Fidicinoides descampsi Boulard & Martinelli, 1996

Sanborn, Allen F., 2020, The cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Trinidad and Tobago including the description of three new species and seven new records, with new records for several additional Caribbean Islands, Zootaxa 4838 (4), pp. 535-565 : 538

Fidicinoides descampsi Boulard & Martinelli, 1996 new record

Fidicinoides descampsi Boulard & Martinelli 1996: 69 . (San José del Guaviare, Vaupés Department, Colombia)

Remarks. This species has infuscation connecting all crossveins and proximal apical cells and dark infuscation on the ambient vein and distal apical cell veins. The only other recorded species, F. pronoe ( Walker, 1850) lacks infuscation in the fore wing. The wingspan of F. descampsi (about 115 mm) is also greater than F. pronoe (about 85 mm).

Distribution. The species has been reported previously from Colombia (Sanborn 2013) with recent records expanding the distribution to include Bolivia ( Sanborn 2019a), Peru ( Sanborn 2020b), and Ecuador ( Sanborn 2020d).

Material examined for new record. “ TRINIDAD: St. George Co. / Arima Ward, Morne Bleu / Rd. Relay Sta. , 11-/ VI-1977 / R. E. Woodruff / J. Boos, at light” one female ( FSCA); “ Maracas Bay /Trinidad/ VII-12-1968 /Julius Boos// E.N. Kellesvig-Waering /Collection” one male ( FSCA); “ Petit Valley / TRINIDAD /Station No. 1/ 10 June 1970 ” one female ( FSCA); “ TRINIDAD: St. George Co. / St. Ann’s Ward , Mile 6.25/ N. Coast Rd. , 10-VI-77/ R. E. Woodruff, J. Boos / snake carrion traps ” one female ( AFSC). “ TRINIDAD / St. Andrew’s Trace /above (north) Arima / VII-26-80: M.A. McAuley // LSAM/0300539 ” one male ( LSAM) .