taxonID	type	description	language	source
03FB0264FF93665A1698465C16DC1EBE.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 – 2) Additional literature citations: Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978: 120 (generic description). Cwikla & Blocker, 1981: 175 (note). DeLong, 1982: 187 (description of new species). DeLong, 1984: 118 (description of new species). Oman et al., 1990: 229 (catalogue). Zanol, 1992: 66 (description of new species). Zanol, 2008: 46 (catalogue). Zahniser & Dietrich, 2013: 49 (phylogeny of Deltocephalinae and description of tribe). Dmitriev et al., 2022 onward (online catalogue).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF93665A1698465C16DC1EBE.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Eutettix irroratus Osborn, 1923, by original designation.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF93665A1698465C16DC1EBE.taxon	description	Length: 5.7 – 8.8 mm. Coloration: Body usually brown dorsally and ventrally. Crown yellow or light brown, with dark brown and orange maculae and spots (Figs. 1 A, 2 A). Pronotum brown, with light brown, yellow, or orange spots and maculae (Fig. 1 A, 2 A). Mesonotum brown, with light brown, yellow, or white spots and maculae (Fig. 1 A, 2 A). Forewing translucent; veins brown; with dark brown and transparent maculae over the surface (Figs. 1 A – B, 2 A – B). External morphology: Crown short, not produced anteriorly; transocular width subequal to pronotum width; discal portion of crown glabrous; coronal suture visible, not reaching or extending beyond midlength of crown; frontal region convex in lateral view, upturned or not; transition of crown to face angled; anterior margin of head with transverse carinae; lateral frontal suture reaching ocellus; ocellus medium to large sized; close to eyes, separated from eye by less than a third the distance from eye to crown apex; on anterior margin of head: eye with mesal margin entire (Figs. 1 A – B, 2 A – B). Antennal ledges absent. Clypellar suture complete; arcuate or straight. Clypellus widening apically; relatively flat in lateral view. Gena incised laterally; single fine erect seta close to lateral frontal suture present. Lorum subequal to or wider than clypellus near base, close to lower genal margin. Frontoclypeus shagreen, longer than wide, not tumid in lateral view. Pronotum lateral margins carinate; without transverse striations (Figs. 1 A – B, 2 A – B). Forewing rounded apically; macropterous; with three anteapical cells, inner anteapical cell open, outer anteapical cell truncate or rounded; with or without reflexed costal veins; brachial cell without extra crossveins; with crossvein between A 1 and claval suture; A 1 - A 2 crossvein present; appendix restricted to anal margin (Figs. 1 A – B, 2 A – B). Profemur with only AM 1 present; AM 1 near midlength of femur; intercalary row present; row AV with short, stout macrosetae; with two apical setae. Protibia row AD with one macrosetae; row PD with four macrosetae. Metafemur setal formula 2: 2: 1. Metatarsomere I pecten with three to five platellate setae between AV and PV; PV apical seta acuminate. Male genitalia: Pygofer articulated with valve; dorsoapical margin not strongly incised or incised to near midlength; macrosetae well differentiated into several rows; with dorsal spines or teeth (except M. cipoensis sp. nov. and M. danunciae); with caudoventral processes; posterior margin truncate or rounded (Fig. 2 C). Valve subquadrate or subtriangular, articulated with subgenital plate (Fig. 2 D). Subgenital plate subtriangular, outer margin in ventral view concave; macrosetae present, uniseriate; apex bluntly angled (Fig. 2 D). Connective articulated with aedeagus; anterior arms divergent; without processes (Fig. 2 E). Style preapical lobe reduced; apophysis longer or shorter than rest of style, smooth; apex acuminate or truncate; slightly curved outwards (Fig. 2 E). Aedeagus without processes; preatrium reduced; shaft arising from ventral part of socle; gonopore apical (Figs. 2 F – G). Phragma membranous, without macrosetae. Segment X sclerotized, without process. Female terminalia: Abdominal sternite VII posterior margin with median incision or concavity. Notes: The genus resembles Bahita, in having similar color pattern, the head short, not produced anteriorly, the crown-face transition angled, and the forewing with reflexed costal veinlets. However, Megabahita can be distinguished by the short and slender aedeagus, with reduced preatrium and without processes (Figs. 2 F – G).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF90665C1698445B16631BB9.taxon	description	(Fig. 1) Type-locality: Leopoldo de Bulhões, Goiás State, Brazil. Length: 8.8 mm. Coloration: Crown light brown; discal region with a pair of transverse maculae near apex, a pair of thin transverse lines along midwidth, and a pair of subtriangular maculae near posterior margin, dark brown (Fig. 1 AB); frontal region with a thin dark brown transverse line between ocelli. Frons with 6 pairs of transverse curved lines, dark brown; macula over midlength, dark brown; posterolateral angles and posterior region, dark brown. Clypellus dark brown. Lorum light brown, with margins dark brown. Pronotum light brown, anterior third with a pair of faint orange irregular maculae near eyes and a pair of transverse dark brown lines near midlength; posterior two-thirds with several dark brown maculae (Fig. 3 A). Mesonotum light brown; scutum with a pair of dark brown maculae on lateral margins near anterior angles; scutellum apical half dark brown, with a white macula near apex (Fig. 3 A). Forewings light brown, with several dark brown spots over the surface; clavus with two large irregular white maculae; corium with several irregular white maculae over the surface; apical cells white, with margins dark brown; reflexed costal veinlets dark brown (Figs. 3 A – B). Legs and abdomen light brown, with several dark brown maculae. Female abdominal sternite VII light brown, with dark brown macula over midlength. External morphology: Head short; crown not produced anteriorly; coronal suture extending beyond midlength of crown; frontal region upturned; texture of anterior margin of head transversely striate; lateral frontal suture touching outer lateral margin of ocellus (Fig. 1 A – C). Clypellar suture arcuate (Fig. 1 C). Lorum wider than clypellus near base (Fig. 1 C). Forewing outer anteapical cell apex truncate; with reflexed costal veins (Fig. 1 A – B). Profemur row AV with 10 macrosetae. Other characters as in the generic description. Male genitalia: male unknown. Female terminalia: Pygofer higher than long, dorsoposterior angle slightly acute in lateral view, caudoventral margin widely rounded in lateral view; with several rows of macrosetae on apical half (Fig. 1 D). Abdominal sternite VII lateral margins slightly convex; shallow concavity along midlength; posterior margin irregular, with a deep median V-shaped incision (the sternite VII appears to be damaged) (Fig. 1 E). Internal abdominal sternite VIII membranous. Valvifer I higher than long in lateral view; anterior margin rounded; without setae (Fig. 1 F). Valvulae I convex in lateral view (Fig. 1 F). Valvulae II, in lateral view, with 4 to 5 not continuous primary sub-rectangular teeth on dorsal margin near apex; apex of valvulae rounded, forming a lobe (Fig. 1 G).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF90665C1698445B16631BB9.taxon	discussion	Notes: Megabahita gigantea can be distinguished primarily by its size, which is 8.8 mm in length, while the other species of the genus range from 5.7 to 7.7 mm (males and females). This species can be distinguished from the other known females by the abdominal sternite VII with a median V-shaped incision, not reaching midlength.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF90665C1698445B16631BB9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: holotype ♀, “ Brazil, Goyaz | leop. Bulhoes | XII. 1933 ” “ Spitz coll. ” (OSUC).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF96665D1698475017421949.taxon	description	(Fig. 2) Type-locality: Jaboticatubas, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Length: 5.7 mm. Coloration: Crown light brown; frontal region with two dark brown irregular shaped maculae; discal region with a pair of orange bands and a pair of dark brown irregular shaped maculae near the posterior margin (Fig. 2 A). Frons dark brown, with light brown lines over lateral muscular insertions (Fig. 2 B). Pronotum dark brown, with yellow, orange and light brown spots and maculae (Fig. 2 A). Mesonotum brown; scutum with two trapezoidal dark brown maculae and several light-yellow spots; scutellum with three light yellow maculae, two near the lateral margins, with a triangular dark brown macula inside each, and the third one on the apex (Fig. 2 A). Forewing translucent; veins brown, with transparent and dark brown maculae inside several cells on corium and clavus (Figs. 2 A-B). Ventral surface and legs dark brown, with light brown maculae (Fig. 2 B). External morphology: Head short; crown not produced anteriorly; coronal suture extending beyond midlength of crown; frontal region upturned in lateral view; texture of anterior margin of head transversely striate; lateral frontal suture touching outer lateral margin of ocellus (Fig. 2 A). Clypellar suture straight. Forewing outer anteapical cell apex rounded; with reflexed costal veins (Fig. 2 A – B). Profemur intercalary row with 20 macrosetae; row AV with 10 - 11 macrosetae. Other characters as in the generic description. Male genitalia: Pygofer dorsoapical margin incised near midlength; without dorsal processes; with ventral processes long, curved upwards and spatulate; posterior margin rounded (Fig. 2 C). Valve subtriangular (Fig. 2 D). Connective stem longer than anterior arms in dorsal view (Fig. 2 E). Style with apophysis apical region between preapical lobe and apex shorter than rest of style; apex acuminate, curved outwards in dorsal view (Fig. 2 E). Aedeagus shaft distinctly upturned at apical third; without processes (Fig. 2 F – G). Female terminalia: Female unknown.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF96665D1698475017421949.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The name of the new species refers to the type locality, which is in Parque Nacional do Cipó, an important national park in Minas Gerais, Brazil.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF96665D1698475017421949.taxon	discussion	Notes: M. cipoensis resembles M. spatulata, as they both have the pygofer with a ventral process spatulate. However, the new species can be distinguished by the absence of dorsal process on the pygofer; the overall shape of the pygofer and styles; and aedeagus atrium more robust.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF96665D1698475017421949.taxon	materials_examined	Type-material: holotype ♂, “ Brasil, MG, Jabotica | tubas, PN Serra do Cipó | Alojamento sede | pano branco MG 2011 / 02 | 10. XII. 2011 DMT ”, “ ENT 2795 ” “ DZRJ-AUCH- 827 ” (DZRJ).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF97665D16C845F216281FFE.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: one ♂, “ Aragarças | GO, Brasil | XI. 1965 | Alvarenga col. ”, “ Megabahita | irrorata | (Osb) ”, “ Purchased by | AMNH from | R. Linnavuori ” (AMNH); one ♂, “ Faz. Nova Orlandia | Jataí, GO - Brasil | I. 964 - Martins, | Morgante & Silva ”, “ Megabahita | irrorata | (Osborn) ” (OSUC); one ♀, “ Dec ”, “ Chapada ”, “ Collection | CFBaker ”, “ Eutettix | irroratus Osb | Compared | with type by Oman ”, “ Bahita | irrorata (Osborn) | Kramer 1963 ”, “ USNMENT 01513096 ” (USNM).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF97665D16C845F216281FFE.taxon	discussion	Notes: The labels of the USNM specimen state only the word “ Chapada ”. As discussed in Camisão et al. 2024 a, the locality is interpreted as being the Parque Nacional Chapada dos Guimarães, in Mato Grosso State, Brazil.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF94665F1698460C12841AA5.taxon	description	(Fig. 4)	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF94665F1698460C12841AA5.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality: El Llano, Chepo District, Panama.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF94665F1698460C12841AA5.taxon	description	Length: 5.5 mm. Coloration: Crown light brown; discal region with a pair of dark brown maculae near apex; transverse stripe on median region light gray, delimited by dark brown line; posterior region with a few dark brown maculae (Fig. 4 A); frontal region with a thin light gray transverse line between ocelli (Fig. 4 B). Frons, clypellus, and lorum reddish brown, with muscular impressions dark brown (Fig. 4 C). Pronotum anterior margin light brown, remainder of the surface dark brown (Fig. 4 A). Mesonotum light brown, with a few dark brown muscular impressions (Fig. 4 A). Forewings light brown, with a few dark brown spots over veins (Fig. 4 A-B). Legs and abdomen dark brown, with several dark brown maculae. External morphology: Head somewhat produced anteriorly; coronal suture extending beyond midlength of crown; frontal region convex in lateral view, not upturned; texture of anterior margin of head transversely striate; lateral frontal suture touching outer lateral margin of ocellus (Fig. 4 A – B). Clypellar suture arcuate (Fig. 4 C). Forewing outer anteapical cell truncate (Fig. 4 A – B); without reflexed costal veins. Profemur with only AM 1 present; intercalary row with 13 macrosetae; row AV with 10 stout macrosetae. Metafemur setal formula 2: 2: 1. Male genitalia: Pygofer dorsoapical margin incised near midlength; without dorsal processes; with ventral processes long, arising from median region of ventral margin, with basal half almost straight, pointing posteriorly, ventral margin serrate, median region with an enlarged tooth-like projection, apical half curved dorsally, tapering apically; posterior margin rounded (Fig. 4 D). Valve subtriangular. Connective stem longer than anterior arms in dorsal view; arms widely divergent in dorsal view (stem is not entirely visible in Fig. 4 F). Style longer than wide, with apophysis apical region between preapical lobe and apex shorter than rest of style; apex slightly acuminate, strongly curved outwards in dorsal view (Fig. 4 G). Aedeagus robust, basal region expanded in lateral view, tapering towards apex; apex with a pair of small processes, divergent in posterior view (Fig. 4 H). Female terminalia: Female unknown.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF94665F1698460C12841AA5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: holotype ♂, “ Panama, El Llano | Carte rd. | 8. X. 1974 ” “ H. Wolda coll. ” (OSUC).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF94665F1698460C12841AA5.taxon	discussion	Notes: Examination of the holotype of this species reveals that it lacks important diagnostic key characters for Megabahita, such as the head short and not produced anteriorly, forewing with reflexed costal veinlets, aedeagus short and slender, with preatrium reduced, and without processes. It is placed in Frequenamia based on the following characters: (1) body slender; (2) head somewhat produced anteriorly; (3) overall color pattern; and (4) male aedeagus with pair of apical processes. Frequenamia patula can be distinguished from other species of the genus by the robust aedeagus, with basal region expanded in lateral view, tapering towards the apex, and with a pair of short and divergent apical processes.	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF9A6650169843F116041AD4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Sanestebania rotundiceps: holotype ♂, “ Bolivia: San Esteban | 49 km. N. Sta. Cruz | 26 - X- 59 El. 1120 ft. ”, “ D. M. DeLong | Collection ”, “ Holotype | Sanestebania | rotundiceps | Linnav. + DeL. ” (OSUC); paratype ♂, same data as holotype (OSUC). Megabahita stylata: holotype ♂, “ Bolivia | Santa Cruz | 21 - IX- 1980 ” “ Donald Foster coll. ” “ Holotype | Megabahita | stylata | DeLong ” (OSUC); paratype ♂, “ Bolivia | Santa Cruz | Est. Exper. Saavedra | 9 - IV- 1979 ” “ D. Foster coll. ” “ Paratype | Megabahita | stylata | DeLong ” (OSUC).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
03FB0264FF9A6650169843F116041AD4.taxon	discussion	Notes. After studying the holotype and paratype of Megabahita stylata (Fig. 5) and the holotype of Sanestebania rotundiceps, it was concluded that those specimens are conspecific and these names are therefore synonymized herein. Megabahita stylata is now the junior synonym, and hence is considered invalid. Sanestebania can be distinguished from Megabahita by the male pygofer without ventral processes (always present in Megabahita species); style with apophysis apex much longer than rest of style, and aedeagus with apical processes (absent in Megabahita).	en	Camisão, Beatriz M., Zahniser, James N., Takiya, Daniela M. (2025): On the genus Megabahita Linnavuori & DeLong, 1978 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): new species, redescriptions, key to species, and a synonymy. Zootaxa 5637 (2): 326-336, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.2.6
