Selymbria Stål, 1861

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 : 58-59

Genus Selymbria Stål, 1861

Selymbria Stål 1861: 615 .

TYPE SPECIES. Cicada signifera Germar 1830: 44 . ( Brazil)

Remarks. The characteristics given for the tribe also distinguish the only currently assigned genus, Selymbria , within the Selymbriini . Particularly the triangular head when viewed from the dorsal side, prominent eyes, recurved ridge on the posterior timbal cavity, and the long uncus are obvious structures to identify members of the genus.

Distribution. Species of the genus have been reported from Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, and Panama ( Metcalf 1963c; Sanborn 2011a; 2013; Sanborn & Heath 2014). The genus appears to be restricted in its Panamanian distribution with specimens being collected only on Barro Colorado Island and not at any of the six other habitats where traps were set ( Ramos & Wolda 1985).