Ceresinoidea, McKamey, 2023

McKamey, Stuart H., 2023, Three new monobasic genera and three new species of the New World treehopper tribe Acutalini (Hemiptera, Membracidae, Smiliinae) with a key to all genera, ZooKeys 1143, pp. 189-203 : 189

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1143.94124

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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BBA05B12-D28D-465B-8077-2F59C37D8B59

taxon LSID

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scientific name

Ceresinoidea
status

gen. nov.

Ceresinoidea gen. nov.

Figs 5-11 View Figures 5–11 , 12-17 View Figures 12–17

Type species.

Ceresinoidea zacki sp. nov.

Diagnosis.

Forewing with cells R2+3 and M, and 2 m-cu crossveins (Fig. 5 View Figures 5–11 ); pronotum with suprahumeral spines directed laterally and slightly posteriorly (Figs 6-8 View Figures 5–11 , 10 View Figures 5–11 ), distally attenuate posteriorly (Figs 5 View Figures 5–11 , 10 View Figures 5–11 ).

Description.

Head. Vertex glabrous, without ridges or rugae, slightly concave especially at lateral margins and around ocelli; ocelli circular, slightly closer to eyes than to each other; dorsal margin weakly convex but not attaining dorsal margin of eye, which is elevated (Figs 6 View Figures 5–11 , 8 View Figures 5–11 ); frontoclypeus apically rounded, its sutures arched to mid-point. Pronotum. Smooth, glabrous, elevated, strongly convex in lateral view, with acute suprahumeral spines. Wings. Forewing (Figs 5 View Figures 5–11 , 9 View Figures 5–11 ) with 2 adjacent discoidal cells (R2+3 and M), 2 m-cu crossveins. Hind wing with 1 r-m and 1 m-cu crossvein, with forked anal vein. Legs. Metathoracic tibia with cucullate setae in row I double, row II and row III complete and single.

Distribution.

Neotropical: Central America.

Etymology.

The name, which is feminine, is based on the superficial similarity of the type species to inornate members of the tribe Ceresini .