[NHCOLL-L:2753] one last Fulgorid request

[Doug Yanega]

Hi. Apologies for crossposting. I'm trying to finish off a revision 
of a group of American (Honduras north to the central US) Fulgorid 
planthoppers; I've tried most of the individual institutions likely 
to have significant holdings, so this is one last attempt to find 
additional specimens - there are 6 new taxa that we have descriptions 
of so far, including some from the "Sky Island" ranges of AZ, NM, and 
northern Chihuahua (and they commonly come to black lights, meaning 
many moth collectors who visit AZ during monsoon season encounter 
specimens), which means a large potential for paratypes, at least 
from those taxa. We'd be especially interested in seeing material 
from ranges *other* than the Chiricahuas, Huachucas, Santa Ritas, and 
Pinalenos. Anywhere in New Mexico, especially, or specimens 
specifically from Brownsville, TX. They are most commonly lumped in 
collections under Alphina glauca Metcalf (the type of which is lost, 
evidently - anyone who knows where it is, please contact me!), but 
may also appear in older collections as Calyptoproctus marmoratus. A 
"typical" specimen is pictured at 
entmuseum.ucr.edu/images/marmorata.jpg - most of the taxa are very 
similar to this in appearance, with hemihyaline wings, though the 
Mesoamerican species may have other colors (such as magenta or green 
on the forewings, or blue on the hindwings). We are also interested 
in seeing material of any Scaralis species *other* than neotropicalis 
and nigronotata; we especially hope to find someone with specimens of 
S. obscura or S. picta we can examine.
The study should be finished in August, so there's still a little 
time to play with. Please contact me off-list; note that I'll be away 
from the office from July 2-10, but will reply as soon as practical 
to any responses.

Thanks in advance,
-- 

Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
Univ. of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521-0314
phone: (951) 827-4315 (standard disclaimer: opinions are mine, not UCR's)
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