Systematics, morphology and physiology description and key to the fifth-instars of some cicadas (hemiptera: Cicadidae) associated with coffee plants in brazil

Abstract

Fifth-instars of the cicada species Dorisiana drewseni (Stal), Dorisiana viridis (Olivier), Fidicina mannifera (Fabricius), Fidicinoides pronoe (Walker) and Carineta fasciculata (Germar) are described and illustrated. Moreover, a key to the nymphs of these species along with Quesada gigas (Olivier) is also provided. © 2011 Sociedade Entomolo ́gica do Brasil.