Abstract
A taxonomic study of the genus Amischa Thomson of Korea is presented. The genus is represented in Korea by three species, including A. koreana Lee & Ahn, sp. nov. Amischa analis (Gravenhorst) is reported for the first time in the Korean peninsula. A key to Korean species, descriptions, habitus photographs, and illustrations of the diagnostic characters are provided.
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