First record of the subfamily Asiracinae and Copicerus irroratus (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Delphacidae) in Colombia

Authors

  • Camilo Andrés Llano Maestría en Ciencias Biológicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Caldas, Manizales, Colombia
  • Charles R. Bartlett University of Delaware, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, 250 Townsend Hall, 531 S College Ave, Newark, Delaware 19716-2160, USA
  • Giovany Guevara Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia

Keywords:

Fulgoroidea, planthopper

Abstract

The planthopper subfamily Asiracinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Delphacidae) and the species Copicerus irroratus Swartz are reported for the first time for Colombia from an agricultural landscape at the Andean region (Villamaría, Caldas). Relevant diagnostic and biological features of the species are discussed. A key to the species of Copicerus is also provided.

 

Sumario

Se reporta por primera vez para Colombia un espécimen de la subfamilia Asiracinae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Delphacidae), Copicerus irroratus Swartz en un paisaje agrícola de la región Andina del país (Villamaría, Caldas). Se resaltan algunas características diagnósticas y biológicas de la especie. Adicionalmente, se propone una clave para las especies de Copicerus.

 

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Giovany Guevara, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia

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Published

2015-12-30

Issue

Vol. 99, No. 1 (March 2016)

Section

Scientific Notes

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