Taphura cernuunca Sanborn 2017
Creators: name: Sanborn, Allen F.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Cicadidae
Taphura
Taphura cernuunca

description: Taphura cernuunca Sanborn, 2017a
Taphura sp. C Wolda 1977: 244, Table 1.
Taphura n. sp. Wolda 1978: 375.
Taphura sp. Wolda 1983a: 114; Fig. 1.
Taphura cernuunca Sanborn 2017a: 457.
Remarks. A small cicada with prominent eyes. The male genitalia, particularly the shape of the claspers which adjoining at their base along the midline, extend posteriorly with a recurved terminus that arches laterally to a point when viewed from the posterior giving the appearance of a drooping uncus when viewed from the side, quickly separate male specimens of T. cernuunca from other species of Taphura. The pronotal ambient fissure is piceous in this species rather than the small medial mark found in T. hastifera (Sanborn 2017a). The species emerges with the beginnings of the rainy season with population numbers fluctuating from year to year (Wolda 1977; 1978; 1983a).
Distribution. All known specimens reported in the literature (Wolda 1977; 1978; Sanborn 2017a) have originated in Panama. The species appears to occur over a wide area of Panama based on the number of locations found in the type series (Sanborn 2017a). The species is currently endemic to Panama having been collected in a number of different localities.
Material examined. Holotype. “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Island / 23–27 July 2001 / J.V. McHugh, S. Suh & / M. Blackwell at UV light ” one male (FSCA). Paratypes. “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Island / 23–27 July 2001 / J.V. McHugh, S. Suh & / M. Blackwell at UV light ” two males (FSCA), one male and one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA—Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Island / 25-IV-63 / CW & ME Rettenmeyer // Taken at / Light ” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama / El Llano-Carti Rd. km. / 9.7, mv + bl, 24 May / 1996, R. Turnbow ” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama / El Llano-Carti Rd. km. / 12.4, mv + bl, 10 May 1996 / R. Turnbow ” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama / El Llano-Carti Rd. km. 9 / mv + bl, 10 May 1996 / R. Turnbow” one male and one female (FSCA), one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Panama Prov. / 15 km. N El Llano / mv + bl, 13 May 1991 / R. Turnbow” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Colon Prov. / Colon, at standing / lights 20 May 1991 / R. Turnbow” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama Prov. / 11–15 km N El Llano / mv + bl, 24 May 1991 / R. Turnbow” one female (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama Prov. / 15 km N El Llano / mv + bl, 13 May 1991 / R. Turnbow” one male and one female (FSCA), one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Pnma Prov. / Bayano Dist 2.5 k W / Ipiti 11–22 May 1996 / Wappes Huether & Morris” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Pnma Prv / Pipeline Rd K 1–12 / 26–30–VI–1997 / Wappes & Morris” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama / Camino del Oleoducto / mv + bl, 26 June 1997 / R. Turnbow” one male (FSCA), one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal / Zone Cardenas / Village // F.G. Thompson / 10–V–1969 / Blacklight trap” twelve males and four females (FSCA), twelve males and three females (AFSC); “Las Cumbres / Panama Prov. R.P. / 15 June 1968 ” one male (FSCA); “Las Cumbres / Panama Prov. R.P. / 27 May 1968 ” one female (FSCA); “H. L. King / Panama / 5–10–70 ” one male (FSCA); “ Panama: Canal Zone / Gatun / Chagres S—8H Rd. // Horse Trap / 28–V–53 ” one female (FSCA); “ Panama, Panama Pr. / 10 km N EL Llano / May 1, 1984 / E. Giesbert, Coll.” one female (FSCA); “ PANAMA, Bayano / 3 km E Ipeti / April 22–28, 1995 / E. Giesbert, coll.” one male and one female (FSCA); “ Panama, C.Z. / B.C.I., at light / 26 April 1974 / M.L. May” one female (FSCA); “ PANAMA: CANAL ZONE / NR. Pedro Miguel, CZ / Police Pistol Range / 24-V-1982, D. Habeck / C. Bennett, Black / Light, Mercury vapor” one male (FSCA), one male (AFSC); “Gatun Tank Farm / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. /coll.: S. Modestin / 10 June 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC); “Gatun Tank Farm, C.Z. / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. /coll.: S. Modestin / 10 June 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one female (UDCC), one male and one female (AFSC); “Coco Solo Tank Farm / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. / coll.: E. H. A. / 16 July 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC), one male (AFSC); “Redman Ammo Area, C.Z. / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. #1 /coll.: J. Ramirez-J. Gaona / July 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one female (UDCC); “Redman Ammo Area, C.Z. / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. #4 /coll.: J. Gaona / 30 June 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC); “El Chorro / Rio Trinidad, R.P. / 28 April 1976 / J.T. Whitlaw // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC), one male (AFSC); “Candelaria / Rio-Pequeni, R.P. / 31 March 1976 / J.T. Whitlaw, Jr. // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC), one male (AFSC); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / Santa Rita Ridge / 9° 22’N, 79° 44’W / 13 June, 76; E.G. Riley” three males and three females (UMRM), three males and two females (AFSC); “ Panama: C. Z. / Cardena Village / May 17–18, 1980 / E. Riley & LeDoux” two males and one female (UMRM), two males (AFSC); “ Panama: C. Z. / Cardena Village / May 10, 1980 / E. Riley & D. LeDoux” one male (UMRM); “ Panama: Canal Zone / Fort Kobbe / 24 June ‘76 / Coll. E.G. Riley” one male (UMRM); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / San Lorenzo National Park / 9.22309°N, 80.01029°W / IV–18–2005, D.G. Marqua // TAMU—ENTO / X0820238 // ex. Dave Marqua / Collection, June 2010 / TAMU Insect Collection” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / San Lorenzo National Park / 9.22309°N, 80.01029°W / IV–18–2005, D.G. Marqua // TAMU—ENTO / X0820264 // ex. Dave Marqua / Collection, June 2010 / TAMU Insect Collection” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / San Lorenzo National Park / 9.22309°N, 80.01029°W / IV–18–2005, D.G. Marqua // TAMU—ENTO / X0820912 // ex. Dave Marqua / Collection, June 2010 / TAMU Insect Collection” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / San Lorenzo National Park / 9.22309°N, 80.01029°W / IV–18–2005, D.G. Marqua // TAMU—ENTO / X0821028 // ex. Dave Marqua / Collection, June 2010 / TAMU Insect Collection” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Panama Pr. / Cerro Campana / June, 16, 1996 At / light. Elev. 550 m. / Gillogly & Schaffner” one female (TAMU), one male (AFSC); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / On Santa Rita Ridge, 17 / km e. Trans-isthmuan / Hwy., June 16, 1996 / Gillogly & Schaffner” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / 2 km S Sabanitas / 9° 19’ 19”N, 79° 47’54”W / 30.vi.1999 el. 120 m / At light, A.R. Gillogly” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: C.Z. / Barro Colo. Isl. / 24-IV-1978 / C.D. Jorgensen” four males (BYUC), three males (AFSC); “ Panama / Barro Colorado Island / 8-V-1979 / Clive D. Jorgensen” one male (BYUC); “Barro Colorado Is., Panama / 22 Apr–04 May 1981 / Steven Dean Marron” one male and one female (BYUC); “ PANAMA: San Blas Pr. / Nusangandi / 28-V-1995 / D.J. Cavan” one male (BYUC), one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: San Blas Pr. / Nusangandi / 27-V-1995 / D.J. Cavan” one male (BYUC); “ PANAMA / Canal Area, / January–June 1995, / D.J. Cavan” one male (BYUC); “Coco Solo Hospital / Canal Zone L.T. / 9° 21’N, 79° 51’W / 11 May 72 Engelman” one male (AFSC); “PANAMA-Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Is. / 23-IV-63 / CW & ME Rettenmeyer” one male and two females (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal / Zone, Fort / Kobbe VI–19–1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-19-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 022105” one female (LSAM), “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-19-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 022104” one male (LSAM), “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-19-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider” one male and one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0272103” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0272100” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0272101” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0272102” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider” one male and one female (AFSC); “Barro Colorado I. / CZ Panama / V-04-1982 / R B & L S Kimsey” one male (UCDC), one female (AFSC); “Barro Colorado I. / CZ Panama / V-03-1981 / R B & L S Kimsey” one male (UCDC), one male (AFSC); “Barro Colorado I. / CZ Panama / V-10-1982 / R B & L S Kimsey” one male (UCDC); “Barro Colorado I. / CZ Panama / IV-22-1981 / R B & L S Kimsey” one female (UCDC); “ Panama C.Z. / Empire Range / Hill 162 / April 6, 1987 / J.R. MacDonald” one male and one female (MEMC); “ Panama C.Z. / Gatun / Gatun Lake Lookout / April-7–8-1987 / J.R. MacDonald” one male (AFSC); “Gatun Lake / Canal Zone / near B.C.I. / Apr. 20–24, ’44 / R.H. Arnett” three males and three females (CUIC), one male and two females (AFSC); “La Chorrera / PANAMA / V.20 –24.1944 / R.H. Arnett” one male (AFSC); “La Chorrera / Pan. / 5–20–1944 // George Ryan collector” one female (AFSC from PURC); “La Chorrera / Pan. / 4–30–1944 / George Ryan” one male (AFSC from PURC); “La Chorrera / Pan. / 5–16–1944 / George Ryan” one male (AFSC from PURC); “Fort Clayton / C.Z. 5–6–1945 / at light” one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Panama / Parq. Nac. Soberaria / Pipeline Rd 2 km W Gamboa / VI-9–10-1993 / B. Ratcliffe & M. Jameson” one female (UNSM), one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Colon Prov. / Ft. Sherman, Pavon Hill / VII-2-1994 / B. & I. Ratcliffe, M. Jameson” one male and two females (UNSM), one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: C.Z. / Skunk Hollow, 6 mi. / NW Gatun Locks / V-21-1982 / B.C. Ratcliffe & / C. & K. Messenger” eighteen males and six females (UNSM), one male and one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Skunk Hollow, 6 mi. / NW Gatun Locks / V-17–31-1980 / B.C. Ratcliffe” one male (UNSM); “ PANAMA: Panama / Altos (Isla) de Majé / 9 08’N 78 49’W / V-28–30-1982 / B.C. Ratcliffe & / C. & K. Messenger” three males and one female (UNSM), one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Ft. Gulich / V- 17-1976, at lights / B.C. Ratcliffe” one male (UNSM). Other material. “ 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 / X1229009” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién, / Filo de Talla Lodge / Metetí, 16–20–V–2014 / J.B. Heppner, 145m ” two females (FSCA); “ Panama, Canal Zone / Ft. Gulick, Qtrs. 40 / at light, 1979 / H.J. Harlan, 21 May ” one male (FSCA).
description: 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 52, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4493.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/1445162