A new species of planthopper in the genus Bothriocera (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae) from Osa peninsula, Costa Rica on palms (Arecaceae)

PubMed 2026 Open access

Read full text
Authors: EDWIN A. BARRANTES BARRANTES, MARCO A. ZUMBADO ECHAVARRIA, Charles R. Bartlett, ERICKA E. HELMICK, Brian W. Bahder
DOI: 10.48580/dgpt2
Cited by: 0

Abstract

Recent survey efforts on palms (Arecaceae) in Costa Rica have resulted in the discovery of many new species of cixiid planthoppers. A recent expedition resulted in the discovery of a new species, Bothriocera aurea sp. nov., from palms on the Osa peninsula. Herein, the novel taxon is described and supplemental molecular data for the cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI), histone 3 (H3), 18S rRNA and D8-D10 expansion regions of 28S rRNA genes are presented.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Hemiptera Insect Studies Phytoplasmas and Hemiptera pathogens Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy

Publication details

Journal / source
PubMed
Volume
5613
Issue
3
Pages
456–468
Publication date
16 February 2026
Language
EN