Herrera ancilla (Stål, 1864)

(Subfamily Cicadettinae, Tribe Carinetini)

Geographical distribution. Herrera ancilla has previously been reported from Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexicoand Panama (Metcalf 1963c; Wolda and Ramos 1992; Sanborn 2001a; 2006a; 2007b).

Specimens examined. NICARAGUA, Rio San Juan: Refugio Bartola, 1 – V – 2010, 40 m, 10°58’23” N, 84°20’19” W, col. Jean-Michel Maes, MEL-LEON 53325-53337 (6 males, 7 females, MEL-LEON); ibidem, 1 – VI – 2005, MEL-LEON 53323 (1 female, MEL-LEON), ibidem, MEL-LEON 53324 (1 male, MEL-LEON); ibidem, VI – 2008, 10°58’23” N, 84°20’19” W (1 male, AFSC); Matagalpa: Selva Negra: 1300 m, 1 – V – 2010, col. Jean-Michel Maes, MEL-LEON 445913, 445998-445999, 533315-533321 (1 male, 9 females, MEL-LEON); ibidem, 1 – VII – 2005, MEL-LEON 53322 (1 male, MEL-LEON); Region Autonoma Atlantico Norte, Cerro Cola Blanca: Rio Las Latas, 14°04’12” N, 84°32’44” W, 2 – VI – 1997, col. Jean-Michel Maes, MEL/ MAES 445911-445912 (2 males, MEL-LEON).