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Issue: Vol. 5752 No. 3: 28 Jan. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-01-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.8
Page range: 444-450
Abstract views: 33
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Genus Oncopsis Burmeister (Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae) new to Korea with description of a new species

Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; Department of Applied Biology; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chungnam National University; Daejeon; Korea
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology; Department of Applied Biology; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chungnam National University; Daejeon; Korea; Department of Smart Agriculture Systems; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Chungnam National University; Daejeon; Korea
Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha HemipteraMacropsini new record taxonomy

Abstract

The genus Oncopsis Burmeister, 1838 is recorded for the first time from Korea with a new record, Oncopsis wagneri Knight, 1971 and a new species, Oncopsis alpinus sp. nov. Description of species, habitus, and illustration of male genitalia are provided.

 

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How to Cite

Hamzah, M. & Jung, S. (2026) Genus Oncopsis Burmeister (Cicadellidae: Eurymelinae) new to Korea with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 5752 (3), 444–450. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5752.3.8