Hong-Thai Pham

The cicada genus Karenia Distant, 1888 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), with description of a new species

The cicadas of the genus Karenia are reviewed, and Karenia tibetensis sp.nov. (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) is described from Tibet, China. Pictures of the male adult and illustrations of the male genitalia are provided. A key to the species of Karenia is presented and the distribution of the Karenia species is discussed.

A new species of the genus Mecistoscelis Reuter from Vietnam (Hemiptera: Miridae: Mecistoscelini), with key to Mecistoscelis species

A new species, Mecistoscelis lansburyi Kim et Jung sp. nov. is described from Vietnam. Diagnosis, description including genitalia, and biological notes are presented with illustrations and photographs. The photographic image of female genital structure of this tribe is first presented based on M. lansburyi sp. nov. and key to the Mecistoscelis species is provided.

Descriptions of four new species of Semia Matsumura (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Psithyristriini) from Vietnam, with a key to the species of Semia

This paper provides descriptions of four new species of the genus Semia Matsumura, 1917 from Vietnam: Semia magna sp. nov., Semia spiritus sp. nov., Semia pallida sp. nov., and Semia albusequi sp. nov. A key to the 13 species of Semia is provided.

Taxonomic review of the Genus Tautoneura Anufriev (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae) from Korea, with description of one new species

One new species of the genus Tautoneura, T. polymitusa sp. nov., is described, and T. tricolor Anufriev, 1969 and T. japonica (Dworakowska, 1972) are reported from Korea for the first time. Descriptions, illustrations and a key to the Korean Tautoneura species are provided.

Cicada genus Pomponia Stål, 1866 (Hemiptera: Cicadidae) from Vietnam and Cambodia, with a new species, a new record, and a key to the species

The genus Pomponia Stål, 1866 from Vietnam and Cambodia is reviewed . Pomponia brevialata Lee & Pham, sp. nov. is described from Vietnam. Pomponia backanensis Pham & Yang, 2009 is added to the Cambodian cicada fauna. A key to the seven Vietnamese and Cambodian species of the genus Pomponia Stål, 1866 is provided: P. linearis (Walker, 1850), P. backanensis Pham & Yang, 2009, P. brevialata Lee & Pham, sp. nov., P. subtilita Lee, 2009, P. piceata Distant, 1905, P. daklakensis Sanborn, 2009, and P. orientalis (Distant, 1912). Synonymic lists, information on geographical distributions, and material examined for the Vietnamese and Cambodian species of Pomponia are provided.