genus stands apart from the other proconiine genera except 

 Diestostemma Amyot and Serville, to which it appears to be related also 

 in the venation of the forewing and the structure of the aedeagus. The 

 last character, however, is not at all strong and might be used to 

 relate Proconia to several other proconiine genera. The median pronotal 

 keel will readily separate Proconia from all other cicadelline genera. 



The classification below is severe ; there is a great deal of intraspecific 

 variation. Only those species for which distinct characters in the male 

 genitalia have been found are recognized. Some of these exhibit external 

 differences, particularly in the contour of the anterior margin of the 

 median pronotal keel, which should be investigated further when 

 long series become available. 



SPECIES OF PROCONIA 



[*Type not seen.] 



esmeraldae Melichar, I924a:203. Venezuela, Trinidad Island, Fr. Guiana, 

 Peru. 

 cristata (Fabricius), 1803a:62 {Cicada), preoccupied. 



marmorata var. fabricii Metcalf, I965a:482, new name for Cicada cristata 

 Fabricius, not Schreber, 1 759. New synonymy, 

 /uiira Melichar, 1 924a: 204. Peru. 

 lutzi Schmidt, 1928a:32. Ecuador, Peru. 



marmorata (Fabricius), 1803a:61 {Cicada). Colombia to Bolivia and to SE. 

 Brazil. 

 *cucullata (Laporte), 1832b:223 {Germaria) [fide Melichar]. 

 Huberculicollis (Blanchard and Brulle), 1846:222 {Cercopis) [fide Nast]. 

 dorsicrista (Walker), 1858a:97 {Germaria). 



var. boliviana, Proconia marmorata Melichar, 1924a:203. New synonymy. 

 solita Melichar, I924a:204. New synonymy. 

 bicolorata Mdichar, 1924a:204. New synonymy. 

 *jubata (Coding), 1926a: 105 {Cicada) [fide Melichar]. 

 bipunctata Schmidt, 1928a:33. New synonymy. 

 rubromaculata Schmidt, 1928a:3I. New synonymy. 

 andina Schmidt, 1928a:34. New synonymy. 

 sulphurea Schmidt, 1928a:35. New synonymy. 



