Herrera ancilla (Stål, 1864)

Sanborn, Allen F., 2014, Checklist of the cicadas (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Costa Rica including new records for fourteen species, Check List 10 (2), pp. 33-39 : 249

Herrera ancilla (Stål, 1864)

(Subfamily Cicadettinae , Tribe Carinetini )

Geographical distribution. Herrera ancilla has previously been reported from Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama ( Metcalf 1963c; Wolda and Ramos 1992; Sanborn 2001a; 2006a; 2007b; Sueur 2002; Sanborn and Maes 2012; Maes et al. 2012).

Specimens examined. COSTA RICA, Heredia, near Puerto Viejo, La Selva Biological Station 10°25′ N, 84°00′ W, 179 ft, 16 – VIII – 2003, C.R. Bartlett, J. Cryan, J. Urban (2 males, UDCC, 1 male, AFSC); ibidem, 18-19 – VIII – 2003 (1 female, UDCC); ibidem, 20 – VIII – 2003 (1 male, UDCC); Heredia, Estación El Ceibo, 10 km SE La Virgen, 10°20′ N, 84°05′ W, elev. 450-550 m, 8 – IV – 2003, S.M. Clark coll. (1 female, BYUC); Catie, 27 – VI – 5 – VII – 1984, H.L. Dozier coll. (1 female, FSCA); Prov. of Cartago, Turrialba, 14 – VIII – 1968, D.H. Habeck (1 female, FSCA); Prov. of Puntarenas, Palmer Sur, United Fruit Co., 5 – VIII – 1964, R.E. Woodruff, Blacklight trap (1 female, FSCA, 1 male AFSC); Heredia, La Selva Biological Station, 2 km S. Pt. Viejo, 3-5 – VI – 1984, Riley, Rider & LeDoux (1 male, LSAM, 1 male AFSC); Alajuela Province, Alajuela 12 – VIII – 1968, D.H. Habeck, sweeping (1 female AFSC).