Selymbria Stål, 1861

Sanborn, Allen F., 2020, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Ecuador including the description of five new species, a new subtribe, four new synonymies, and fifteen new records, Zootaxa 4880 (1), pp. 1-80 : 68-69

Genus Selymbria Stål, 1861

Selymbria Stål 1861: 615 .

TYPE SPECIES.— Cicada signifera Germar 1830: 44 . ( Brazil)

REMARKS.—A generic revision was recently performed that included a number of new species including one inhab- iting Ecuador ( Sanborn 2019a). The characteristics given for the tribe also distinguish the only currently assigned genus, Selymbria , within the Selymbriini . Particularly, the triangular head with prominent eyes when viewed from the dorsal side, the recurved ridge on the posterior timbal cavity, and the long uncus are obvious structures that can be used to identify members of the genus.

DISTRIBUTION.—Species of the genus have been reported from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Panama, and Peru ( Metcalf 1963c; Sanborn 2011a; 2013; 2018c; 2019a; 2020b; Sanborn & Heath 2014).