Dorachosa explicata Distant, 1892

Dorachosa explicata Distant 1892: 64 . (Matachin, Panama)

Remarks. A small (body length 12 mm) species with a greenish ochraceous head and thorax and castaneous or tawny abdomen with a transverse piceous stripe on the dorsal head. The generic characters also distinguish the single species from other Panamanian cicadas.

Distribution. The species is known from El Salvador and Panama (Metcalf 1963c; Sanborn 2013). The reference to Argentina is a mistake (Sanborn & Heath 2014). The species has been reported from Matachin in Panama (Distant 1900). It was reported as being collected in Panama by Wolda & Ramos (1992) but without locality data.

Material examined. “Panamá: Panamá Prov. / Cerro Campana, 850m. / 8° 40’ N, 79° 56’ W / 29 Apr. ’73 Stockwell ” one male (TAMU) ; “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229387” one male (TAMU) ; “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5– 2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229390” one male (AFSC) ; “ PANAMÁ: Coclé / Cerro Gaital, / VI–10– 12–1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider ” one male (AFSC) ; “ PANAMA: Veraguas Prov. / Alto Piedra, 5 km NW / Santa Fe, 800 m elev. / VI 11–14 2016, N.J. Smith ” one female (UCDC) ; “ Canal Zone / Pan. IX–16–1958 // Barro Colorado Isl. / Gatun Lake // Charles F. Harbison / Collector // SDNHM / COLLECTION / DATABASE / SDNHM094784 ” one male (SDMC) ; “ PANAMA: Panama / El Llano-Carti Rd. km. / 12.4, 10 May 1996 / R. Turnbow ” one male (FSCA) ; “ PANAMA: Darién, / Filo de Talla Lodge / Metetí, 16–20–V–2014 / J.B. Heppner, 145m ” one female (FSCA), one female (AFSC) ; “ PANAMA C.Z. / Barro Colo. Isl. / 24-IV-1978 / C.D. Jorgensen ” one male and one female (BYUC) .