The identity of the treehopper genus Dysyncritus Fowler, with descriptions of new related taxa (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Heteronotinae)

Author(s)

Evangelista, Olivia ^[1] ; Florez-, V, Camilo ^[2] ; Sakakibara, Albino M. ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Museu Zool, BR-04263000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Florez-, Camilo, V, Univ Antioquia GEUA, Grp Entomol, Medellin 1226 - Colombia

^[3] Univ Fed Parana, Dept Zool, BR-81531980 Curitiba, Parana - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Zootaxa; v. 3847, n. 4, p. 495-532, AUG 11 2014.
• Web of Science Citations: 6

Abstract

Dysyncritus Fowler is revised based on the examination of primary types, and restructured to exclusively accomodate Dysyncritus intectus Fowler, 1895. Allodrilus Evangelista gen. nov. (type species: Cymbomorpha nitidipennis Funkhouser, 1922 = Allodrilus nitidipennis (Funkhouser, 1922) comb. nov.) is erected with seven newly discovered taxa: A. alboferrugineus Evangelista sp. nov. (Brazil, Colombia, Guyana), A. colombiensis Florez-V sp. nov. (Colombia), A. deitzi Evangelista sp. nov. (Ecuador), A. granulatus Evangelista sp. nov. (Ecuador), A. horizontalis Evangelista sp. nov. (Bolivia), A. intermedius Evangelista sp. nov. (Ecuador), and A. similis Evangelista sp. nov. (Peru). A key to males is provided, in addition to annotated descriptions and illustrations. Nomenclatural changes are proposed to species formerly included in Dysyncritus: Smiliorachis nubilis (Goding, 1930) comb. nov., Smiliorachis discrepans (Goding, 1930) comb. nov., and Dysyncritus lineatus Goding, 1930 (= Smiliorachis octilinea Stal, 1869 syn. nov.). (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 12/21398-0 - Investigating patterns of morphological diversification in Heteronotus (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Heteronotinae), with emphasis on camouflage, mimicry and sexual dimorphism
• Grantee: Olivia Evangelista de Souza
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral