Cyrpoptus Stål, 1862 in Mexico

genus Cyrpoptus Stål, 1862: 304.

Family Fulgoridae

Subfamily Poiocerinae

Tribe Poiocerini Haupt, 1929

Subtribe Calyptoproctina Metcalf, 1938: 345

Genus Cyrpoptus Stål, 1862: 304.

Cyrpoptus dubius Kramer, 1978.

Distribución : México*, Nicaragua (reporte nuevo).

Fitófagos :

·        Meliaceae : Azadirachtha indica (neem).

·        Nicaragua, s/Azadirachta indica, col. J. Vadix, det. L.B. O'Brien 96 (1 ex. col. Museo Entomológico, León) (No encontramos el espécimen en las colecciones del Museo Entomológico, León).

Cyrpoptus belfragei Stål, 1869

Cyrpoptus metcalfi Ball, 1933 

Cyrpoptus pudicus (Stål, 1861)

Cyrpoptus vanduzeei Ball, 1933 

List species from Mexico

Cyrpoptus belfragei Stål, 1869 - USA: AL, DE, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MD, MO, MS, MT?, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA; Belize, Costa Rica?, Cuba?, Mexico (Campeche, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí, Yucatán); Honduras

Cyrpoptus dubius Kramer, 1978 - Mexico

Cyrpoptus ferruginosus Stål, 1869 - Mexico

Cyrpoptus metcalfi Ball, 1933 - USA: AZ, CA, NV; Belize, Mexico (Baja California, Baja California Sur, Jalisco, Sinaloa, Sonora)

Cyrpoptus pudicus (Stål, 1861) - USA: AZ, TX; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Michoacán, Morales, Nayarit, Nuevo León, Puebla, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Tlaxcala, Yucatán), Brazil, Costa Rica, Honduras.
    = Calyptoproctus pudicus Stål, 1861a: 149.
    = Tomintus pudicus (Stål, 1861); comb. by Stål 1864: 49.
    = Cyrpoptus nubeculosus Stål, 1869: 240: syn. by O’Brien 1985: 661.
    = Cyrpoptus pudicus (Stål, 1861); comb. by O’Brien 1985: 661.

Cyrpoptus suavis Stål, 1862 - Mexico, Belize, Guatamala, Costa Rica, Panama
Cyrpoptus vanduzeei Ball, 1933 - USA: AZ, NM, TX; Mexico (Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Sinaloa)

Key for species

 Kramer's (1978: 305) - Kramer (1978), although additional synonymies were made by O'Brien (1985)

1. Pronotal carina behind inner margin of each eye strongly developed and nearly reaching posterior margin in dorsal view (distribution: Panama) – C. obscurusMetcalf

1.’ Pronotal carina behind inner margin of each eye essentially absent or only weakly developed in dorsal view - 2

2. Crown and thoracic dorsum mottled with fuscus or black, or legs with joint of femur and tibiae reddish (distribution: Cuba) - 3

2.’ Crown and thoracic dorsum not so marked, legs not or rarely reddish as above (distribution: mainland America) - 4

3. Crown and thoracic dorsum mottled with black or fuscus, costal margin of forewing slightly concave near middle, joint of femur and tibia with ground color stramineous. – C.  obtusus (Valdes Ragues)

3.’ Crown and thoracic dorsum with at most fine lighter and darker reticulate markings, costal margin of forewing not concave near middle, joint of femur and tibia with ground color reddish – C. ruficrus Kramer

4. Forewing with distal midline solidly darkened from apex to or almost to opaque basal portion - 5

4.’ Forewing with distal midline not darkened, darkened only half distance to opaque basal portion, or darkened irregularly and more extensively – 6

5. Forewing distinctly narrowed subapically, its distal margin slightly sinuate – C.  suavis Stål

5.’ Forewing not distinctly narrowed subapically, its distal margin not sinuate – C.  belfragei Stål

6. Forewing with distal portion not darkened, or lightly marked with dominant marking consisting of dark stripe on midline – 7

6.’ Forewing with distal portion extensively darkened; or if lightly marked, dominant marking not dark stripe on midline - 8

7. Crown distinctly produced at middle, opaque basal portion of forewing with faint transverse band, smaller species — males 11-12 mm, females 12-13.5 mm – C. metcalfi Ball (in part)

7.’ Crown not produced at middle, opaque basal portion of forewing not banded, larger species — males 13-14 mm, females 14.5-16.5 mm - C. ferruginosus Stål

8. Midline of crown darkened to form wide stripe or longitudinal band, coronal length at middle 2x or less length next to eyes – C. vanduzeei Ball

8.’ Midline of crown not so darkened or if vaguely as above, then coronal length at middle about 2.5x length next to eyes – 9

9. Forewing extensively darkened distally, with distinct transparent oblique vitta from costal margin in apical portion reaching to or beyond midline (distribution: SC, FL, and Gulf States) – C. reineckei Van D.

9.’ Forewing extensively darkened distally or not, without transparent vitta as above or vitta only vaguely indicated and not reaching to or beyond midline (distribution: S Texas, western states, and Mexico) – 10

10. Face in lateral view with convexity near middle or in full view with low irregular transverse ridge across middle; forewing with opaque basal portion palest at middle or entire forewing but little darkened – C. metcalfi Ball (in part)

10.’ Face in lateral or full view essentially smooth across middle; forewing not as above – 11

11. Head in lateral view produced anteriorly for about 1.5x width of eye; forewing with fewer hyaline areas – C. dubius Kramer

11.’  Head in lateral view produced anteriorly for about Ix width of eye; forewing with more hyaline areas – C. pudicus (Stål) (as C. nubeculosus Stål)

Literature 

Kramer J. P. 1978 - Taxonomic study of the american planthopper genus Cyrpoptus (Homoptera: Fulgoroidea: Fulgoridae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Washington, D. C 91(1): 303-335 

Information from :

http://ag.udel.edu/research/planthoppers/families/species/Cyrpoptus.htm

http://www.bio-nica.info/Ento/Homop/FULGORIDAE/Cyrpoptus%20dubius.htm