Myconus, Stal, 1862

Zumbado Echavarria, Marco A., Barrantes Barrantes, Edwin A., Bartlett, Charles R., Helmick, Ericka E. & Bahder, Brian W., 2022, A new species of planthopper in the genus Myconus (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae) from the Los Angeles Cloud Forest, Costa Rica, Zootaxa 5128 (1), pp. 129-141 : 139

A preliminary key to species of New World Myconus

1. Body color mottled, olive green and light brown, clavus with irregular deep chestnut markings (~10) between A1 and wing margin, distal dorsal process of gonostyli broad and quadrate in lateral view, Costa Rica …..................... jacquelinae sp. n.

1.’ Body color more uniform, fuscous; clavus not marked with ~10 dark spots, dorsal process of gonostyli variable.............. 2

2. General body color uniform dark cinnamon brown, tegmina with paler veins; Panama (described from female)........ uniformis

2.’ Body color not as above (described from Brazil)................................................................ 3

3. Distal dorsal process of gonostyli curved cephalad, apex sharply pointed, two bands present on forewing, Brazil....... trivittatus

3.’ Distal dorsal process of gonostyli curved caudad, trifurcated, Brazil (also reported from Belize)............... conspersinervis