Discovery of an exotic leafhopper, Eupterix decemnotata Rey (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), in Mie Prefecture, and its new host plant in Japan

Abstract

Eupterix decemnotata Rey (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae), an exotic species originating from Europe, was discovered in Mie Prefecture for the first time in two host plants, Salvia rosmarinus Schleid. and Mentha suaveolens Ehrh. (Lamiales: Lamiaceae). Notably, M. suaveolens is a host plant that is new to Japan. Since this insect did not have a trivial name in Japanese, the trivial name in Japanese “Tomon Yomogi Hime-yokobai” has been proposed for the insect species.