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Issue: Vol. 5793 No. 2: 16 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5793.2.10
Page range: 547-560
Abstract views: 61
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A new species of planthopper in the genus Kubilaya (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) from oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) in Colombia, a key to the genus, and an updated molecular phylogeny of the New World Otiocerinae

Colombian Oil Palm Research Center; Cenipalma; Entomology Area; 98th Street No. 70-91; Bogotá; D.C. 110911; Colombia
Colombian Oil Palm Research Center; Cenipalma; Entomology Area; 98th Street No. 70-91; Bogotá; D.C. 110911; Colombia
University of Delaware; Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology; 250 Townsend Hall; Newark; DE 19716-2160; USA
University of Florida; Department of Entomology and Nematology/Department of Plant Pathology - Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center; 3205 College Ave.; Davie; FL 33314-7719; USA
Hemiptera taxonomy phylogenetics biodiversity South America

Abstract

During a recent survey of oil palms in Colombia to document planthopper diversity and search for putative vectors of the causal agent of Lethal Wilt, a new species of planthopper in the genus Kubilaya (Derbidae) was discovered. Herein, the novel taxon is described along with supplemental molecular data for the barcoding region (5’ half) of the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, 18S rRNA gene and D8–D10 expansion regions of the 28S rRNA gene are provided. An updated molecular phylogeny of the New World Otiocerinae and a key to species of the genus Kubilaya are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Guerrero, M.R., Rodríguez, A.M., Bartlett, C.R. & Bahder, B.W. (2026) A new species of planthopper in the genus Kubilaya (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) from oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) in Colombia, a key to the genus, and an updated molecular phylogeny of the New World Otiocerinae. Zootaxa, 5793 (2), 547–560. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5793.2.10