Fidicina ethelae ( Goding, 1925 )

Sanborn, Allen F., 2018, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Panama including the description of six new species, three new combinations, one new synonymy, and nine new records, Zootaxa 4493 (1), pp. 1-69 : 20

Fidicina ethelae ( Goding, 1925)

Majeorona ethelae Goding 1925: 23 . (Ecuador)

Remarks. Fidicina ethelae is generally larger than F. mannifera with a wingspan greater than 130 mm. The species can be distinguished further by the timbal cover of the male extending below the metascutellar plate, the male operculum being an approximate right triangle, the fore femora proximal and apical spines being angled with respect to the femoral axis, and the lateral branch of the uncus is recurved.

Distribution. The species has been reported from Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela ( Metcalf 1963a; Sanborn 2013; 2014). It has been recorded from Barro Colorado Island in Panama ( Boulard & Martinelli 1996).

Material examined. “Barro Colorado Isl. / Gatun Lake // Canal Zone / Pan. IX–8–1958 / Charles F. Harbison / Collector // SDMNH / COLLECTION / DATABASE / SDNHM 094781” one male ( SDMC).