Taxonomy of the coastal Thinobius Kiesenwetter (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) in Korea

Zootaxa. 2021 Jun 14;4985(2):261268. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4985.2.9.

Abstract

A taxonomic study of the intertidal Thinobius Kiesenwetter in Korea is presented. Three species are recognized, two of which are identified as new species (Thinobius jejuensis Lee Ahn, sp. n. and Thinobius koreanus Lee Yoo, sp. n.) and Thinobius kuroshio (Sawada) is recorded for the first time in Korea. A key, descriptions, habitus photographs, and line drawings of diagnostic characters of these three species are provided to facilitate identification.

MeSH terms

  • Animal Distribution
  • Animals
  • Coleoptera / classification*
  • Republic of Korea