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Issue: Vol. 4175 No. 2: 13 Oct. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-10-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4175.2.7
Page range: 196–200
Abstract views: 88
PDF downloaded: 1

First record of the genus Graptopeltus Stål (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) from the Korean Peninsula, with description of a new species

Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
Hemiptera Heteroptera Rhyparochromidae Graptopeltus new species key South Korea

Abstract

The genus Graptopeltus Stål is reported from the Korean Peninsula for the first time with a new species Graptopeltus koreanus sp. nov. Morphological information such as diagnosis and description including male genitalia, and biological note are presented with illustrations and photographs. A key to Graptopeltus species is provided.

 

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