First Record of the Subcortical Beetle Genus Bitoma (Coleoptera: Zopheridae) in Korea

The family Zopheridae Solier consist of members from several previous families, Zopherinae Solier, Monommatinae Blanchard and Colydiinae Erichson, and more than 1,700 described species are placed in the Zopheridae. They are widely distributed in all major biogeographical regions. The zopheridine gen...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 34; no. 1; p. 60
Main Authors Lee, Seung-Gyu, Lim, Jongok
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul Korean Society of Systematic Zoology 01.01.2018
Subjects
Aedeagus
Bitoma
Species
Zopheridae
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Summary:The family Zopheridae Solier consist of members from several previous families, Zopherinae Solier, Monommatinae Blanchard and Colydiinae Erichson, and more than 1,700 described species are placed in the Zopheridae. They are widely distributed in all major biogeographical regions. The zopheridine genus Bitoma Herbst comprise more than 30 species worldwide including four Palaearctic species. A taxonomic study of the genus Bitoma in Korea is presented. The genus Bitoma and its two species, B. crenata (Fabricius) and B. siccana (Pascoe), are new to the Korean Peninsula. A key, diagnoses, habitus photographs, and illustrations of aedeagus of the Korean Bitoma species are provided.
ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190
DOI:10.5635/ASED.2018.34.1.040