Open AccessA new species of planthopper in the genus Haplaxius (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) in Costa Rica
Author(s) -
Edwin A. Barrantes Barrantes,
MARCO A. ZUMBADO ECHAVARRIA,
Charles R. Bartlett,
Brian W. Bahder,
Brian W. Bahder
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
zootaxa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.621
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1175-5334
pISSN - 1175-5326
DOI - 10.11646/zootaxa.4963.3.2
Subject(s) - biology , auchenorrhyncha , planthopper , cocos nucifera , hemiptera , palm , genus , delphacidae , botany , brown planthopper , zoology , homoptera , pest analysis , gene , biochemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
Haplaxius is a large genus of cixiid planthoppers that is widespread in the New World and economically important due to the role of H. crudus in transmitting palm lethal decline phytoplasmas. A new species of Haplaxius, here described as Haplaxius pocococo sp. n., was discovered during survey work on palms in north-central Costa Rica. Placement in Haplaxius is supported by sequence analysis of the COI and 18S genes relative to congeners and by morphological characters.