Miranha imbellis ( Walker, 1858a )

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 : 7

Miranha imbellis ( Walker, 1858a)

Zammara imbellis Walker 1858a: 2 . (Mexico)

Remarks. The bronzing and infuscation pattern of the fore wings is similar to Z. nigriplaga Walker, 1858a . However, in M. imbellis the lateral pronotal shields are not as wide nor pointed, the lateral cruciform elevation is smoothly arched over the metanotum instead of elevated medially, timbal covers extend across the middle of the timbal rather than the lateral timbal, and the posterolateral portion of sternite VII in the female is not as long as the posterior extensions forming the notch.

Distribution. The species has been reported from Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama ( Metcalf 1963a; Sanborn & Maes 2012; Maes et al. 2012; Sanborn 2013). The species was collected at Fortuna, Province of Chiriquí, at 1050 m altitude in forest habitat ( Wolda & Ramos 1992) in Panama.