A new record of the subfamily Isometopinae (Heteroptera: Miridae) from the Korean Peninsula

Sunghoon Jung; Ram K Duwal; Seunghwan Lee

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3911.4.10

A new record of the subfamily Isometopinae (Heteroptera: Miridae) from the Korean Peninsula

Zootaxa. 2015 Jan 21;3911(4):598-600. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3911.4.10.

Authors

Sunghoon Jung¹, Ram K Duwal², Seunghwan Lee³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Systematic Entomology, Department of Applied Biology, College of Agriculture and life Sciences, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; Email: jung@cnu.ac.kr.
² Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea; Email: unknown.
³ Insect Biosystematics Laboratory, Research Institute for Agricultural and Life Sciences, Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea; Email: seung@snu.ac.kr.

PMID: 25661635
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3911.4.10

Abstract

The subfamily Isometopinae (Heteroptera: Miridae) is recognized for the first time in the Korean Peninsula based on a single female specimen, Isometopus amurensis Kerzhner. Herein, diagnosis of a female specimen, illustration of female genitalia, and habitus figures with biological notes are provided.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animal Structures / anatomy & histology
Animal Structures / growth & development
Animals
Body Size
Female
Heteroptera / anatomy & histology
Heteroptera / classification*
Heteroptera / growth & development
Male
Organ Size
Republic of Korea