Orientopsaltria inermis ( Stål, 1870 ), Stal, 1870

Lee, Young June, Marshall, David C., Mohagan, Alma & Hill, Kathy B. R., 2016, Cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Camiguin of Mindanao Province and Dinagat Island in the Philippines, with a new genus and three new species, Zootaxa 4097 (2), pp. 187-202 : 194

6. Orientopsaltria inermis ( Stål, 1870)

Cosmopsaltria inermis Stål, 1870: 708 [TL: Philippines].

Material examined. 1 male, Camiguin, Sagay, southern slopes of Mt. Timpoong/Mt. Mambajao, edge of native forest, 774 m, 09°09.281’N 124°44.086’E, 28 VI 2010, K.B.R. Hill, D.C. Marshall, J. Jones, & D. Mohagan; 1 female, Camiguin, Mambajao, road to Katibawasan Falls, 271 m, 09°12.964’N 124°43.176’E, 30 VI 2010, K.B.R. Hill, D.C. Marshall, J. Jones, & D. Mohagan.

Distribution. Philippines (Samar, Camiguin, and Mindanao).

Remarks. A series of spots along the subapical margin of the forewing is lacking or very indistinct in the male and female specimens from this island, which is distinct in the populations on Samar and Mindanao. This species is newly recorded from Camiguin.