Abstract
Se describen e ilustran cuatro especies nuevas de Jikradia Nielson: J. mexicana (México) J. longa (Costa Rica, Guatemala, México), J. zurquiensis (Costa Rica) y J.lizanoi (Costa Rica). El trabajo inlcuye una clave ilustrada para todas las subespecies, con base en los aparatos genitales masculinos.
Highlights
Two species are reported to be virus vectors: Ca/odia kírkaldyi Nielson is the vector of sandalspike disease of sandalwood that is prevalent in southern India (Nielson 1982) and Jikradia olitoría olitoría (Say) is reported to be the vector of strawberry pallidosis (Nielson 1975) in the eastern United States
Nielson ( 1979) described the genus Jikradia, in which he treated eight species and six sub species. The range of this genus extends from eastern North America to Central America and the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)
Jikradia ser rata Nielson occurs in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Panama; J. uniseta Nielson in Honduras, Guatemala and Mexico; J. basipen dula Nielson in Costa Rica and Mexico; J. bispinosa Nielson in Guatemala and Mexico; J. krameri Nielson in Honduras; J. comicuZa
Summary
Melanota (Spangberg) consists of four sub species: J. melanota melanota (Spangberg) in the southeastern USA, Bahamas and Cuba; J. melanota galapagoensis (Osborn) in the Galapagos, Mexico and Central America; J. melanota bahamensis Nielson in the Bahamas; J. melanota costaricensis Nielson in Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador and Honduras. The species J. olitoria (Say) consists of two sub species: J. Olitoría olitoría (Say) in the USA and Canada; J. Olitoría florídana (Lawson) in the southeastern USA. This paper describes four new species from Mesoamerica, one from Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico and three from Costa Rica, giving a total of twelve species and six subspecíes known in the genus. Illustrations of the species and sub species described by Nielson ( 1979) are presented
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