Tropidocephala brunnipennis Signoret 1860
Creators: name: Park, Sanghyo
name: Lee, Wonhoon
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Delphacidae
Tropidocephala
Tropidocephala brunnipennis

description: Tropidocephala brunnipennis Signoret, 1860
Tropidocephala brunnipennis Signoret, 1860: 185
Materials
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 11; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 7C6566B9-0277-51B1-BB0F-6AFC7ACF6CA4; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Tongyeong-si; locality: 60, Inpyeong-dong; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 04-07 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 9; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 07E3F013-02BB-56E4-8738-64F156754F21; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Tongyeong-si; locality: 60, Inpyeong-dong; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 04-07 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 11; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 2E627D89-BF33-50A7-A368-70FA70AB52E0; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Geoje-si; locality: San 50-2, Galgot-ri; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-30 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 15; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: BFD13F57-C93B-504B-89B7-5412E5EB1F37; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Geoje-si; locality: San 50-2, Galgot-ri; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-30 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 2; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: B181BD52-5D4A-5534-A01C-65082983BA5A; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Namhae-gun; locality: 97 Sports-ro 287 beon-gil, Namhae-eup; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 04-13 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: FE240F88-49BF-5F8C-97B1-E208F796E3F8; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Gyeongsangnam-do; municipality: Namhae-gun; locality: 97 Sports-ro 287 beon-gil, Namhae-eup; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 04-13 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 3; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 53588582-B5FD-59A8-91CB-24B4752D5B0A; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Sinan-gun; locality: 543, Ye-ri, Heuksan-myeon; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 06-18 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 3; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: EC731580-F6CD-5385-AB01-9EE707E31CC8; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Suncheon-si; locality: 13-36, Yulchonsandan 5 - ro, Haeryong-myeon; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-27 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 4; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: CBF65CAB-A3DD-54CE-8EF1-8E93309651B7; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Suncheon-si; locality: 13-36, Yulchonsandan 5 - ro, Haeryong-myeon; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-27 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 4; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: A8428C97-0225-5E6C-A709-366A4B4EB025; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Gwangyang-si; locality: 18-42, Hangman 8 - ro; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-27 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 13; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 25E52B4C-FC59-59D4-9BDB-9C6AABCB72B8; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeollanam-do; municipality: Gwangyang-si; locality: 18-42, Hangman 8 - ro; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2022; Event: eventDate: 07-27 - 2022; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 3289636C-5382-5F3A-ADCD-53AE4105F0D1; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeju-do; municipality: Jeju-si; locality: 72, Sumogwon-gil; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-03 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 4E2F1933-AA4F-5F95-95FF-B3E0197A1349; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeju-do; municipality: Jeju-si; locality: 72, Sumogwon-gil; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-03 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 0B8462F8-2E80-5BCD-9B3B-77131229F0F4; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeju-do; municipality: Jeju-si; locality: 72, Sumogwon-gil; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-03 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 5E60BBB0-FC96-559E-8FE9-6447F84FDBAD; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeju-do; municipality: Jeju-si; locality: 72, Sumogwon-gil; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-03 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 4; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: A83607CB-5888-513B-BE03-00750A032DB6; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeju-do; municipality: Seogwipo-si; locality: 18-2, Topyeong-ro; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-05 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Type status: Other material. Occurrence: recordedBy: Sanghyo Park; individualCount: 7; sex: female; lifeStage: adult; occurrenceID: 32484386-1FD7-596E-BB78-B24832BFFFEF; Taxon: scientificName: Tropidocephala brunnipennis; kingdom: Animal; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Hemiptera; family: Delphacidae; genus: Tropidocephala; Location: country: South Korea; stateProvince: Jeju-do; municipality: Seogwipo-si; locality: 18-2, Topyeong-ro; georeferenceProtocol: label; Identification: identifiedBy: Sanghyo Park; dateIdentified: 2023; Event: eventDate: 07-05 - 2023; Record Level: language: en; collectionCode: Insects; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen
Description
Description. Body length of male 3.1 mm. Body colour greenish-brown to dark brown, vertex and mesonotum greenish-yellow. Vertex length about as long as basal width, outer areas from mediolateral carinae pale brown; frons greenish to blackish towards clypeus and genae below eyes black. Clypeus tricarinate and black. Pronotum and mesonotum with pale brown carinae. Fore-wings mostly blackish with white spot on apical part and green spot on clavus part abdominal segments dark brown, pale yellow posteriorly (Figs 1 c, 2 c).
Male genitalia. Pygofer ovoid and posterior view with opening longer than broad. Genital stylet flattened, apical third about twice as broad at base, inner margin short processes towards inside, forked at apex. Anal style surpassing anterior margins of the long anal segment. Aedeagus two branched slender needle-shaped (Figs 3 c, 4 c).
Measurements. Male macropterous form (n = 3). Body length without tegmina: 2.06 mm; body length with tegmina: 3.09 mm; body width: 0.88 mm; head length: 0.47 mm; head width (including eyes): 0.52 mm; 1 st antennal segment length: 0.07 mm; 2 nd antennal segment length: 0.11 mm; vertex length: 0.30 mm; vertex width: 0.26 mm; frons length: 0.53 mm; frons width: 0.30 mm; pronotum length: 0.27 mm; pronotum width: 058 mm; mesonotum length: 0.61 mm; mesonotum width: 0.59 mm.
Distribution
Korea, China (Gansu, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Fujinan, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Sichunan, Guizhou, Yunnan), Japan, India, Phillippines, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Australia, Madagascar, North Africa, southern Europe (Ding 2006).
Host plants
Miscanthus sinensis Anderss (Poaceae) (in this study), Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) (Poaceae) (Ding 2006).
description: Published as part of Park, Sanghyo & Lee, Wonhoon, 2024, First record of Epeurysa distincta Huang & Ding (Hemiptera, Delphacidae, Delphacinae) from South Korea, with an illustrated key to the Korean Tropidocephalini species, pp. e 134165 in Biodiversity Data Journal 12 on page e134165, DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e134165