Zammara olivacea Sanborn, 2004

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 : 9-10

Zammara olivacea Sanborn, 2004

Zammara sp. Wolda & Ramos 1992: 272, 276, Fig. 17.7, Table 17.1. (Panama)

Zammara olivacea Sanborn 2004: 365 . (Providencia, Colombia)

Remarks. The species was originally described from Colombia. However, there were several possibilities as to where the type locality could be ( Sanborn 2004). Goemans (2016) makes an argument that the specimens are mislabeled and actually originated from Providencia, Colon Province, Panama. All specimens examined since the species was described are reported from Panama near Providencia supporting this analysis.

The unidentified species of Zammara in Wolda & Ramos (1992) is considered Z. olivacea as it and Z. smaragdina were reported at that locality in the list of specimens provided by the STRI and in Goemans (2016) with Z. smaragdina being well known to the authors and Z. olivacea was yet to be described. The species can be distinguished by the almost continuous band of infuscation along the crossveins between ulnar cell 1 and apical cell 8 along with the clear spot on distal ulnar cell 1 ( Goemans 2016). This species was collected at lower altitude than the sites where Z. calochroma and Z. smaragdina were collected ( Wolda & Ramos 1992).

Distribution. The species has been reported previously from Colombia ( Sanborn 2013) and Panama ( Goemans 2016). Wolda & Ramos (1992) reported the species from Corriente Grande, Province of Bocas del Toro at 100m altitude in the forest along the Changuinola River as an undetermined species of Zammara . Goemans (2016) lists specimens from Barro Colorado Island, Pipeline Road Rio Agua Salud, Canal Zone, in Colon Province, Parque Nacional Soberaria, Pipeline Rd 2 km W Gamboa, Pipeline Rd. K 1–12 in Panama Province, and Cerro Campana in Panama.

Material examined. “Providencia, Colombia / 3–5–71 / J.M. Thompson // Homoptera / Cicadidae // Zammara / olivacea Sanborn / Paratype ” one male ( AFSC); “ PANAMA: Coclé, Rio Indio / Lodge, N. El Valle, / 18 to 20– VIII–2012 575 m / J. Heppner 4” one male and one female ( FSCA); “ PANAMA: Coclé / Cerro La Vieja Lodge / Chiruigi Arriba 410m / J. Heppner 4–8 Aug 2008 ” one female ( FSCA); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 7–Jul–83, Henk Wolda, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 394 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 14–Sep–73, Henk Wolda, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 395 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 29–Jun–74, Henk Wolda, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 396 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 5–Jul–72, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 397 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, Lab Clearing, 9.1634 -79.8382, 2–Jun–72, R.H. Pine, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 398 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 11–Jul–72, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 399 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 11–Jul–72, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 400 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 - 79.8333, 20–Jun–72, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 401 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 5– Jul–72, Henk Wolda, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 402 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, Lab Clearing, 9.1634 -79.8382, 1–Jul–72, R.H. Pine, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 403 ( STRI); Panama, Bocas del Toro Prov., Corriente Grande, Corriente Grande, 9.2917 -82.5447, 16–Dec–79, Henk Wolda, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 436 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, AVA, 9.151 -79.858, 1–Jun–72, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 437 ( STRI); Panama, Bocas del Toro Prov., Corriente Grande, Corriente Grande, 9.2917 -82.5447, 16–Dec–72, Henk Wolda, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 0 0 438 ( STRI).