Taphura maculata Sanborn, 2011

Sanborn, Allen F., 2017, Generic redescription, seven new species and a key to the Taphura Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadetttinae: Taphurini), Zootaxa 4324 (3), pp. 451-481 : 477

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.3.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:90E90088-04C4-4Fa7-882D-8D6B017C6121
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6041534
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Taphura maculata Sanborn, 2011
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Taphura maculata Sanborn, 2011 View in CoL

Taphura maculata Sanborn 2011: 411 View in CoL View Cited Treatment (type material in UGCA, LSAM and AFSC).

Type locality. French Guiana, Belizone, Montagues de Tortue , 427 m, 4°14’42”N, 52°35’06”W.

Remarks. The claspers bend at a right angle at about half their length, a condition unique in the genus. The spots on the head are found only in this species and T. boulardi .

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Distribution. The species is currently known only from the type series collected in French Guiana ( Sanborn 2011).