First record of <i>Epeurysadistincta</i> Huang & Ding (Hemiptera, Delphacidae, Delphacinae) from South Korea, with an illustrated key to the Korean Tropidocephalini species.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The tribe Tropidocephalini is the second largest tribe of the subfamily Delphacinae, comprising 204 species of 37 genera worldwide. Most species in this tribe feed on bamboo (Bambusoideae) or grasses (Poaceae). In Korea, only three species have been reported.

New information

This tribe is represented by four species in South Korea, including a newly-recorded species, Epeurysadistincta Huang & Ding, 1979. Descriptions and illustrations of the four species and a revised key for the identification of the tribe Tropidocephalini are provided.

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561392 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature