Ollanta modesta ( Distant, 1881 )

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 : 34

Ollanta modesta ( Distant, 1881) new record

Selymbria modesta Distant, 1881: 14 . (Mexico and Chontales, Nicaragua)

Remarks. The generic characters will also distinguish the only known species in Panama. This species is dark brown marked with piceous, the abdomen is covered with gray pile. The white pubescent areas in the posterior half of the wing grooves and lateral metanotum are also obvious features when the wings are spread.

Distribution. The range of this species has been expanded significantly over the recent past with records now reported for Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua ( Metcalf, 1963a; Sanborn & Maes 2012; Maes et al. 2012; Sanborn, 2013; 2014).

Material examined for new record. Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 11–Jan–77, Henk Wolda, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 23035 ( STRI); Panama, Panama Prov., Canal Zone, BCI, 9.1667 -79.8333, 30–Jul– 73, Henk Wolda, STRI _ ENT _ 0 0 23037 ( STRI).