Taphura boulardi Sanborn, 2011a

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 : 549

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4838.4.7
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4477143
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scientific name	Taphura boulardi Sanborn, 2011a
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Taphura boulardi Sanborn 2011a: 405 View in CoL View Cited Treatment . (41 Km SE Roura on Kaw Rd., French Guiana)

Remarks. Taphura boulardi can be distinguished from all other Taphura by the five spots on the dorsum of the head ( Sanborn 2017a). Males of T. boulardi possess claspers that curve dorsally and form a terminal hook. The notch in female abdominal sternite VII almost reaches the anterior margin medially, the notch is semi-circular medially connected to a short transverse section before angling to the posterolateral corner.

Distribution. The species was known previously from French Guiana and Suriname ( Sanborn 2011a; 2017a) with recent range expansions to include Peru ( Sanborn 2020b) and Ecuador ( Sanborn 2020d).

Material examined. “ TRINIDAD: St. George/Co., 1.9 mi. W, of Cumuto/“Indian Walk Ride”/ Forest Rd. , 27- VII-1975 / K. W. Knopf ” one female ( FSCA) .