A new species of the Neotropical genus Smilidarnis Andrade (Hemiptera, Membracidae), with a new country record for the genus

By

McKamey, Stuart

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2024

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1219

Pages

135--142

Subjects

Bolivia , French Guiana , Neotropical , spelling fixation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1219.131379

 

Abstract

Smilidarnis is fixed as the correct original spelling. Smilidarnis similifasciatus, sp. nov., from Bolivia and French Guiana, closely resembles S. fasciatus Andrade in being brightly colored but differs in the metathoracic tibial chaetotaxy, the male pygofer, first anal segment, aedeagus, and color pattern. In this new species, which is larger than S. fasciatus, females are larger than males. Photographs of the male and female adults and genitalia of the new species are provided. Bolivia is a new country record for the genus. A key to all species is provided.