Carineta cinara Distant, 1883

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, Zootaxa 4493 (1), pp. 1-69 : 41

Carineta cinara Distant, 1883

Carineta cinara Distant 1883: 20 . (2000–3000 ft on Volcan de Chiriqui, Panama)

Remarks. One of the small Carineta species in Panama. It can be distinguished by the linear infuscation within the apical cells of the fore wings, a light castaneous head, darker castaneous mesothorax, both minimally marked with piceous, castaneous abdomen tergites and dark castaneous abdominal sternites, and the epipleurites are angled ventrally from the sternites.

Distribution. The species is known from Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama ( Metcalf 1963c; Sanborn 2013; 2014). It has been reported from Volcan de Chiriqui in Panama ( Distant 1883) and at Boquete, Province of Chiriquí, at 1350 m altitude in remnant forest habitat ( Wolda & Ramos 1992) in Panama.

Material examined. “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 / X1229693” 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 / X1230073” 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 / X1229968” 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 / X1229712” 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 / X1230051” one male ( TAMU); “ PANAMA: Panama / El Llano-Carti Rd. km. / 7–8, 9 May 1996 / R. Turnbow ” one male ( FSCA); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / Santa Rita Ridge / 9°22’N, 79° 44’W / 13 June, 76: E.G. Riley ” one male and one female ( AFSC); “ PANAMA, San Blas Pr. / Nusangandi, / 28–V–1995 / D.J. Cavan ” one female ( AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-19-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0300508” one female ( LSAM).