Six new Brazilian species of Polana (Varpulana) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) with key to males

Abstract

Six new species of Polana (Varpulana) are described and illustrated, all from Brazil: P. (V.) bahiensis sp. nov., state of Bahia; P. (V.) grossii sp. nov., states of Bahia and Minas Gerais; P. (V.) intricata sp. nov., state of Bahia, P. (V.) naja sp. nov., states of Bahia and Minas Gerais; P. (V.) sapitanduva sp. nov., states of Paraná and Rio de Janeiro and P. (V.) vulgaris sp. nov., state of Paraná. A key to 11 known species of P. (Varpulana) is presented. New records from several Brazilian states are added.

A new species of Marganana (Declivana) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini), the first record of the genus from Brazil

“…However, light and Malaise traps are the most effective methods for sampling this group (Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2018). The tribe appears to be much more diverse than currently known, as 11 genera and 71 new species have been discovered in the last six years (e.g., Domahovski & Cavichioli, 2017Freytag, 2018Freytag, , 2022Gonçalves et al, 2017). Based on the large number of undescribed species deposited in Brazilian collections, it is estimated that Gyponini likely includes over 2,000 species (Gonçalves et al, 2021).…”

Two new remarkable genera and two new species of Gyponini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from Brazil

“…With the recent additions of species, Gyponini now comprises 1388 species in 65 genera (Domahovski & Cavichioli 2017a, 2017b, 2017c, 2018Gonçalves et al 2017Gonçalves et al , 2018. Specimens can be collected by means of a sweeping net and sometimes yellow plates; however, light and Malaise traps are the most effective methods for collecting.…”

Two new species of Polana (Hobemanella) (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Gyponini) and key to species

“…Gyponini is the largest tribe of Iassinae, including 1,381 species in 64 genera (Gonçalves et al 2015, Freytag 2015, Domahovski and Cavichioli 2017. Polana is the third largest genus of Gyponini and has a wide distribution, from southern United States of America to Argentina.…”

“…Polana is the third largest genus of Gyponini and has a wide distribution, from southern United States of America to Argentina. Recently six new species of Polana (Varpulana) have described (Domahovski and Cavichioli 2017). As a result, Polana now comprises 153 species in 11 subgenera: Angusana (1 species); Bulbusana (18 species); Declivella (1 species); Hobemanella (17 species); Nihilana (25 species); Polana (34 species); Polanana (28 species); Polanella (4 species); Striapona (1 species); Validapona (1 species); and Varpulana (11 species).…”