Majeorona aper ( Walker, 1850 )

Sanborn, Allen F., 2020, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Peru including the description of twenty-four new species, three new synonymies, and thirty-seven new records, Zootaxa 4785 (1), pp. 1-129 : 44

Majeorona aper ( Walker, 1850) new record

Fidicina aper Walker 1850: 87 . (Cayenne, French Guiana)

REMARKS. This is one of the larger Majeorona species known to Peru with body lengths of about 40–45 mm and wing spans of more than 120 mm. The dark brown and piceous coloration distinguish it from the other Majeorona species in Peru.

DISTRIBUTION. The species was known previously from Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Nicaragua, and Panama ( Metcalf 1963a; Sanborn 2011a; 2013; 2018b; Maes et al. 2012; Sanborn & Maes 2012).

MATERIAL EXAMINED FOR NEW RECORD. “ PERU: HUANACO / Tournavista / ex J. Grigore // Allyn Museum / Acc. 1984-41 // A.C. Allyn / Acc. 1968-1” one male ( FSCA); “ PERU-south / San Pedro, 1100m / Dep. Cusco. Apr.04 ” one male and one female ( AFSC, from D. Emery); “ PERU Madre de Dios / nr Puerto Maldonado / Posadas Amazonas / lodge@Rio Tambopata / S12 48.115 W69 18.019 / 609ft; (7–10)- X-2004 / C R Bartlett ” one male ( UDCC); “ PERU: HUANACO / Tournavista / ex J. Grigore // Allyn Museum / Acc. 1984-41 // A.C. Allyn / Acc. 1968-1” one male ( FSCA).