Abstract
ABSTRACT One leafhopper species of the genus Portanus Ball, 1932 is synonymized: P. spinosus is considered junior synonym of P. hasemani. In this paper, we offer the redescription of P. hasemani as well as description of two new species of Portanus, based on specimens from the type series of Scaphoideus punctulatus Osborn, 1923 (= P. hasemani): P. bifurcus sp. nov. and P. delsara sp. nov. The descriptions are based on features from the external morphology and male genital structures. Comparisons of the two new taxa with the remaining Portanus species are provided.
Highlights
One leafhopper species of the genus Portanus Ball, 1932 is synonymized: P. spinosus is considered junior synonym of P. hasemani
The first author of this paper in your doctoral thesis reviewed Portanus. He studied the type series of the Scaphoideus punctulatus Osborn, 1923 (= S. hasemani Baker, 1923) and compared the male holotype with the paratypes and concluded that three of the five paratypes differed both in the holotype staining pattern as male genitalia
P. spinosus is considered as junior synonym of P. hasemani and two new species of Portanus are described and illustrated from specimens collected in Brazil and Bolivia
Summary
One leafhopper species of the genus Portanus Ball, 1932 is synonymized: P. spinosus is considered junior synonym of P. hasemani. He studied the holotype of Portanus spinosus DeLong, 1982 and considered this species as junior synonym of P. hasemani (Baker, 1923). P. spinosus is considered as junior synonym of P. hasemani and two new species of Portanus are described and illustrated from specimens collected in Brazil and Bolivia.
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