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Macropsis megerlei
Family: Cicadellidae

Macropsis is a large and complex group of species which are often difficult to identify. The genus is distinguished by the striations on the pronotum which run diagonally from the corners to the centre of the front margin (parallel to the hind margin in Oncopsis).

M. megerlei has uniformly reddish brown forewings with a paler pronotum and scutellum. The hind margin of the pronotum is dark and the mid tibiae are banded in males.   The face pattern is distinctive, with comma shaped discoidal spots in the lower half.

This species is particularly associated with burnet rose Rosa pimpinellifolia and was overlooked in Britain until 2010, when it was recorded from sand dunes in north Wales. It has since been found in similar habitat in south Wales.
 
Adult: July to October
Length: 4.0 - 5.0 mm
 Macropsis megerlei
Adult: north Wales (July 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
Macropsis megerlei Macropsis megerlei
Adult: north Wales (July 2010) ©Tristan Bantock

 Adult: north Wales (July 2010) ©Tristan Bantock
Macropsis megerlei Macropsis megerlei
Adult: north Wales (July 2010) ©Tristan Bantock Nymph: north Wales (July 2010) ©Tristan Bantock