title: A new genus and species of delphacid planthopper (Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Delphacidae) from Central America with a preliminary regional species list.
abstract: The new genus Ampliphax, assigned to the Delphacini, is described and illustrated with a single new species A. grandis from Costa Rica and Panama. Ampliphax grandis is a large species with a projected head. DNA barcode data suggest, among currently barcoded taxa, an affinity to the genus Bostaera. A checklist of the delphacid species from Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua based on literature and specimen records is provided.
authors.affiliation: University of Delaware, Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, 250 Townsend Hall, Newark, Delaware, 19716-2160, USA.; Email: Bartlett@udel.edu.
authors.forename: Charles R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Bartlett
authors.affiliation: Karl-Franzens-Universität, Universitätsplatz 2, Zoologie, 8010 Graz, Austria.; Email: gernot.kunz@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kunz
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D002489:Central America; D005260:Female; D006430:Hemiptera / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male