A new species of planthopper in the genus Bothriocera (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae) from Osa peninsula, Costa Rica on palms (Arecaceae)
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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.
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Authors: EDWIN A. BARRANTES BARRANTES, MARCO A. ZUMBADO ECHAVARRIA, Charles R. Bartlett, ERICKA E. HELMICK, Brian W. Bahder
Institutions: University of Delaware, Universidad de Costa Rica, University of Fort Lauderdale