Guyalna panamensis ( Davis, 1939 )

Sanborn, Allen F., 2018, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Panama including the description of six new species, three new combinations, one new synonymy, and nine new records, Zootaxa 4493 (1), pp. 1-69 : 28

Guyalna panamensis ( Davis, 1939)

Fidicina panamensis Davis 1939: 288 . (Tabernilla, Canal Zone, Panama)

Remarks. Wolda (1977) transferred the species to Dorisiana without comment. It was recently transferred to Guyalna based on the timbal cover structure and the expanded description of Guyalna ( Sanborn 2016a) . It has a tawny body, the abdomen has silvery and piceous pile that produce a piceous arch across the dorsal tergites from tergites 3–7, the only species of Guyalna in Panama that possesses this arch. Body lengths range from 22–23 mm with males and females being of similar size. The species is a dry season cicada ( Wolda 1977) .

Distribution. The species has been reported only from Panama ( Metcalf 1963a; Sanborn 2013; 2016a). It has been reported from Tabernilla, Canal Zone, Port Bello ( Davis 1939), and Barro Colorado Island ( Wolda 1977) in Panama. It was reported as being collected in Panama by Wolda & Ramos (1992) but without locality data.

Material examined. “ Panama, C.Z. / Gatun / Gatun Lake Lookout / April 7–8, 1987 / J.R. MacDonald ” one male and one female ( AFSC); “ PANAMA—Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Is. / II–7–67 / Roger D. Akre ” one male ( AFSC); “ PANAMA—Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Is. / II–11–67 / Roger D. Akre ” one female ( AFSC); Panama, Colon Prov., Canal Zone, Escobal Road , 9.233 -79.949, 5–Jun–76, Dodge Engleman STRI_ENT_ 0 0 0 0 486 ( STRI).