Open AccessA new planthopper species in the genus Omolicna (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Derbidae) from the Reserva Privada el Silencio de Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica
Author(s) -
MARCO A. ZUMBADO ECHAVARRIA,
Edwin A. Barrantes Barrantes,
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.4975.2.6
Subject(s) - auchenorrhyncha , cloud forest , hemiptera , planthopper , taxon , phylogenetic tree , biology , genus , geography , zoology , ecology , botany , pest analysis , homoptera , montane ecology , biochemistry , gene
Recent survey work on palms in Costa Rica has resulted in the discovery of several new species of Derbidae, especially in the Cenchreini. During a recent expedition, specimens collected by light trapping at the Hotel Villa Blanca (cloud forest) were determined to be a novel species of Omolicna Fennah. Sequence data was generated for the novel taxon for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and 18S loci. Pairwise analyses and phylogenetic analyses support placement of the novel taxon in Omolicna.