Macropsis fuscinervis (Boheman, 1845)

Lock, Koen, 2011, Fifty leafhoppers new to Belgium (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 88, pp. 1-28 : 1-28

Macropsis fuscinervis (Boheman, 1845)

Macropsis Lewis, 1834 is a speciose and difficult genus, however, M. fuscinervis can usually be recognised by the dark bar on the forewing and the dark stripe along the outer margin ( Fig. 36 ). The ground colour is yellow to brown and mostly, there are distinct dark spots on the frons. In females, the median gynapophysis has one large secondary tooth, with a large gap to the primary teeth. On Populus tremula L. VI-VIII. The species was marked as expected by COUBEAUX (1892a).

MATERIAL EXAMINED: Oudenaarde, Volkegembos (50.836, 3.648), 14.VII.2014; Dilsen-Stokkem, Kerkeweerd (51.022, 5.775), 8.VII.2017; Kinrooi, Vijverbroek (51.161, 5.824), 2. VI.2018; Lommel, Balimheide (51.198, 5.274), 17. VI.2018; Stekene, Steengelaag (51.201, 4.053), 21.VII.2018.

Figures

Fig. 36. Macropsis fuscinervis (Boheman, 1845), right forewing (photo by Koen Lock).