Stål, 1862 : 39 Tettigonia coronulifera Stål, 1862 : 39 Tettigonia taschenbergi Berg, 1899 : 160 The Neotropical sharpshooter genus Ruppeliana Young (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadellidae): four new species, key to males, and new synonyms Mejdalani, Gabriel Zootaxa 2017 2017-10-09 4329 5 436 448 4TQNH (Stal, 1862) Stal 1862 [151,556,511,538] Insecta Cicadellidae Ruppeliana Animalia Hemiptera 10 446 Arthropoda species signiceps     Tettigonia signiceps  Stål, 1862: 39 Female holotypefrom Rio de Janeiro(NHRS) ( Fig. 28).  Tettigonia coronulifera Stål, 1862: 39,  syn. nov.Male holotypefrom Rio de Janeiro(NHRS) ( Fig. 29).  Tettigonia taschenbergi Berg, 1899: 160,  syn. nov.Male holotypefrom Brazil(MLUH) ( Fig. 30).   Taxonomic notes.  Tettigonia signiceps( Fig. 28) and  T. coronulifera( Fig. 29) were described by Stål (1862)on page 39 of his important work on the Hemipterafrom Rio de Janeiro(Southeastern Brazil), the first based on a female and the second on a male (as only one specimen was cited by Stål for each species, we believe that they are the holotypes). Taschenberg (1884: 442)described  T. hieroglyphicabased on a male from Brazil; as this specific name was preoccupied ( viz.,  T. hieroglyphicaSay, 1830), Berg (1899: 160)proposed the replacement name  taschenbergi( Fig. 30) (see Metcalf 1965and McKamey 2007). Young (1977)provided illustrations of the female holotypeof  T. signiceps(anterior dorsum), male holotypeof  T. coronulifera(anterior dorsum and genitalia) and male holotypeof  T. taschenbergi(anterior dorsum only, the abdomen was missing); he also designated  T. signicepsas the typespecies of  Ruppeliana. We believe that specimens previously associated with these three nomina (  signiceps,  coronulifera, and  taschenbergi) belong to a single species that has a somewhat variable color pattern ( Figs. 28–33). All females have a similar sternite VII ( Fig. 34, see also Young 1977: 748, fig. 609i) and males have the aedeagus as illustrated by Young (1977)for  T. coronulifera( Fig. 35); sternite VII has a posteromedian lobe and the aedeagus has very elongate and slender atrial processes. In order to prevent further confusion, we believe that  T. coronuliferaand  T. taschenbergishould be considered as synonyms of  R. signiceps.   Material examined. Southeastern Brazil. Espírito SantoState: one female, Santa Teresa ( MNRJ). Minas GeraisState: one male, Catas Altas, RPPN[Reserva Particular do Patrimônio Natural] Santuário do Caraça [ Fig. 33], S20°6’1.9’’, W43°29’28.6’’( MNRJ). Rio de JaneiroState: one male, Teresópolis [ Fig. 32], Vale da Revolta ( MNRJ); four females, Rio de Janeiro, Corcovado ( DZUP). ParanáState: two females, São José dos Pinhais ( DZUP); one male and one female, Marumbi, Morretes ( DZUP); one female, Morretes ( DZUP).