Lycoderides aff. brulei Sakakibara, 2013

Flórez-V, Camilo, Lapèze, Jérémie & Urban, Julie M., 2025, Taxonomic and ecological notes on Lycoderides Sakakibara (Hemiptera: Membracidae), including two new species from the highlands of the Colombian Andes, Zootaxa 5665 (2), pp. 151-186 : 180

Lycoderides aff. brulei Sakakibara, 2013

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A solitary adult was found on Clusia sp. ( Clusiaceae ) on a white sand amazonian forest. Some Cephalotes atratus ants were found tending nymphs on the axils of the plant.Adults and nymphs of a species of Darnini were also found on the same plant, also tended by ants ( Camponotus cf. femoratus ). The specimen with the following information was collected: COLOMBIA: Vaupés: Mitú, Comunidad Cucura, 1.164157ºN, 70.169093ºW, 240 masl, March 8/2024, leg. C. Flórez-V, S. Quintero-Montoya, CBUCES-F 20715 (1 female in CBUCES). This is the first record of this species group for Colombia.

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FIGURE 8. Lateral habitus of Lycoderides species herein recorded. A) L. luteus holotype (USNM), B) L. phasianus; C and D) Lycoderes argutus (C) / Lycoderides fernandezi complex (D); E) L. amazonicus, F) L. aff. brulei, G) L. gradatus, H) L. marginalis. Scale: 1 mm.

FIGURE 9. Frontolateral habitus of Lycoderides species herein recorded.A) Lycoderes argutus /Lycoderides fernandezi; B) L. amazonicus, C) L. aff. brulei, D) L. gradatus, E) L. marginalis.