Review of the Korean Species of the Genus <i>Edaphus</i> Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with Description of Four New Species
The cosmopolitan euaesthetine genus, <i>Edaphus</i> Motschulsky, 1857, with about 90 Palaearctic species, was formerly known by a single species, <i>E. koreanus</i> Puthz, 2011, of which 2 specimens were collected in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. In this paper, t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-04-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/13/4/362 |
| Summary: | The cosmopolitan euaesthetine genus, <i>Edaphus</i> Motschulsky, 1857, with about 90 Palaearctic species, was formerly known by a single species, <i>E. koreanus</i> Puthz, 2011, of which 2 specimens were collected in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. In this paper, the knowledge of the Korean <i>Edaphus</i> fauna is expanded to include six species, including four described here based on a rich material collected in recent years. A key to all six species of Korean <i>Edaphus</i>, illustration of the habitus and diagnostic characters, and a distribution map are provided. |
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| ISSN: | 2075-4450 |