title: A new species and key to species of the agriculturally important sharpshooter genus Sonesimia Young (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Cicadellini).
abstract: The new sharpshooter species Sonesimia nessimiani is described from Bolivia based on specimens collected on sugar cane. An identification key to males and females of all known species of the genus is given. In addition to the external morphology, color pattern, and male genitalia, female genital structures are also described and illustrated. Notes comparing the new species with the remaining six Sonesimia species are provided.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Biodiversidade Entomológica, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Av. Brasil 4365, 21045-900 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; Email: mfelix@ioc.fiocruz.br.
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Felix
authors.affiliation: Rua José Marcelino de Vasconcelos 471, Anchieta, 21655-480 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; Email: douglasmali@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Douglas Felipe Dos Santos
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Entomologia, Museu Nacional, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Quinta da Boa Vista, São Cristóvão, 20940-040 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; Email: mejdalan@acd.ufrj.br.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mejdalani
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brasil; Email: cavich@ufpr.br.
authors.forename: Rodney R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Cavichioli
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D000818:Animals; D001838:Bolivia; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D031786:Saccharum / Q000254:growth & development