Taphura misella ( Stål, 1854 )

Sanborn, Allen F., 2023, Two new species and two new records for cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from French Guiana, with an updated faunal list of French Guiana and the first synoptic list for Guyana, Zootaxa 5368 (1), pp. 1-74 : 45

Taphura misella ( Stål, 1854)

Cicada misella Stål 1854: 243 (Minas Gerais, Brazil).

Distribution. The species has been reported from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and French Guiana ( Sanborn 2017).

Material examined. “ FRENCH GUIANA: / Serpart / 21-IX-2019, Light trap / SEAG leg.” two females ( AFSC) ; “ FRENCH GUIANA / Montagne des Chevaux , (forest on / quartzite), N 4°44’31.54” O 52°25’53.02” / altitude 90m, commune de Roura / 03-II-2013 / Automatic Luminating Trap with Gemlight / Soc. Ent. Antilles-Guyane leg.” one female ( AFSC) ; “ FRENCH GUIANA / Montagne des Chevaux , (forest on / quartzite), N 4°44’31.54” O 52°25’53.02” / altitude 90m, commune de Roura / 27-IX-2010 / Automatic Luminating Trap with Gemlight / Soc. Ent. Antilles-Guyane leg.” one female ( AFSC) ; “ FRENCH GUIANA / Montagne des Chevaux , (forest on / quartzite), N 4°44’31.54” O 52°25’53.02” / altitude 90m, commune de Roura / 07-XII-2013 / Automatic Luminating Trap with Gemlight / Soc. Ent. Antilles-Guyane leg.” one female ( AFSC) ; “ FRENCH GUIANA / Réserve de la Trinité, zone Aya / N 4° 35’ 20”, O 53° 18’ 1”, Commune de / Saint Elie, 06-XI-2013 / Automatic Luminating trap / Soc. Ent. Antilles-Guyane leg.” one female ( AFSC) ; “ FRENCH GUIANA: Mont Matoury / Commune Matoury Savannah / N 4 o 51’31.00” W 52 o 22’36.00” / 28-IX-2014 / Flight Interception Trap / Soc. Ent. Antilles-Guyane leg.” one female ( AFSC) ; “ FRENCH GUIANA / Sa̧l Pointe-de-Vue / 21-I-2016 / Automatic Light trap, Blue light / Soc. Ent. Antilles-Guyane leg.” one male ( AFSC).