Contribution to the taxonomy of the family Membracidae Rafinesque (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) in Colombia

Abstract

The Membracidae are a relatively diverse group with nearly 400 genera and 3200 species. For Colombia 93 genera and 394 species were previously known. Study of the literature and 3744 specimens deposited in ten colections in Colombia, as well as non-systematic collections and field observations done in Colombia between 2011 and 2014, led us to record 116 genera and 474 species grouped in 9 subfamilies and 23 tribes, distributed in 24 departments. Thirteen genera were new country records. In addition, 1449 records of host plants and 262 records of associated Hymenoptera were obtained from literature, the examined collections and new, non-systematic field trips. For each genus a differential diagnosis is presented, as well as notes on biology, distribution and some taxonomic comments. Illustrated keys for the genera of Colombian Membracidae and known distributional maps are given. After examination of several Anobilia species, we propose the new combinations Stilbophora flava (Tode, 1966) n. comb., Stilbophora luteimaculata (Funkhouser, 1914) n. comb., Stilbophora sagitatta (Tode, 1966) n. comb., Stilbophora silvana (Tode, 1966) n. comb., Stilbophora tripartita (Fairmaire, 1846) n. comb., and Stilbophora variabilis (Tode, 1966) n. comb. The male of Sakakibarella sinuosa Creão-Duarte is described.

First report of the genus Umbelligerus Deitz, 1975 (Hemiptera: Membracidae: Stegaspidinae) for Colombia

“…Membracidae comprises about 400 genera and over 3,200 species (McKamey, 1998;Dietrich et al, 2001;Flórez et al, 2015) grouped into nine subfamilies, eight of which are restricted to the New World (Deitz et al, 2008;Campodonico, 2015). The distribution of this family is cosmopolitan, in the Neotropical region are reported 216 genera and approximately 1,600 species (Wood, 1993;McKamey, 1998;Dietrich et al, 2001;Flórez et al, 2015).…”

Morfologia do sistema reprodutor masculino e dos espermatozoides de duas espécies de Membracidae (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha)

“…A tribo Membracini (Membracidae: Membracinae) é composta de espécies solitárias (Bartlett et al, 2018), subsociais, gregárias (Lin, 2006;Flórez-V et al, 2015).…”

“…Apresenta espécies consideradas subsociais, com cuidado maternal de ovos e ninfas, e as ninfas permanecem agregadas por períodos variados de tempo. Os ovos são depositados na superfície da planta e cobertos por secreção semelhante a cera (Wood, 1993;Lin, 2006;Flórez-V et al, 2015;Bartlett et al, 2018). Algumas espécies exibem mutualismo com himenópteros (Flórez-V et al, 2015).…”

“…Os ovos são depositados na superfície da planta e cobertos por secreção semelhante a cera (Wood, 1993;Lin, 2006;Flórez-V et al, 2015;Bartlett et al, 2018). Algumas espécies exibem mutualismo com himenópteros (Flórez-V et al, 2015). As ninfas apresentam coloração apostemática vermelha e preta, com listras longitudinais brancas (Lin, 2006).…”

“…A espécie citada acima apresenta projeções que se assemelham a espinhos no dorso do corpo e pronoto com projeção de aspecto peculiar, enquanto os adultos são de tonalidade castanho escuro e pronoto em forma de chifre de ápice arredondado (observação pessoal). Além do Brasil, há registros de Calloconophora na Argentina, Colômbia, Costa Rica, Equador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicarágua, Panamá, Paraguai, Suriname e Venezuela (Flórez-V et al, 2015).…”