Taxonomy, Vol. 5, Pages 37: An Overlooked New Endemic Species of Renonus DeLong, 1959 (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae: Athysanini) from the Seasonally Dry Forest of Western Mexico

Taxonomy doi: 10.3390/taxonomy5030037

Authors:
J. Adilson Pinedo-Escatel

The leafhopper genus Renonus is one of the rarest genera in the leafhopper tribe Athysanini. The Mexican endemic monotypic species, Renonus rubraviridis DeLong, is historically known from few localities, and since the original description, no additional data has been provided. During an ongoing survey conducted in western Mexico over the Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests, including the surroundings of the Estación de Biología Chamela (IB-UNAM), specimens of R. rubraviridis and others that do not morphologically fit with previously described species were collected. Herein, a new endemic species to Mexico, Renonus cuixmalensis sp. nov., is described and illustrated in detail. In addition, morphological notes of R. rubraviridis, the key to species, a map of distribution, a habitat description, and a discussion about the strong influence on distribution through the Seasonally Tropical Dry Forest are given.

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