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Taxonomic Review of the Subtribe Athouina Candèze, 1859 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Dendrometrinae, Dendrometrini) in Korea

Applied Entomology Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Suin-ro 150, Gweonseon-gu, Suwon, 441-100 KOREA Division of Entomology, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, San 51-1 Shillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul,151-742 KOREA
Applied Entomology Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Suin-ro 150, Gweonseon-gu, Suwon, 441-100 KOREA
Applied Entomology Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Suin-ro 150, Gweonseon-gu, Suwon, 441-100 KOREA
Applied Entomology Division, Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Suin-ro 150, Gweonseon-gu, Suwon, 441-100 KOREA
National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, JAPAN
Via Molino Vecchio, 23/a, 47030 Gatteo (FC), ITALIA
Division of Entomology, School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, San 51-1 Shillim-dong, Gwanak-gu, Seoul,151-742 KOREA
Coleoptera Taxonomy Elateridae Dendrometrini Athouina Cidnopus nigronitidus sp. nov. Limonius scutellaris comb. nov. Korea

Abstract

In this revision of the subtribe Athouina of Dendrometrini, we recognized three species including Cidnopus nigronitidus sp. nov., Limonius scutellaris (Dolin, 2003) comb. nov., all new to Korea, and Limoniscus kraatzi (Candèze, 1879) is recognized as the most abundant species in the Korean Peninsula. Previous records of Athousius humeralis (Miwa, 1927) and Limoniscus rufipennis (Lewis, 1894) have been confirmed to be misidentifications of Ampedus basalis (Mannerheim, 1852) and Corymbitodes sp., respectively and the records of Limonius eximius (Lewis, 1874) and Limoniscus vittatus (Candèze, 1873) are also questionable because no specimens are known from the Korean Peninsula.

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