Macropsis vicina (Horváth, 1897)

Lock, Koen, 2011, Fifty leafhoppers new to Belgium (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 88, pp. 1-28 : 1-28

Macropsis vicina (Horváth, 1897)

This species looks similar to the previous species, but the ground colour is whitish ( Fig. 37). In females, the median gynapophysis also has one large secondary tooth, with a large gap to the primary teeth. On sun-exposed Populus alba L. VI-VIII.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Hoboken, Hobokense Polder (51.193, 4.339), 24.VIII.2017. Macrosteles lividus (Edwards, 1894)

Macrosteles Lewis, 1834 is a speciose and difficult genus and for identification, male genitalia should be studied. In M. lividus , the cylindrical appendages of the aedeagus converge apically ( Fig. 38 ). In moist habitats on Eleocharis palustris (L.) Roem. & Schult. VI-IX.

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Neerpelt, Hageven (51.262, 5.424), 4.VIII.2018.

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Figures

Fig. 38. Macrosteles lividus (Edwards, 1894), caudal view aedeagus (photo by Koen Lock).