First Record of the Family Dryopidae (Coleoptera) in Korea with Taxonomic Notes on Elmomorphus brevicornis and Elmomorphus amamiensis
The Dryopidae (Coleoptera) is composed of approximately 300 species worldwide belonging to 33 genera; however, members of the family have not been recorded in Korea. We collected and recorded adult specimens of Elmomorphus brevicornis Sharp (=E. brevicornis brevicornis Sharp) on piles of submerged...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Korean Society of Systematic Zoology
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity |
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| Online Access: | http://www.e-ased.org/Upload/files/e-ased.org/01-First(0041).165051.pdf |
| Summary: | The Dryopidae (Coleoptera) is composed of approximately 300 species worldwide belonging to 33 genera;
however, members of the family have not been recorded in Korea. We collected and recorded adult specimens
of Elmomorphus brevicornis Sharp (=E. brevicornis brevicornis Sharp) on piles of submerged twigs and
branches of a decayed tree (Prunus sp.) from a mountain stream in southwestern Korea with a comparison of
the type specimens of E. brevicornis amamiensis Nomura from Japan. Both of the subspecies are raised to the
species level herein. Redescription, photographs, line drawings of diagnostic characteristics, distribution map,
habitat, and taxonomic notes for Elmomorphus brevicornis are provided. |
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| ISSN: | 2234-6953 2234-8190 |