Koreoneura eunyeopae Hossain et J. Kwon, 2021

Hossain, Md. Shamim, Kwon, Jin Hyung, Suh, Sang Jae & Kwon, Yong Jung, 2021, A remarkable microleafhopper genus Koreoneura gen. nov. and newly recorded genus of the tribe Dikraneurini from Korea (Homoptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), Zootaxa 4951 (2), pp. 353-360 : 356-357

Koreoneura eunyeopae Hossain et J. Kwon , gen. et sp. nov.

( Figs. 4–15 ; 16–19 )

Description. Biggest microleafhopper so far reported from East Asia; general body color brownish orange with black markings, darker in fresh specimens; head much narrower than pronotum, crown with 2 black submedial spots, short and broad, anterior and posterior margin more or less parallel. Pronotum broadened compared to head and scutellum, widened posteriorly, with anterior margin roundly produced, posterior margin a little concave. Frontoclypeus broadly bordered laterally with dark brown in color, anteclypeus and gena dark brown, lorum and rostrum yellowish brown. Forewing orange, apical portion hyaline; hindwing subhyaline. Second abdominal sternal apodeme in male with posterior lobes well developed, reaching to end of 4th sternite.

Male genitalia. As described for genus.

Length. Male 5.3–5.5mm, female 5.5–5.7mm.

Type material. Holotype male, Korea, Jeonnam Province: Mt. Mudeungsan, on Cornus coreana , 26.VII.1981, Y.J. Kwon; paratypes, 13 males and 14 females, same data as holotype; 6 females, Korea, Gyeongbuk Province, Mt. Sambongsan, 14.VIII.1997; 5 males & 5 females, Korea, Gyeongbuk Province, Angang -eup, VII. 24. 2019; all same host and collector.

Distribution. Korea (South).

Etymology. The species is named in honor of Dr. Eun Yeop Huh, who first identified the species in Korea.

Host plant. Cornus coreana .

Remarks. This is the biggest (> 5.5mm) among the known typhlocybine leafhoppers from East Asia, so far.

Figures

FIGURES 4–15. Koreoneura eunyeopae sp. nov.: 4. Dorsal habitus; 5. Lateral habitus; 6. Head; 7. Face; 8. Pygofer lobe, lateral view; 9. Forewing; 10. Hindwing; 11. Male abdominal apodemes; 12. Aedeagus, ventral view; 13. Aedeagus, lateral view; 14. Style; 15. Connective.

FIGURES 16–19. Koreoneura eunyeopae sp. nov.: 16. Front leg, ventral view; 17. Hind leg, dorsolateral view; 18. Hind tarsi, dorsolateral view; 19. Hind tarsi, ventrolateral view showing apical crown spines.