Mukaria sakaeratensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), a new species of bamboo leafhopper from Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Thailand
Issued Date
2025-01-01
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ISSN
13132989
eISSN
13132970
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-105007446883
Journal Title
Zookeys
Volume
1239
Start Page
305
End Page
320
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Zookeys Vol.1239 (2025) , 305-320
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Piraonapicha K., Kaewtongkum N., Chomphuphuang N., Kimsawat P., Kumtanom K., Samung Y. Mukaria sakaeratensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), a new species of bamboo leafhopper from Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Thailand. Zookeys Vol.1239 (2025) , 305-320. 320. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1239.145803 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/110690
Title
Mukaria sakaeratensis sp. nov. (Hemiptera, Cicadellidae, Deltocephalinae), a new species of bamboo leafhopper from Sakaerat Biosphere Reserve, Thailand
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Abstract
Mukaria sakaeratensis Piraonapicha & Chomphuphuang, sp. nov. is described based on male and female specimens recently collected in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The new species is herein described by an integrative approach combining morphological and molecular evidence. Genetic distance analyses revealed a potential barcoding gap (K2P) of 0.20–12.07% for COI in Mukaria. Species delimitation methods ABGD and ASAP demonstrated promising results for the COI gene. This species clearly differs from all its congeners in the aedeagal shaft abruptly narrowed and curved inward in the distal half, and with a pair of spines pointed anteriorly. Mukaria sakaeratensis sp. nov. has been found on the bamboo Vietnamosasa pusilla (A. Chev. & A. Camus) T.Q. Nguyen. This finding constitutes the first recorded instance of a specialized member of the tribe Mukariini (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) feeding exclusively on bamboo from the genus Vietnamosasa. The holotype has been deposited in the Entomology Section, Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, The Botanical Garden Organization, Thailand.