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Issue: Vol. 5665 No. 2: 22 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-22
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5665.2.1
Page range: 151-186
Abstract views: 146
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Taxonomic and ecological notes on Lycoderides Sakakibara (Hemiptera: Membracidae), including two new species from the highlands of the Colombian Andes

Department of Entomology; The Pennsylvania State University; 501 ASI Building; University Park; PA; USA; 16802; Grupo Biología-CES; Universidad CES; Calle 10 A No. 22 - 04; Medellín-Antioquia; Colombia
Société Entomologique Antilles Guyane; 18 Lotissement des Amaryllis; 97354 Rémire-Montjoly; Guyane Française
Department of Entomology; The Pennsylvania State University; 501 ASI Building; University Park; PA; USA; 16802
Hemiptera Stegaspidini Fagaceae Melastomataceae Myrtaceae sexual dimorphism host plants

Abstract

Two new species of Lycoderides Sakakibara are described and observations on their natural history are provided based on field observations in the highlands of the Cordillera Central of the Colombian Andes: Lycoderides aburraensis Flórez-V sp. nov. and L. santainensis Flórez-V sp. nov. The male of L. serraticornis (Fowler) and female of L. abditus Sakakibara are described, based on specimens collected in recent expeditions in Colombia and French Guiana, respectively. Information on host plants, ant-mutualism, behavior of adults and/or nymphs, female and male genitalia is provided for four species: L. santainensis sp. nov., L. luteus (Funkhouser), L. phasianus (Fowler) and L. serraticornis. Nymphal morphological variation in L. luteus due to host plant association are discussed. Additional notes on the biology of L. amazonicus (Sakakibara), L. brevilobus (Sakakibara), L. aff. brulei Sakaibara, L. fernandezi (Strümpel) and L. marginalis (Walker) are included. The species L. amazonicus, L. brevilobus, L. gradatus (Sakakibara) and L. marginalis are recorded for the first time in Colombia.

 

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How to Cite

Flórez-V, C., Lapèze, J. & Urban, J.M. (2025) Taxonomic and ecological notes on Lycoderides Sakakibara (Hemiptera: Membracidae), including two new species from the highlands of the Colombian Andes. Zootaxa, 5665 (2), 151–186. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5665.2.1