Tuesday, June 13, 2023

[Entomology • 2022] Macrosemia sapaensis • A New Species of of the Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Vietnam


Macrosemia sapaensis 
Luu, Pham, Bui & Constant, 2022


Abstract
A taxonomic study on the genus Macrosemia from Vietnam in which a new species Macrosemia sapaensis sp. nov. is described. This species was collected from Lao Cai province in north Vietnam. Information on the distribution, photos of an adult, and illustrations of the male genitalia are provided for the new species. Based on the male characteristics, we provide a key to the genus Macrosemia Kato, 1925 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) of Vietnam.

Keywords: Auchenorrhyncha, cicadini, Hoang Lien National Park, morphology, taxonomy

Macrosemia sapaensis sp. nov.:
 A: dorsal view of male, B:ventral view of male.

Macrosemia sapaensis sp. nov.

Etymology: the species epithet refers to the locality of origin of the specimens: Sapa, Hoang Lien National Park, Lao Cai province in north Vietnam.


Yen Hoang Luu, Thai Hong Pham, Hong Minh Bui and Jerome Constant. 2022. A New Species of the Genus Macrosemia from Vietnam. Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering. 64(2); 82-85.  vietnamscience.vjst.vn/index.php/VJSTE/article/view/339
DOI: doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.64(2).82-85