Chionomus cultus ( Van Duzee, 1907 ) Weglarz & Bartlett, 2020

Weglarz, Kathryn M. & Bartlett, Charles R, 2020, A revision of the planthopper genus Chionomus Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae), Zootaxa 4811 (1), pp. 1-63 : 18

Chionomus cultus ( Van Duzee, 1907) , new combination (incertae sedis)

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Liburnia culta Van Duzee, 1907: 47 .

Megamelus cultus (Van Duzee) , comb. by Crawford 1914: 628.

Delphacodes culta (Van Duzee) by Muir & Giffard 1924: 38.

Type Locality. Mandeville , Jamaica .

Distribution. Jamaica, USA: Florida, Cuba, Bermuda ( Van Duzee 1907; Barber 1914; Osborn 1926 a, b; Ogilvie 1928)

Remarks. This species was described from single female specimen from Jamaica and subsequently reported from other localities. It is probable that C. cultus is synonymous with some other species of Chionomus . However, because the holotype is female (with no definitively associated males), we have found no certain method to confidently associate it with any other Chionomus species, and we are reluctant to speculate especially given that C. cultus would be the senior name. The following species of Chionomus are reported from Jamaica: C. havanae , C. balboae , C. dissapatus , C. puellus , C. tenae and C. pacificus . As the holotype is a female, subsequently reported localities are doubtful.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Habitus of Chionomus cultus (holotype), A. dorsal view, habitus; B. frontal view, habitus; C. lateral view, habitus; D. labels (images courtesy of California academy of Sciences).