Herrera nigropercula Sanborn, 2020b

Sanborn, Allen F., 2020, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Trinidad and Tobago including the description of three new species and seven new records, with new records for several additional Caribbean Islands, Zootaxa 4838 (4), pp. 535-565 : 558

Herrera nigropercula Sanborn, 2020b new record

Herrera nigropercula Sanborn 2020b: 106 . (Moyabamba, vic. Ecológico “Rumipata”, 970m, S 06º 04’32.0”, W/076º 58’ 07.5”, San Martin Dept., Peru)

Remarks. This is a very small Trinidadian cicada species (body length 12.20–13.50) with piceous markings of the head, thorax, postclypeus, and ventral abdomen. This is the only known species of Herrera where the male operculum is piceous but the piceous coloration is limited to the basal half of the operculum in this specimen. The other piceous markings are also reduced in this specimen when compared to the type series. However, the luteous patches on the anterior and posterior abdomen and the basal lobe appendage shape quickly identify the specimen as a member of this species.

Distribution. The species has been reported previously from Peru and Ecuador ( Sanborn 2020b, d).

Material examined for new record. “ Trinidad; St. George Co. / 9 July 1962 /C. T. Collins // Carineta ?” one male ( FSCA) .