title: Fangumellus flavobadius: a new genus and species of plant bug from Laos (Heteroptera, Miridae, Mirinae, Mirini).
abstract: A new species of the plant bug tribe Mirini representing a new genus, Fangumellus flavobadius, is described from Laos. This genus is characterized primarily by the medium-sized, ovoid, tumid body, less shiny, roughened, almost impunctate dorsal surface, short antenna and labium, short pygophore, and atypical shape of parameres and endosoma. The phylogenetic relationship to other known mirine genera is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Research Associate, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York c/o Nameshi 2-33-2, Nagasaki 852-8061, Japan.
authors.forename: Tomohide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasunaga
authors.affiliation: Biosystematics Laboratory, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Minsuk
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.affiliation: Biosystematics Laboratory, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea; Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seunghwan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
keywords: Fangumellus flavobadius; Laos; Miridae; Mirinae; Mirini; new genus; new species; taxonomy