taxonID	type	description	language	source
039F87C8A224DB5D01FF4380407C123A.taxon	discussion	Identification. Ochrophara is distinguished from other genera of the tribe Sephelini Breddin, 1904 by the following characteristics: body robust; head as long as its maximum width across compound eyes; mandibular plates reaching beyond apex of clypeus, separated from each other at their apices; and humeral angle of pronotum strongly protruding outward (Stål 1871; Kirby 1891; Distant 1902; Zheng and Liu 1987; present study). The following recorded specimens match these diagnostic characteristics (Figs. 1, 2) and could be identified as Ochrophara without uncertainty.	en	Souma, Jun, Ishikawa, Tadashi (2022): First record of the stink bug genus Ochrophara Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Japan. Check List (Cambridge, England: 2003) 18 (5): 1121-1125, DOI: 10.15560/18.5.1121, URL: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.1121
039F87C8A224DB5C027D40A3476C1C46.taxon	materials_examined	New record. JAPAN – Ryukyu Islands • Okinawa-ken, Ishigaki-jima Is., Banna-dake Hill; 24 ° 22 ′ 20 ″ N, 124 ° 09 ′ 49 ″ E; at lights of a convenience store; 5. VII. 2011; Tatsuo Hanatani leg.; 1 ♁ TUA [PE 01 TUA] • Oki-nawa-honto Is., Ogimi-son, Tsunami; 26 ° 39 ′ 39 ″ N, 128 ° 06 ′ 03 ″ E; 11. V. 2019; Mitsuru Moriguchi leg.; 1 ♀ TUA [PE 02 TUA] • Okinawa-jima, Okinawa-ken, Kunigamigun, Ôgimi-son, Tsuha, 167 - 1; 26 ° 39 ′ 38 ″ N, 128 ° 06 ′ 03 ″ E; 20. VIII. 2020; Yutaro Uehara leg.; 1 ♀ ELKU [PE 01 KU] • Okinawa-ken, Nago-shi, Gabusoka; 26 ° 37 ′ 48 ″ N, 127 ° 59 ′ 33 ″ E; Street light; 20. V. 2021; Takeru Naka leg.; 1 ♁ ELKU [PE 02 KU].	en	Souma, Jun, Ishikawa, Tadashi (2022): First record of the stink bug genus Ochrophara Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Japan. Check List (Cambridge, England: 2003) 18 (5): 1121-1125, DOI: 10.15560/18.5.1121, URL: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.1121
039F87C8A224DB5C027D40A3476C1C46.taxon	description	Identification. Ochrophara chinensis strongly resembles O. corinna but can be easily distinguished by the anterolaterally protruding humeral angles of the pronotum in O. chinensis (Fig. 2) (Zheng and Liu 1987). The four specimens from Japan recorded in this study (Figs. 1 – 3) matched well with the description of O. chinensis (Zheng and Liu 1987) in terms of morphological characteristics, including the genital capsule. Therefore, we identified the specimen from Japan as O. chinensis.	en	Souma, Jun, Ishikawa, Tadashi (2022): First record of the stink bug genus Ochrophara Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Japan. Check List (Cambridge, England: 2003) 18 (5): 1121-1125, DOI: 10.15560/18.5.1121, URL: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.1121
039F87C8A224DB5C027D40A3476C1C46.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Japan (Ryukyu Islands: Okinawa Island, Ishigaki Island); China (Yunnan Province) (Fig. 4). Although the information is not based on specimens deposited at research institutions, some living individuals similar to O. chinensis have been photographed at Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan (https: // www. inaturalist. org / observations? taxon _ id = 874715).	en	Souma, Jun, Ishikawa, Tadashi (2022): First record of the stink bug genus Ochrophara Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Japan. Check List (Cambridge, England: 2003) 18 (5): 1121-1125, DOI: 10.15560/18.5.1121, URL: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.1121
039F87C8A224DB5C027D40A3476C1C46.taxon	biology_ecology	Biology. In Japan, O. chinensis was attracted to artificial light on Okinawa Island. Adults were collected in May and from July to September (Zheng and Liu 1987; present study).	en	Souma, Jun, Ishikawa, Tadashi (2022): First record of the stink bug genus Ochrophara Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Japan. Check List (Cambridge, England: 2003) 18 (5): 1121-1125, DOI: 10.15560/18.5.1121, URL: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.1121
039F87C8A224DB5C027D40A3476C1C46.taxon	discussion	Discussion To date, Ochrophara chinensis has been recorded in only one locality, the type locality of the species in Yunnan Province, China (Zheng and Liu 1987; Rider et al. 2002). To the best of our knowledge, no species of Ochrophara have been recorded north of the type locality of O. chinensis (Stål 1871; Kirby 1891; Rider 2006). Therefore, Okinawa Island of the Ryukyu Islands, Japan, is the northernmost locality of the genus (Fig. 4). Additionally, the Okinawa and Yunnan localities, both located in the Oriental Region, are over 3,000 km apart. Therefore, this stink bug species seems to be widely distributed in the Oriental Region of East Asia, and more localities will probably be discovered in future field surveys.	en	Souma, Jun, Ishikawa, Tadashi (2022): First record of the stink bug genus Ochrophara Stål, 1871 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Pentatomidae) from Japan. Check List (Cambridge, England: 2003) 18 (5): 1121-1125, DOI: 10.15560/18.5.1121, URL: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.5.1121
