A revision of the genus Ceresa Amyot & Serville, 1843 is presented. Thirty-four species are recognized as valid, each one described and illustrated, five of which are revalidated: C. abbreviata Andrade, 1989, C. albosignata Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. amazonica Andrade, 2002, C. atrata Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. axillaris (Germar, 1835), C. brunnicornis (Germar, 1835), C. calosa Andrade, 2002, C. cavicornis Stål, 1859, C. chacoana Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. cuprea Funkhouser, 1927, C. denticulata Andrade, 2002, C. distans Butler, 1877 sp. rev., C. fasciatithorax Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. maculipennis Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. malina (Germar, 1835), C. mulsa Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. nigripectus Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. paranaensis Remes-Lenicov, 1976, C. paulistana Remes-Lenicov, 1976, C. pauperata Berg, 1883 sp. rev., C. piramidalis Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. platycera Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. plaumanni Sakakibara, 1977, C. projecta Funkhouser, 1927 sp. rev., C. prosocera Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. remeslenicovae Andrade, 2002, C. rufescens Butler, 1877 sp. rev., C. similis Andrade, 1989, C. spinifera Fairmaire, 1846 sp. rev., C. stylata Remes-Lenicov, 1973, C. uruguayensis Berg, 1883, C. ustulata Fairmaire, 1846, C. viridilineata Funkhouser, 1943 and C. vitulus (Fabricius, 1775). C. excisa Walker, 1858 syn. rev. is convalidated as a junior synonym of C. vitulus (Fabricius, 1775) and the following new synonymies are proposed: C. peruensis Remes-Lenicov, 1973 syn. nov. = C. distans Butler, 1877, C. alboguttata Remes-Lenicov, 1973 syn. nov. = C. rufescens Butler, 1877 and C. insignis Walker, 1858 syn. nov. = C. ustulata Fairmaire, 1846. C. jugifera Goding is discussed as nomen dubium and C. conica Sakakibara as incertae sedis. Lectotypes are designated for C. pauperata Berg, 1883, C. spinifera Fairmaire, 1846 and C. uruguayensis Berg, 1883. The geographical distribution of the genus is confirmed as being exclusively Neotropical, with records from the department of Quezaltenango, Guatemala, up to the province of Rio Negro, Argentina.
Ceresini; Membracoidea; Smiliinae; systematics; taxonomy
