Maiestas, Distant, 1917

Dutta, Nirmal Kumar, Kwon, Jin Hyung, Suh, Sang Jae & Kwon, Yong Jung, 2019, Review of the leafhopper genus Maiestas Distant (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae Deltocephalinae) from Korea, Zootaxa 4646 (3), pp. 564-584 : 565

Key to species of the genus Maiestas from Korea

1. Forewing with zigzag reddish brown markings...................................................... M. dorsalis

- Forewing without zigzag reddish brown markings........................................................... 2

2. Forewing with distinct dark spot at middle of near claval suture in clavus, and bigger round dark spot present at base of central anteapical cell........................................................................... M. obongsanensis

- Forewing without above combination..................................................................... 3

3. Apical margin of crown entirely lacking dark spots............................................ M. heuksanduensis

- Apical margin of crown with dark spots................................................................... 4

4. Aedeagal shaft with a few marginal microspinules in middle portion..................................... M. horvathi

- Aedeagal shaft without microspinules..................................................................... 5

5. Postion of ventral tooth on style apophysis subapical......................................................... 6

- Postion of ventral tooth on style apophysis variable, not subapical............................................... 7

6. Subgenital plate with evenly convex outer margin............................................ M. borealis sp. nov.

- Outer margin of subgenital plate convex in basal half, straight in distal half.................................. M. irisa

7. Style apophysis abruptly tapered from midlength to narrowly rounded apex....................................... 8

- Style apophysis evenly tapered to apex.................................................................... 9

8. Aedeagal shaft short and broad, about 2.4 times as long as basal width in ventral view........................ M. yangae - Aedeagal shaft long and slender, about 4 times as long as basal width in ventral view....................... M. distincta 9. Pronotum distinctly shorter than crown.................................................... M. maritima sp. nov. - Pronotum as long as or longer than crown................................................................ 10 10. Posterior lobe of 2nd sternal apodeme long, reaching end of 4th sternite.................................. M. latifrons - Posterior lobe of 2nd sternal apodeme not extended past 3rd sternite............................................ 11 11. Style apophysis slender, slightly curved laterally, bluntly pointed apically...................... M. peninsularis sp. nov. - Style apophysis rather robust, not curved laterally, narrowly rounded apically............................... M. oryzae