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Taphura boulardi Sanborn 2011

  • 1. Department of Biology, Barry University, 11300 NE Second Avenue, Miami Shores, FL 3316 - 6695, USA

Description

Taphura boulardi Sanborn, 2011a

Taphura boulardi Sanborn 2011a: 405. (41 Km SE Roura on Kaw Rd., French Guiana)

Remarks. Taphura boulardi can be distinguished from all other known species of Taphura by the five spots on the dorsal head (Sanborn 2017a). Taphura boulardi has claspers that curve dorsally terminating in a hook-like structure.

Distribution. The species has been reported from French Guiana and Suriname (Sanborn 2011a; 2017a) with recent range extensions to include Peru (Sanborn 2020c), Ecuador (Sanborn 2020d), and Trinidad (Sanborn 2020e).

Material examined. “ SURINAME: Para District / Zanderij, near Guesthouse / N05º 27.5’, W055º 13.0’ / 7 9 FEB 2010; P. Skelley, / W. Warner, C. Gillett ” one male and one female (FSCA), one female (AFSC).

Notes

Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F., 2020, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Suriname including the description of two new species, five new combinations, and three new records, pp. 453-481 in Zootaxa 4881 (3) on page 472, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/4283890

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
FSCA, AFSC
Event date
2010-02-09
Family
Cicadidae
Genus
Taphura
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Hemiptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Sanborn
Species
boulardi
Taxon rank
species
Verbatim event date
2010-02-09
Taxonomic concept label
Taphura boulardi Sanborn, 2011 sec. Sanborn, 2020

References

  • Sanborn, A. F. (2011 a) Checklist of the cicadas of French Guiana including new records and the description of nine new species (Insecta, Hemiptera, Cicadoidea, Cicadidae). Zoosystema, 33, 377 - 418. https: // doi. org / 10.5252 / z 2011 n 3 a 6
  • Sanborn, A. F. (2017 a) Generic redescription, seven new species and a key to the Taphura Stal, 1862 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadettinae: Taphurini). Zootaxa, 4324 (3), 451 - 481. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4324.3.3
  • Sanborn, A. F. (2020 c) The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Peru including the descriptions of twenty-four new species, three new synonymies, and thirty-seven new records. Zootaxa, 4785 (1), 1 - 129. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4785.1.1
  • Sanborn, A. F. (2020 d) The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Ecuador including the descriptions of five new species, a new subtribe, four new synonymies, and fifteen new records. Zootaxa, 4880 (1), 1 - 80. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4880.1.1
  • Sanborn, A. F. (2020 e) The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Trinidad and Tobago including the descriptions of three new species and seven new records, with new records for several additional Caribbean Islands. Zootaxa, 4838 (4), 535 - 565. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4838.4.7