Empoasca longibrachiata Southern 1982

Southern, Phillip Sterling, 2008, New species and color forms of Empoasca (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae: Empoascini) from South America, Zootaxa 1949 (1), pp. 51-62 : 60

Empoasca longibrachiata Southern 1982

( Figs. 1d, e )

E. longibrachiata was described based on six specimens from Peru and one from British Honduras (now Belize). Material provided by Dr. Chris Dietrich (Illinois Natural History Survey) and by Dr. Charles Bartlett ( Dept. of Entomology and Applied Ecology , Univ. of Deleware ) included three additional specimens from Peru, six from Belize and one from Ecuador ( Provincia de / Francisco de Orellana / Yasuni National park / S 00° 40.478 W 76° 23.866 // 27-IV-2005, CR Bartlett / N Nazdrowicz, D Chang / ex. @ Hg vapor light/night). The original description of this species noted that although most specimens were not distinctly marked ( Fig. 1d ), one paratype had distinctive red-orange markings. The material mentioned above included one additional specimen from Peru so marked ( Fig. 1e ) .

Figures

FIGURE 1. Empoasca spp. dorsal aspect (abdomen removed). a: Empoasca bartletti n. sp. b: Empoasca concava n. sp. c: Empoasca coofa n. sp. d: Empoasca longibrachiata Southern—common color pattern. e: Empoasca longibrachiata Southern—variant color pattern.