Taphura sauliensis Boulard, 1971

Sanborn, Allen F., 2017, Generic redescription, seven new species and a key to the Taphura Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Cicadetttinae: Taphurini), Zootaxa 4324 (3), pp. 451-481 : 478

Taphura sauliensis Boulard, 1971

Taphura sauliensis Boulard 1971: 688 (type material in MNHN).

Type locality. French Guiana, Saül.

Remarks. The claspers are bifurcated at their terminus and bent towards the midline. The basal pygofer lobes are rounded finger-like extensions.

Distribution. The species is currently known from French Guiana, Colombia, and Peru ( Duffels & van der Laan 1985; Sanborn 2013). The distribution of the species is expanded here to included Ecuador and Trinidad & Tobago.

Material examined for new records. “ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasani National Park // S00° 40.478’, W076° 23.866’ / 25-IV-2005 CR Bartlett / N. Nazdrowicz, D. Chang ” one male and two females ( UDCC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasani National Park // S00° 40.478’, W076° 23.866’ / 26-IV-2005 CR Bartlett / N. Nazdrowicz, D. Chang ” one female ( UDCC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasani National Park // S00° 40.478’, W076° 23.866’ / 28-IV-2005 CR Bartlett / N. Nazdrowicz, D. Chang ” one male ( UDCC), one male ( AFSC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasani National Park // S00° 40.478’, W076° 23.866’ / 29-IV-2005 CR Bartlett / N. Nazdrowicz, D. Chang ” one male ( UDCC), one male ( AFSC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasani National Park // S00° 40.478’, W076° 23.866’ / 27-IV-2005 CR Bartlett / N. Nazdrowicz, D. Chang ” one female ( UDCC), one female ( AFSC); “ ECUADOR: Provincia / de Francisco de Orellana / Yasani National Park // S00° 40.478’, W076° 23.866’ // 29-IV-2005; CR Bartlett / N. Nazdrowicz, D. Chang // ex. Hg Vapor light / night” one female ( AFSC); “1205 Ecuador Orellana / Erwin transect / Onkone Gare Camp / Reserva Etnica Waorani / 0 0 39’ 25.7”S 0 76 27’ 10.8”W / 5.x.95 T.L. Erwin et al. / Fogging terre firme forest” one female ( UDCC); “1222 EcuadorOrellana / Transect Ent. 1 km S. Onkone Gare Camp / Reserva Ethnica Waorani, 216.3 m / 0 0 39’ 25.7”S 0 76 27’10.8”W / 6.x.95 T. L. Erwin et al. / Fogging terre firme forest” one female ( UDCC); “1445 Ecuador Orellana / Erwin transect / Onkone Gare Camp / Reserva Etnica Waorani / 0 0 39’ 25.7”S 0 76 27’ 10.8”W / 7.ii.96 T. L. Erwin et al. / Fogging terre firme forest” one male ( UDCC); “ TRINIDAD: 3.3 mi / SSW of Talparo / VI-7-1991 // B.K. Dozier / Collector ” one male ( AFSC); “ TRINIDAD: Simla Field / Sta., Arima Valley / 20-VI-13-VII-1977 // P. Feinsinger / Insect Flight Trap ” one male ( AFSC); “ TRINIDAD: Arima Valley / Simla , W. Beebe Tropical / Res. Sta. , 27-VI-3- VII-1978 / H.V. Weems, Jr. ” one female ( FSCA), one male ( AFSC); “ TRINIDAD: Arima Valley / Simla, W. Bebe (sic) Tropical / Res. Sta., blacklight, / 27-June-3-July-1978 / C. & H.V. Weems, Jr. ” one male ( FSCA), one female ( AFSC); “ Asa Wright Nature Ctr. / 7.5 mi. N. of Arima on / Blanchisseuse Road / Trinidad, W.I. / June 26, 1985 / P. J. Clausen ” one male ( AFSC); “ Asa Wright Nature Ctr. / 7.5 mi. N. of Arima on / Blanchisseuse Road / Trinidad, W.I. / June 27, 1985 / P. J. Clausen ” one male ( AFSC); “ Asa Wright Nature Ctr. / 7.5 mi. N. of Arima on / Blanchisseuse Road / Trinidad, W.I. / June 25, 1985 / P. J. Clausen ” two males and one female ( AFSC); “ Asa Wright Nature Ctr. / 7.5 mi. N. of Arima on / Blanchisseuse Road / Trinidad, W.I. / June 22–24, 1984 / P. J. Clausen ” one male and three females ( AFSC); “ Asa Wright Nature Ctr. / 7.5 mi. N. of Arima on / Blanchisseuse Road / Trinidad, W.I. / June 23, 1985 / P. J. Clausen ” three males ( AFSC); “ Asa Wright Nature Ctr. / 7.5 mi. N. of Arima on / Blanchisseuse Road / Trinidad, W.I. / June 26, 1984 / P. J. Clausen ” one male ( AFSC); “ Asa Wright Nature Ctr. / 7.5 mi. N. of Arima on / Blanchisseuse Road / Trinidad, W.I. / June 20, 1984 / P.J. Clausen” one male (AFSC).