A new species of planthopper belonging to the genus Oecleus Stål, 1862 (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Cixiidae) from coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L) in Jamaica

Abstract

A new species of cixiid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea) in the genus Oecleus Stål, Oecleus mackaspringi sp. n., is described from Spring Garden, Jamaica. This new taxon is associated with coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) and was found while surveying palm plots with active cases of lethal yellowing (LY). This is the first report of the genus Oecleus from Jamaica. Sequence data for the COI gene and 18S gene are also provided.

A new species of planthopper in the genus Myxia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae) from the Reserva Privada el Silencio de Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica

“…For the COI locus, Myxia belinda was used for in-group comparison and out-groups included four species of Haplaxius-H. crudus Van Duzee, H. delta Kramer, H. dougwalshi Bahder & Bartlett, 2020in Bahder et al, 2020 (Stål, 1862), and H. skarphion (Kramer, 1979) and one species of Oecleus-O. mackaspringi Bahder & Bartlett, 2019in Myrie et al, 2019. For the 18S locus, M. belinda was used for in-group comparison and out-groups included five species of Haplaxius-H. crudus, H. delta, H. dougwalshi, H. pictifrons Stål, and H. skarphion, Nymphomyndus caribbea (Fennah, 1971) and Oecleus mackaspringi.…”

“…Myxia Bahder & Bartlett, 2019 is a monotypic genus recently established to accommodate Myxia belinda Bahder & Bartlett, 2019in Bahder et al, 2019 discovered on palms in Costa Rica (Bahder et al 2019a). This species was discovered surveying planthoppers on palms because of a renewed interest in their host/vector relationships.…”

A new species of Myxia (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cixiidae) collected on palms from the Reserva Privada el Silencio de Los Angeles Cloud Forest in Costa Rica

“…Bahder & Bartlett, 2020(in Bahder et al, 2020, H. pictifrons (Stål, 1862), H. pocococo ) and H. skarphion (Kramer, 1979), one species of Oecleus-O. mackaspringi Bahder & Bartlett, 2019(in Myrie et al 2019 and Nymphomyndus caribbea (Fennah, 1971). All in-group and out-group taxa data, including GenBank accession numbers are presented in Table 2.…”

“…Myxia Bahder & Bartlett, 2019 was recently established to accommodate Myxia belinda Bahder & Bartlett, 2019(in Bahder et al 2019a) discovered on palms in Costa Rica. An additional Myxia species was subsequently described from the same region, also on palms and M. delta (Kramer, 1979) was transferred from Haplaxius Fowler, 1904 based on molecular and morphological support (Echavarria et al 2021).…”

“…Taxon sampling of Oecleini for molecular study.Type species: Myxia belindaBahder & Bartlett, 2019; by monotypy and original designation.Diagnosis. Vertex longer at midline than wide, median carina present, evanescent distally.…”