Macropsis (Macropsis) sophieae, Kwon & Suh & Kwon, 2021

Kwon, Jin Hyung, Suh, Sang Jae & Kwon, Yong Jung, 2021, Taxonomic Revision of the Leafhopper Genus Macropsis Lewis from Korea (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), Zootaxa 5060 (2), pp. 215-230 : 228

7. Macropsis (Macropsis) sophieae sp. nov.

Fig. 7 .

Male. Overall coloration brown to pale brown. Head in dorsal aspect anterior margin broadly obtuse, in facial aspect generally pale brown with two large dark brown patterns and dark brown spots on frontoclypeus, vertex usually darker, apical margin of crown without black spot, vertex with two spots. Face in lateral aspect bowed, ventral part of frontoclypeus strongly inflated in male, posterior margin of antennal ledge almost half-way between apical margin of crown and apical margin of anteclypeus. Pronotum generally pale brown to ocher, fore margin with brown patch behind each eye and two tiny brown spots nearby crown, first plural sclerite in lateral aspect subpentagonal, without black spots. Scutellum with washed brown scutellar spots, between scutellar spots with parallel margined washed brown stripes. Hind tibia in lateral aspect without patterns. Forewing dark brown with hyaline brown veins. Tergal apodemes of 2nd abdominal base short, divided by rounded triangular notch. Sternal apodemes comparatively long, convergent, divided by rounded notch.

Male genitalia. Pygofer appendage narrow, slightly bent inwards, apical margin not bent. Style narrow, elongated, before apical margin slightly narrow, apical teeth bent inwards. Aedeagus in lateral aspect more or less narrow, 1.05 times wider than length, parallel margined.

Female. Usually body coloration ocher to bright ocher in female, and comparatively brighter in male. Head in facial aspect generally ocher to bright ocher with two large dark brown patterns and dark brown spots on frontoclypeus, apical margin of crown without black spot, vertex with two spots. Face in lateral aspect distinctly bowed, center of eye almost half-way between apical margin of crown and apical margin of lorum. Pronotum uniformly ocher to bright ocher, fore margin slightly more strongly produced than in male, with dark ocher patch behind each eye, posterior margin slightly brighter, first plural sclerite in lateral aspect subpentagonal, without black spots. Scutellum with washed pale brown scutellar spots, between scutellar spots with pale concave spots. Forewing usually pale brown with pale ocher veins.

Female genitalia. Valvulae-II with 3–4 preapical teeth each.

Length. Male 4.0− 4.2mm, female 4.7–5.0mm.

Type materials. Holotype: male, Hallasan Jeju-do province, Korea, 22.vii.1981, Y.J. Kwon (KNU) . Paratypes: 14 males, 15 females, same data as holotype .

Distribution. Korea (Jeju-do).

Etymology. Named the species after the first author's daughter Sophie.

Host plant. Unknown.

Remarks. This species can be easily distinguished from other species of this group by broadly obtuse anterior margin of the head in dorsal view.

Figures

FIGURE 7. Macropsis (Macropsis) sophieae sp. nov. A: male, dorsal view of a body, B: female, dorsal view of a body, C: lateral view of male, D: lateral view of female, E: head in facial, F: apodemes of 2nd abdominal base, G: pygofer appendage in lateral aspect, H: style in lateral aspect, I: aedeagus in lateral aspect, J: Valvulae-II in lateral aspect. Scale bar = 1.0 mm (A–E); 0.1 mm (F–J).