Additional record of Tuponia Reuter (Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae) from Korea, with a new synonym and discussion on distribution

Oh Min Suk; WonGun Kim; Jihwan Park; Seunghwan Lee

doi:10.3897/BDJ.11.e104644

Additional record of Tuponia Reuter (Heteroptera, Miridae, Phylinae) from Korea, with a new synonym and discussion on distribution

Biodivers Data J. 2023 May 18:11:e104644. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e104644. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Oh Min Suk^{1

2}, WonGun Kim³, Jihwan Park⁴, Seunghwan Lee^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea.
² Research Institute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea Research Institute of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Seoul National University Seoul Republic of Korea.
³ 207-404, Dogok Rexle Apt., Seoul, Republic of Korea 207-404, Dogok Rexle Apt. Seoul Republic of Korea.
⁴ Hanwha Ecometro 12, Nongogae-ro 10, Namdong-gu,, Incheon, Republic of Korea Hanwha Ecometro 12, Nongogae-ro 10, Namdong-gu, Incheon Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Background: The genus Tuponia Reuter, 1875 belongs to the subfamily Phylinae and comprises 91 species worldwide. Before this study, only T.koreana Kim & Jung had been recorded from the Korean Peninsula.

New information: Two species of Tuponia Reuter, 1910 are recognised from the Korean Peninsula including the first record of T.mongolica Drapolyuk, 1980. T.koreana Kim & Jung, 2021 is proposed as a junior synonym of T.chinensis Zheng & Li, 1992. The species is identified, based on the dorsal habitus and male and female genitalic structures. A brief discussion of the distribution of Korean Tuponia species also is presented.

Keywords: Exaeretini; Korean Peninsula; Tuponia; new record; synonymy.

Oh Min Suk, WonGun Kim, Jihwan Park, Seunghwan Lee.