Notes on the Earwig Family Spongiphoridae (Insecta: Dermaptera), with a New Record of Spongovostox sakaii in Korea

The earwig species Spongovostox sakaii Nishikawa, 2006 is reported from the Korean Peninsula for the first time. The species was originally described from Amami-Oshima, Nansei Islands, Japan, which is located in the Oriental Region. Its distribution in Korea was confirmed by collections from Gwangne...

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Published inAnimal systematics, evolution and diversity Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 112 - 122
Main Authors Kim, Taewoo, Nishikawa, Masaru
Format Journal Article
LanguageKorean
Published 2017
Subjects
Spongovostox sakaii
earwig
Spongiphoridae
taxonomy
Dermaptera
Korea
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Summary:The earwig species Spongovostox sakaii Nishikawa, 2006 is reported from the Korean Peninsula for the first time. The species was originally described from Amami-Oshima, Nansei Islands, Japan, which is located in the Oriental Region. Its distribution in Korea was confirmed by collections from Gwangneung Forest, which is located in the middle of South Korea. This is also first record of the pantropical genus Spongovostox Burr, 1911a from the Palearctic Region. Along with Labia minor Linnaeus, 1758 and Paralabellula curvicauda (Motschulsky, 1863), which had been reported from Korea previously, notes on the species are provided. And a key, descriptions, photos, and illustrations are given for their identification.
Bibliography:KISTI1.1003/JNL.JAKO201716556450819
ISSN:2234-6953
2234-8190