Tropidocephala nigra

Tropidocephala nigra (Matsumura, 1900) Conicoda nigra Matsumura, 1900: 261 Tropidocephala nigra Matsumura, 1907: 65 Materials Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 3; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: A6C438A1-A850-5864-B969-922071EAC9AB; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Geoje-si; locality: San 48-38, Galgot-ri, Nambu-myeon; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-30 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 4; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 3165CD56-D62D-5D98-9BC6-BB7135302BBA; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Geoje-si; locality: San 48-38, Galgot-ri, Nambu-myeon; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-30 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 3; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: FDF1CF25-9D8F-54A9-B911-96DCA1076415; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Geoje-si; locality: 195-1, Gucheon-ri, Dongbu-myeon; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-30 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 2; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 28EA0DD6-1A5F-52F8-9F98-5395EE70F1F1; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Namhae-gun; locality: 97, Sports-ro 287 beon-gil, Namhae-eup; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 04-13 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: E117DE82-F80B-5011-81E4-6DFB7C0EE280; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Jinju-si; locality: 883, Oksan-ri, Munsan-eup; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-25 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 3F49C7BF-0677-58B9-B841-068FDE43D0EE; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Jinju-si; locality: 883, Oksan-ri, Munsan-eup; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-25 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 4; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 311CAF51-31AD-5B6A-AA3D-17B20D959B61; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Suncheon-si; locality: 13-36, Yulchonsandan 5 - ro, Haeryong-myeon; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-27 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 4; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 30A4984C-FB92-55EB-B0CB-44EE2D96EAA1; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Suncheon-si; locality: 13-36, Yulchonsandan 5 - ro, Haeryong-myeon; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-27 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 3; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 277C7E88-3E9C-5A00-B009-E95B84B6B1B4; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Gwangyang-si; locality: 18-42, Hangman 8 - ro; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-27 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 2; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 224DC3E9-76C8-5B22-A6F8-206D66F0FC48; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Goheung-gun; locality: 1892-67, Goheung-ro, Goheung-eup; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 03-30 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: EBD79C59-1BC6-51A5-B3F0-071C642169D5; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeju-do; municipality: Seogwipo-si; locality: 47, Wimihaean-ro, Namwon-eup; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-05 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 2; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: D024C974-338A-5AD3-B83A-449A04A7702A; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala nigra; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeju-do; municipality: Seogwipo-si; locality: 47, Wimihaean-ro, Namwon-eup; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-05 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Description Body length of male 3.8 mm. In male, body mostly brownish-black or black, except lateral carinae and frons which are yellow. Vertex of length twice the basal width, lateral convergent anteriorly, lateral carinae yellow. Mediolateral carinae mostly black, except base and apex which are yellow. Frons yellow at the lower part, blackish at the upper part, genae below eyes brownish-black to yellow towards frons. Clypeus brown with brownish-black carinae. Pronotum and mesonotum tricarinate with yellow carinae. Fore-wings mostly black, distinctly tinged transparent spot at apex. Abdominal segments dark brown (Figs 1 d, 2 d). Male genitalia. Pygofer ovoid and posterior view with opening longer than broad. Genital styles slender and waved, subglobose on the apex. Aedeagus two branched slender needle-shaped (Figs 3 d, 4 d). Measurements. Male macropterous form (n = 3). Body length without tegmina: 2.24 mm; body length with tegmina: 3.81 mm; body width: 0.86 mm; head length: 0.71 mm; head width (including eyes): 0.51 mm; 1 st antennal segment length: 0.07 mm; 2 nd antennal segment length: 0.11 mm; vertex length: 0.57 mm; vertex width: 0.30 mm; frons length: 0.71 mm; frons width: 0.32 mm; pronotum length: 0.24 mm; pronotum width: 0.67 mm; mesonotum length: 0.56 mm; mesonotum width: 0.59 mm. Distribution Korea, Japan, China (Anhui, Zhejiang) (Ding 2006). Host plants Miscanthus sinensis Anderss (Poaceae) (in this study), Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) (Poaceae) (Ding 2006).