Guyalna rufapicalis Boulard, 1998

Sanborn, Allen F., 2016, The cicada genus Guyalna Boulard & Martinelli, 1996 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadinae: Fidicinini): generic description, twelve new combinations, and a key to species, Zootaxa 4105 (5), pp. 430-454 : 446-447

Guyalna rufapicalis Boulard, 1998

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Guyalna rufapicalis Boulard 1998: 90 .

Type locality. Touenké , Haute-Maroni, French Guiana.

Remarks. The species is medium sized for the genus and can be distinguished by brown infuscation on the basal areas of the wings. The timbal cover apex expands over the lateral timbal cavity with the rounded apex ( Fig. 22 ). Body length 26–29 mm, fore wing length 35–39 mm ( Boulard 1999 and specimens in the AFSC).

Distribution. The species has been reported previously from French Guiana ( Boulard 1998; Sanborn 2011a).

Figures

FIGURE 22. Guyalna rufapicalis Boulard, 1998. A, male, French Guiana (AFSC). Scale bar: 2 cm; B, timbal cover (compared to image of holotype timbal cover (MNHN )). Scale bar: 2 mm.