Taxonomic notes on Callicentrus Stål and description of new species (Hemiptera, Cicadomorpha, Membracidae)

The synonyms assigned to some species of Callicentrus Stål, 1869 are revised, resulting: for Callicentrus bonasia (Fabricius, 1775) and Centrotus flavivitta Walker, 1851 the respective synonyms are removed. The species Centrotus aurifascia Walker, 1851, C. jucundus Walker, 1851, and C. platycerus Walker, 1851 are reinstated in Callicentrus. Three new species are described, all from Jamaica: Callicentrus delicatus sp. nov., C. ramosi sp. nov., and C. rubripes sp. nov. All of the treated species are figured.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sakakibara,Albino M.
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2005
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-81752005000400040
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