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Issue: Vol. 5306 No. 5: 23 Jun. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-06-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.5.5
Page range: 571-585
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A new species of planthopper in the genus Shellenius (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Derbidae) from palms in Costa Rica

University of Florida; Department of Entomology and Nematology - Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center; 3205 College Ave.; Davie; FL 33314-7719; USA
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 Ram ón; 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 Ram ón; 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
Hemiptera taxonomy phylogeny biodiversity systematics survey Otiocerini

Abstract

The genus Shellenius is a small taxon of planthoppers in the family Derbidae (Otiocerinae: Otiocerini) found in the eastern United States and Mesoamerica. A new species of Shellenius associated with palms is herein described from Costa Rica. Molecular data for the barcoding region cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S rRNA gene is provided to produce a preliminary phylogenetic tree for related taxa and support placement of the novel taxon in Shellenius. A review of Fowler type material suggests that Otiocerus interruptus Fowler is a Shellenius species and is here transferred to that genus as Shellenius interruptus new combination.

 

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