Cracenpsaltria Sanborn, 2016c

Sanborn, Allen F., 2020, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Suriname including the description of two new species, five new combinations, and three new records, Zootaxa 4881 (3), pp. 453-481 : 466-467

Genus Cracenpsaltria Sanborn, 2016c

Cracenpsaltria Sanborn 2016c: 514 .

Type species. Cicada marginata Olivier 1790: 755 . ( Suriname)

Remarks. The general appearance of species of the genus is similar to Ariasa with the type species being assigned to Ariasa before the erection of this genus ( Sanborn 2016c). Species of Ariasa are expected to be found in Suriname in the future as there are a number of species of the genus found in neighboring French Guiana ( Sanborn 2016a). Separate, long hooked lateral uncal lobes, angled pygofer distal shoulder, parallel lateral abdominal segments, and abdomen length greater than distance between apex of postclypeus and posterior cruciform elevation can distinguish species of Cracenpsaltria easily. Species of Cracenpsaltria have a thinner appearance than species of Ariasa . The contrasting coloration pattern of the two known species is also significantly different from species of Ariasa .

Distribution. The genus has been recorded from Bolivia, Brazil, French Guiana, Peru, South America, and Suriname ( Metcalf 1963a; Duffels & van der Laan 1985; Sanborn 2011a, b; 2013; 2016c; 2019b; 2020c; Sanborn & Heath 2014). First records for Ecuador ( Sanborn 2019b; 2020d) were published recently.