
European Journal of Taxonomy
1022 (51) - Pages 51-84The Neotropical genus Ruppeliana Young, 1977 comprises 13 species. The following three are redescribed and illustrated herein: R. coronata (Signoret, 1853), R. fulva (Taschenberg, 1884), and R. nigripes (Signoret, 1853). Additionally, three new species are described and illustrated: R. delicata sp. nov., R. robusta sp. nov., and R. tridentata sp. nov., from the states of Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio de Janeiro, respectively. A revised diagnosis, a key to males, a distribution map, and a neotype designation for R. grossii Cavichioli et al., 2017 are also proposed.
Taxonomy, sharpshooter, Cicadellini, Neotropical Region