Taphura cernuunca Sanborn, 2017a

Taphura sp. C Wolda 1977: 244, Table 1.

Taphura n. sp. Wolda 1978: 375.

Taphura sp. Wolda 1983a: 114; Fig. 1.

Taphura cernuunca Sanborn 2017a: 457 .

Remarks. A small cicada with prominent eyes. The male genitalia, particularly the shape of the claspers which adjoining at their base along the midline, extend posteriorly with a recurved terminus that arches laterally to a point when viewed from the posterior giving the appearance of a drooping uncus when viewed from the side, quickly separate male specimens of T. cernuunca from other species of Taphura . The pronotal ambient fissure is piceous in this species rather than the small medial mark found in T. hastifera (Sanborn 2017a) . The species emerges with the beginnings of the rainy season with population numbers fluctuating from year to year (Wolda 1977; 1978; 1983a).

Distribution. All known specimens reported in the literature (Wolda 1977; 1978; Sanborn 2017a) have originated in Panama. The species appears to occur over a wide area of Panama based on the number of locations found in the type series (Sanborn 2017a). The species is currently endemic to Panama having been collected in a number of different localities.

Material examined. Holotype. “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Island / 23–27 July 2001 / J.V. McHugh, S. Suh & / M. Blackwell at UV light ” one male (FSCA). Paratypes. “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Island / 23–27 July 2001 / J.V. McHugh, S. Suh & / M. Blackwell at UV light ” two males (FSCA), one male and one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA—Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Island / 25-IV-63 / CW & ME Rettenmeyer // Taken at / Light ” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama / El Llano-Carti Rd. km. / 9.7, mv + bl, 24 May / 1996, R. Turnbow ” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama / El Llano-Carti Rd. km. / 12.4, mv + bl, 10 May 1996 / R. Turnbow ” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama / El Llano-Carti Rd. km. 9 / mv + bl, 10 May 1996 / R. Turnbow” one male and one female (FSCA), one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Panama Prov. / 15 km. N El Llano / mv + bl, 13 May 1991 / R. Turnbow” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Colon Prov. / Colon, at standing / lights 20 May 1991 / R. Turnbow” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama Prov. / 11–15 km N El Llano / mv + bl, 24 May 1991 / R. Turnbow” one female (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama Prov. / 15 km N El Llano / mv + bl, 13 May 1991 / R. Turnbow” one male and one female (FSCA), one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Pnma Prov. / Bayano Dist 2.5 k W / Ipiti 11–22 May 1996 / Wappes Huether & Morris” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Pnma Prv / Pipeline Rd K 1–12 / 26–30–VI–1997 / Wappes & Morris” one male (FSCA); “ PANAMA: Panama / Camino del Oleoducto / mv + bl, 26 June 1997 / R. Turnbow” one male (FSCA), one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal / Zone Cardenas / Village // F.G. Thompson / 10–V–1969 / Blacklight trap” twelve males and four females (FSCA), twelve males and three females (AFSC); “Las Cumbres / Panama Prov. R.P. / 15 June 1968 ” one male (FSCA); “Las Cumbres / Panama Prov. R.P. / 27 May 1968 ” one female (FSCA); “H. L. King / Panama / 5–10–70 ” one male (FSCA); “ Panama: Canal Zone / Gatun / Chagres S—8H Rd. // Horse Trap / 28–V–53 ” one female (FSCA); “ Panama, Panama Pr. / 10 km N EL Llano / May 1, 1984 / E. Giesbert, Coll.” one female (FSCA); “ PANAMA, Bayano / 3 km E Ipeti / April 22–28, 1995 / E. Giesbert, coll.” one male and one female (FSCA); “ Panama, C.Z. / B.C.I., at light / 26 April 1974 / M.L. May” one female (FSCA); “ PANAMA: CANAL ZONE / NR. Pedro Miguel, CZ / Police Pistol Range / 24-V-1982, D. Habeck / C. Bennett, Black / Light, Mercury vapor” one male (FSCA), one male (AFSC); “Gatun Tank Farm / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. /coll.: S. Modestin / 10 June 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC); “Gatun Tank Farm, C.Z. / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. /coll.: S. Modestin / 10 June 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one female (UDCC), one male and one female (AFSC); “Coco Solo Tank Farm / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. / coll.: E. H. A. / 16 July 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC), one male (AFSC); “Redman Ammo Area, C.Z. / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. #1 /coll.: J. Ramirez-J. Gaona / July 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one female (UDCC); “Redman Ammo Area, C.Z. / Ex: UV Lamp L.T. #4 /coll.: J. Gaona / 30 June 1975 // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC); “El Chorro / Rio Trinidad, R.P. / 28 April 1976 / J.T. Whitlaw // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC), one male (AFSC); “Candelaria / Rio-Pequeni, R.P. / 31 March 1976 / J.T. Whitlaw, Jr. // Republic of Panama ” one male (UDCC), one male (AFSC); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / Santa Rita Ridge / 9° 22’N, 79° 44’W / 13 June, 76; E.G. Riley” three males and three females (UMRM), three males and two females (AFSC); “ Panama: C. Z. / Cardena Village / May 17–18, 1980 / E. Riley & LeDoux” two males and one female (UMRM), two males (AFSC); “ Panama: C. Z. / Cardena Village / May 10, 1980 / E. Riley & D. LeDoux” one male (UMRM); “ Panama: Canal Zone / Fort Kobbe / 24 June ‘76 / Coll. E.G. Riley” one male (UMRM); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / San Lorenzo National Park / 9.22309°N, 80.01029°W / IV–18–2005, D.G. Marqua // TAMU—ENTO / X0820238 // ex. Dave Marqua / Collection, June 2010 / TAMU Insect Collection” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / San Lorenzo National Park / 9.22309°N, 80.01029°W / IV–18–2005, D.G. Marqua // TAMU—ENTO / X0820264 // ex. Dave Marqua / Collection, June 2010 / TAMU Insect Collection” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / San Lorenzo National Park / 9.22309°N, 80.01029°W / IV–18–2005, D.G. Marqua // TAMU—ENTO / X0820912 // ex. Dave Marqua / Collection, June 2010 / TAMU Insect Collection” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / San Lorenzo National Park / 9.22309°N, 80.01029°W / IV–18–2005, D.G. Marqua // TAMU—ENTO / X0821028 // ex. Dave Marqua / Collection, June 2010 / TAMU Insect Collection” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Panama Pr. / Cerro Campana / June, 16, 1996 At / light. Elev. 550 m. / Gillogly & Schaffner” one female (TAMU), one male (AFSC); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / On Santa Rita Ridge, 17 / km e. Trans-isthmuan / Hwy., June 16, 1996 / Gillogly & Schaffner” one female (TAMU); “ Panama: Colon Prov. / 2 km S Sabanitas / 9° 19’ 19”N, 79° 47’54”W / 30.vi.1999 el. 120 m / At light, A.R. Gillogly” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: C.Z. / Barro Colo. Isl. / 24-IV-1978 / C.D. Jorgensen” four males (BYUC), three males (AFSC); “ Panama / Barro Colorado Island / 8-V-1979 / Clive D. Jorgensen” one male (BYUC); “Barro Colorado Is., Panama / 22 Apr–04 May 1981 / Steven Dean Marron” one male and one female (BYUC); “ PANAMA: San Blas Pr. / Nusangandi / 28-V-1995 / D.J. Cavan” one male (BYUC), one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: San Blas Pr. / Nusangandi / 27-V-1995 / D.J. Cavan” one male (BYUC); “ PANAMA / Canal Area, / January–June 1995, / D.J. Cavan” one male (BYUC); “Coco Solo Hospital / Canal Zone L.T. / 9° 21’N, 79° 51’W / 11 May 72 Engelman” one male (AFSC); “PANAMA-Canal Zone / Barro Colorado Is. / 23-IV-63 / CW & ME Rettenmeyer” one male and two females (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal / Zone, Fort / Kobbe VI–19–1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-19-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 022105” one female (LSAM), “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-19-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 022104” one male (LSAM), “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-19-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider” one male and one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0272103” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0272100” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0272101” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider // LSAM / 0272102” one male (LSAM); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Base of Cerro / Galera VI-9-1985 / E. Riley & D. Rider” one male and one female (AFSC); “Barro Colorado I. / CZ Panama / V-04-1982 / R B & L S Kimsey” one male (UCDC), one female (AFSC); “Barro Colorado I. / CZ Panama / V-03-1981 / R B & L S Kimsey” one male (UCDC), one male (AFSC); “Barro Colorado I. / CZ Panama / V-10-1982 / R B & L S Kimsey” one male (UCDC); “Barro Colorado I. / CZ Panama / IV-22-1981 / R B & L S Kimsey” one female (UCDC); “ Panama C.Z. / Empire Range / Hill 162 / April 6, 1987 / J.R. MacDonald” one male and one female (MEMC); “ Panama C.Z. / Gatun / Gatun Lake Lookout / April-7–8-1987 / J.R. MacDonald” one male (AFSC); “Gatun Lake / Canal Zone / near B.C.I. / Apr. 20–24, ’44 / R.H. Arnett” three males and three females (CUIC), one male and two females (AFSC); “La Chorrera / PANAMA / V.20 –24.1944 / R.H. Arnett” one male (AFSC); “La Chorrera / Pan. / 5–20–1944 // George Ryan collector” one female (AFSC from PURC); “La Chorrera / Pan. / 4–30–1944 / George Ryan” one male (AFSC from PURC); “La Chorrera / Pan. / 5–16–1944 / George Ryan” one male (AFSC from PURC); “Fort Clayton / C.Z. 5–6–1945 / at light” one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Panama / Parq. Nac. Soberaria / Pipeline Rd 2 km W Gamboa / VI-9–10-1993 / B. Ratcliffe & M. Jameson” one female (UNSM), one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Colon Prov. / Ft. Sherman, Pavon Hill / VII-2-1994 / B. & I. Ratcliffe, M. Jameson” one male and two females (UNSM), one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: C.Z. / Skunk Hollow, 6 mi. / NW Gatun Locks / V-21-1982 / B.C. Ratcliffe & / C. & K. Messenger” eighteen males and six females (UNSM), one male and one female (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Skunk Hollow, 6 mi. / NW Gatun Locks / V-17–31-1980 / B.C. Ratcliffe” one male (UNSM); “ PANAMA: Panama / Altos (Isla) de Majé / 9 08’N 78 49’W / V-28–30-1982 / B.C. Ratcliffe & / C. & K. Messenger” three males and one female (UNSM), one male (AFSC); “ PANAMA: Canal Zone / Ft. Gulich / V- 17-1976, at lights / B.C. Ratcliffe” one male (UNSM). Other material. “ PANAMA: Darién Prov. / P.N. Darién Rancho / Frio Station, 90m / 8.0198°N, 77.7322°W / VI–1–9–2015, E. Riley, UV // TAMU—ENTO / X1229009” one male (TAMU); “ PANAMA: Darién, / Filo de Talla Lodge / Metetí, 16–20–V–2014 / J.B. Heppner, 145m ” two females (FSCA); “ Panama, Canal Zone / Ft. Gulick, Qtrs. 40 / at light, 1979 / H.J. Harlan, 21 May ” one male (FSCA).