First record of Epeurysa distincta Huang & Ding (Hemiptera, Delphacidae, Delphacinae) from South Korea, with an illustrated key to the Korean Tropidocephalini species

Abstract

Background The tribe Tropidocephalini is the second largest tribe of the subfamily Delphacinae, comprising 204 species of 37 genera worldwide. Most species in this tribe feed on bamboo (Bambusoideae) or grasses (Poaceae). In Korea, only three species have been reported. New information This tribe is represented by four species in South Korea, including a newly-recorded species, Epeurysa distincta Huang & Ding, 1979. Descriptions and illustrations of the four species and a revised key for the identification of the tribe Tropidocephalini are provided.