Lycoderides amazonicus (Sakakibara, 1991)

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 : 179

Lycoderides amazonicus (Sakakibara, 1991)

( Fig. 8E , 9B , 17D )

A solitary adult was found on Piper sp. ( Piperaceae ) ( Fig. 17D ). On the same plant, there were other treehopper species, two of them associated with ants ( Stilbophora sp. , Amastris sp. and Cladonota sp. ). The specimens with the following information were collected: COLOMBIA. Meta: San Martín de los Llanos, Reserva Rey ZamuroMatarredonda, 3.549699°N, 73.404248°W, 250 m, February 2/2024, leg. C. Flórez-V, S. Quintero-Montoya, CBUCES-F 21036 (1 female in CBUCES); January 20/2024, CBUCES-F 21015 (1 female); COLOMBIA: Vaupés: Mitú, reserva Chundú, leg. C. Flórez-V, S. Quintero-Montoya, CBUCES-F 20894 (1 female in CBUCES). This is the first record of this species 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.

FIGURE 17. Biology and live specimens of some species of Lycoderides. Lycoderes argutus/Lycoderides fernandezi: A) Adult and nymph on Melastomataceae, B) nymph and C) adult on Melastomataceae. D) L. amazonicus on Piper (Piperaceae).