First record of Urostylishubeiensis Ren (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Urostylididae) from Japan, with an illustrated key to the Japanese urostylidid species

Jun Souma; Yoshiaki Sakai; Tadashi Ishikawa

doi:10.3897/BDJ.10.e83656

First record of Urostylishubeiensis Ren (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Urostylididae) from Japan, with an illustrated key to the Japanese urostylidid species

Biodivers Data J. 2022 Apr 18:10:e83656. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e83656. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Jun Souma^{1

2}, Yoshiaki Sakai³, Tadashi Ishikawa⁴

Affiliations

¹ Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan Entomological Laboratory, Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Kyushu University Fukuoka Japan.
² Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Tokyo Japan.
³ Kuta, Izuhara-machi, Tsushima-shi, Nagasaki-ken, Japan Kuta Izuhara-machi, Tsushima-shi, Nagasaki-ken Japan.
⁴ Laboratory of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa, Japan Laboratory of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture Atsugi-shi, Kanagawa Japan.

Abstract

Background: Although the Japanese species of Urostylididae are of interest to not only heteropteran taxonomists, but also to the public, an illustrated key for all species of the family from the country is lacking. To date, the urostylidid species Urostylishubeiensis Ren, 1997, has been known to occur in China and Korea, but not in Japan.

New information: Urostylishubeiensis is recorded from Japan for the first time and represents the easternmost occurrence of this species. In Japan, it inhabits the broad-leaved forest of Tsushima Island and was found on Quercusacutissima Carruth. (Fagaceae). An illustrated key to the species of Urostylididae occurring in Japan is provided.

Keywords: Heteroptera; Japan; Tsushima Island; Urostylididae; Urostylishubeiensis; first record; illustrated key; true bug.

Jun Souma, Yoshiaki Sakai, Tadashi Ishikawa.