A New Trioza Species (Hemiptera: Triozidae) from Japan Associated with Urtica (Urticaceae) †
Hiromitsu Inoue · 2026
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Description
Hiromitsu Inoue describes a new psyllid species from northern Japan in a 2026 taxonomic paper. The jumping plant-louse feeds on a native nettle in Hokkaido and had long been muddled in records with a well-known European species. Inoue shows those Japanese listings came from mistaken citations in earlier literature, not from examined specimens. He then compares the Hokkaido insects against relatives in Europe and North America, using body features and DNA.
The differences were subtle in form yet stable, and the genetic gap was comparatively large, supporting recognition as a distinct species named Trioza miyatakei. More than seventy specimens, collected in 2014 and 2015, underpin the formal description, with the holotype deposited in a national museum collection. Inoue also removes Japan from the European species' known range. The paper makes a case for pairing careful morphology with genetic checks before trusting distribution records.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hiromitsu Inoue |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26050 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |