New genus and species of Philippine spittlebug (Cercopidae: Hemiptera), with notes on subtribal placement of Trigonoschema

  • Elorde S. Jr Crispolon Department of Crop Protection, Division of Entomology, College of Agriculture, University of Southern Mindanao, Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3257-8563
  • Sheryl A. Yap Institute of Weed Science, Entomology and Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture and Food Science and Museum of Natural History, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3556-0377
  • Adeline Soulier-Perkins Mécanismes adaptatifs et évolution (MECADEV), Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle, CNRS, CP 50, Entomologie, 57 rue Cuvier, 75005 Paris, France https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9537-8537
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1052.3270
Keywords: Rhinaulacini, Poeciloterpina, molecular characters, cercopid species

Abstract

A new genus and two new species are described from the Philippines: Miosterpa Crispolon & Yap gen. nov., with two new species, M. flammarubra Crispolon & Soulier-Perkins gen. et sp. nov., and M. kalanguya Crispolon & Yap gen. et sp. nov. Male genitalia are described and illustrated. Identification keys to Philippine species of Miosterpa and key to the Philippine genera of Poeciloterpina Schmidt, 1920 are provided. Molecular data support the description of Miosterpa as a genus distinct from Mioscarta Breddin, 1901 and Poeciloterpa Stål, 1870. A short note on the subtribal classification of the genus Trigonoschema Crispolon & Soulier-Perkins, 2021 is also included.

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Published
2026-04-28
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Crispolon, E. S. J., Yap, S. A., & Soulier-Perkins, A. (2026). New genus and species of Philippine spittlebug (Cercopidae: Hemiptera), with notes on subtribal placement of Trigonoschema. European Journal of Taxonomy, 1052(1), 82–104. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1052.3270
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