First host plant record for Pacarina (Hemiptera, Cicadidae)

By

Aiello, Annette, 1941-
Stucky, Brian J.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020-3-19

Original Publication

Neotropical Biology and Conservation

Volume

15

Series / Issue

Issue: 1

Pages

77--88

Subjects

cicada , Dracaena , host plant , rearing , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Brazil Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/neotropical.15.e49013

 

Abstract

Twenty-ninePacarina(Hemiptera: Cicadidae) adults, 12 males and 17 females, emerged from the soil of a pottedDracaena trifasciata(Asparagaceae) in Arraiján, Republic of Panama, providing the first rearing records and the first definitive host plant records for any species ofPacarina. These rearedPacarinaappear to be morphologically distinct from all known species ofPacarinaand likely represent an undescribed species. In light of this finding, we also discuss the taxonomy, biogeography, and ecology ofPacarina.