Taphura boulardi Sanborn, 2011

Sanborn, Allen F., 2017, Generic redescription, seven new species and a key to the Taphura Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadetttinae: Taphurini), Zootaxa 4324 (3), pp. 451-481 : 457

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4324.3.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6041500
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scientific name	Taphura boulardi Sanborn, 2011
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Treatment

Taphura boulardi Sanborn, 2011 View in CoL

Taphura boulardi Sanborn 2011: 405 View in CoL (type material in MNHN, FSCA, LSAM and AFSC).

Type locality. French Guiana, 41 km SE Roura on Kaw Rd. , N04° 32.321’ W 052° 07.420’, 272 m. GoogleMaps

Remarks. The claspers curve dorsally then form a terminal hook. This species has a similar appearance to T. minisculus , which is also from French Guiana, but T. minisculus has a body length of only 6 mm ( Thouvenot 2012) compared to the body length of 11.3–13.0 mm for T. boulardi ( Sanborn 2011) . The spots on the head are found only in this species and T. maculata .

Distribution. The species was previously only known from the type series collected in French Guiana ( Sanborn 2011). The distribution of the species is expanded here to included Surinam.

MATERIAL EXAMINED FOR NEW RECORD. “ SURINAME: Para District / Zanderij, near Guesthouse / N05° 27.5’, W055° 13.0’ / 7–9-FEB-2010; P. Skelley, / W. Warner, C. Gillett” one male and one female ( FSCA), GoogleMaps one female ( AFSC).