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Selymbria pluvialis Ramos & Wolda 1985

Description

Selymbria pluvialis Ramos & Wolda, 1985

Selymbria sp. 1 Wolda 1977: 244, Table 1.

Selymbria stigmatica (non Germar) Wolda 1984: 451.

Selymbria pluvialis Ramos & Wolda 1985: 177. (Barro Colorado Island, Panama)

Remarks. Selymbria pluvialis can be distinguished quickly from S. ahyetios by the spot of infuscation on the apex of the fore wing. This species emerges when the rains begin and is active during the early and mid-rainy season between late April and mid-September and tends to fly at higher altitudes in the forest based on the majority being captured in the canopy trap (Ramos & Wolda 1985; Wolda 1977; 1988; 1989).

Distribution. The species has been reported previously from Costa Rica, Guatemala and Panama (Sanborn 2013; 2014). Panamanian specimens are from Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone, 120 m altitude in lowland forest (Ramos & Wolda 1985; Wolda 1977; 1988; 1989; Wolda & Ramos 1992).

Material examined. “PANAMA: Chiriquí Prov. / Ojo de Agua, Fca. Hartmann / 8.86159°N, 82.74339°W / 4- 5,000 ft, VIII–1–4–2011 / E.G. & M.L. Riley, UV” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Panamá Prov. / Llano-Carti Rd., Burbayar / Lodge, VIII–7–9–2011 / 9.31753°N, 78.99212°W / E.G. & M.L. Riley, UV” two females (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229745” one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229733” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9– 2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229412” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1231090” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229760” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229244” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229425” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229429” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1227995” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229926” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229955” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9– 2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1230202” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1230351” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229395” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1230721” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229929” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229952” one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1230456” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229960” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1231069” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229328” one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU— ENTO / X1229735” one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229559” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5– 2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1290568” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229271” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229582” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Cerro Pirre / “ Campo Plastico ” 620m / 7.9973°N, 77.7129°W / VI–3–5– 2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229308” one female (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Colón / Sierra Llorona Lodge 225m / Cerro Sta. Rita 2–3 Aug 2008 / J.B. Heppner ” two males and two females (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Colón Prov. Sta. / Rita Arriba, Sierra Llorona / Lodge 21 to 24–VIII–2012 / 225m J. Heppner ” one female (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Colón, Sierra / Llorona Lodge, Santa Rita / Arriba, 21–24–VIII–2013 225m / collector: J.B. Heppner ” one female (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Island / 23–V–1977 / L.R. Davis, Jr. ” one male (AFSC); “ PANAMÁ: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI–19–1985 / E.Riley & D.Rider ” one female (AFSC); “ PANAMÁ: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI–9–1985 / E.Riley & D.Rider ” one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA Pnm Prv. / Pipeline Rd K 1–12 / 26–30–VI–1997 / Wappes & Morris” one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Panama / Cerro Jefe / 27 June–29 July 1997 / J. Huether ” one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA Pnma Prv / K 8–13 El Llno-Carti / Rd 10–13 May 1996 / Wappes Huether & Morris” one male (AFSC); “ Republic of Panama // Coco Solo Tank Farm CZ / EX: UVLamp L.T / Coll: EHA / 16 Jul 1975 ” one female (AFSC).

Notes

Published as part of Sanborn, Allen F., 2018, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Panama including the description of six new species, three new combinations, one new synonymy, and nine new records, pp. 1-69 in Zootaxa 4493 (1) on page 59, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4493.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1445162

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