Publications by authors named "Clayton Correa Goncalves"

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  • - A new genus of leafhoppers called Dutrapona has been identified within the Gyponini tribe, including three new species from Central and South America.
  • - The newly described species are Dutrapona tenuis from Costa Rica, Dutrapona reticulata from Ecuador, and Dutrapona zahniseri from Panama, with Dutrapona tenuis being the type species.
  • - Dutrapona can be differentiated from other genera in the Gyponini tribe by its unique physical traits, such as specific shapes and positions of ocelli, distinctive features of the crown, and characteristics of the male reproductive structures.
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Six new species of Curtara are described, all with type-locality at Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, Itatiaia municipality, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil: (1) Curtara (Curtara) andresi sp. nov. with the posterodorsal margin of the male pygofer forming a slightly sclerotized triangular projection and curved internally, style with apex rounded with dorsal spine, aedeagus with a pair of elongated falcate atrial processes, and shaft with a pair of short lateral subapical processes, directed ventrally; (2) Curtara (C.

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Neocoelidiinae is a subfamily of Cicadellidae endemic to the American continent with 199 valid species allocated in 36 genera and two tribes. Coelidiana comprises 23 species distributed in Central and South America. Here we describe a new species for the genus: Coelidiana aroeira sp.

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The monotypic subgenus Pandara DeLong & Freytag, 1972 of Gyponana Ball, 1920 is reviewed, and proposed to be raised to generic rank, with new diagnostic characters provided. The type-species Gyponana (P.) eleganta DeLong & Freytag, 1972 described from Santa Cruz, Bolivia is redescribed.

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A checklist of the coelidine leafhoppers of Reserva Nacional Tambopata, Madre de Dios, Peru, is provided, increasing the known diversity from 19 species and 9 genera, to 38 and 18, respectively. In addition, four species have their distributions expanded and recorded for the first time for Peru: Boliviela caverna Nielson, 2011, Carinoscapula sarcula (Nielson, 1992), Dicodia recurvata Nielson, 2011 (Coelidiini), and Plapigella elegans (Spångberg, 1878) (Teruliini). A new species of Coelidiini is also described: Daridna nielsoni sp.

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Portanini Linnavuori, 1959 is a small tribe of neotropical leafhoppers that includes two genera: Ball, 1932 and DeLong & Martinson, 1973. Herein, a checklist of portanines from Peru is given, including several new species records for the country, elevating the known diversity from nine to 22 species. In addition, four species have their department ranges expanded in Peru.

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Three new species of Nelidina DeLong, 1953 are described and illustrated, N. bifida sp. nov.

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Seven new species of the previously monotypic genus Regalana DeLong & Freytag, 1975, described from Panama, are described and illustrated. The new species are described from lowland and montane Amazonian/Andeanrain forests and Cerrado savanna of Brazil, Ecuador, French Guiana, and Peru. They can be distinguished from each other, as well as from the type-species, R.

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Two new species of the previously monotypic genus Platypona DeLong, 1982 from Peru are described and illustrated: P. furcata sp. nov.

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Gyponini is the largest tribe of Iassinae, comprising 1,080 species in 53 genera (Freytag & Sharkey 2002, Engel & Takiya 2012). The tribe is restricted to the New World, with 75% of genera endemic to the Neotropical and 8% endemic to the Nearctic Region (Nielson & Knight 2000). Alapona DeLong (1980) is a poorly known Neotropical genus, previously known from a single species from Peru, A.

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