• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.191-202
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• 2000

A taxonomic study of the Oxyporinae including a single genus Oxyporus Fabricius in Korea is presented. Members of the genus are known to be obligate inhabitants on fleshy mushrooms. They are characterized by crescent-shaped last labial palpomere. Nine species are recognized, five of which are reported for the first time in Korea (Oxyporus basicornis Cameron, O. basiventris Jarrige, O. crocatus Fauvel, O. niger Sharp, O. triangulum Sharp). The illustrations, descriptions, and key to the Korean species of the Oxyporinae are presented.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.58 no.3
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• pp.165-174
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• 2019

The third instar larva and the pupa of Pentodon quadridens bidentulus (Fairmaire, 1887) are described and illustrated for the first time from material collected in Korea. Information on biological notes, distribution, and life cycle of the species in their natural habitats and laboratory conditions is also provided and discussed herein.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.58 no.1
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• pp.55-61
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• 2019

Two new records of family Histeridae are recognized for the first time from Korea: Niponius impressicollis Lewis, 1885 and Gnathoncus nannetensis (Marseul, 1862). Morphological comments and photographs for each species are provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.409-413
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• 2018

The family Artematopodidae Lacordaire is reported based on a species, Macropogon sibiricus Motschulsky, for the first time in Korea. We provide taxonomic information for the family, the genus and species with morphological diagnostic characters and photos.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.57 no.4
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• pp.271-273
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• 2018

An eucnemid genus, Hylis Gozis, 1886, is firstly recognized based on a species, Hylis harmandi (Fleutiaux, 1923), from Korea. Redescription, images of diagnostic characters are provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.59 no.4
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• pp.353-356
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• 2020

The pselaphine beetle, tribe Bythinoplectini is recorded from Korea for the first time, represented by a single species, Parapyxidicerus carinatus Sawada, 1964 previously only known from Japan. Three specimens were collected in northern part of South Korea (Gyeonggi and Gangwon Provinces) by sifting leaf litter near stream. Illustrations of a habitus, diagnostic characteristics of the tribe, genus and species, and distributional map are provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.61 no.4
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• pp.601-604
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• 2022

The tribe Rhyparini is one of the well-known termitophilous tribes in Aphodiinae. The genus Rhyparus has the largest number of species in the tribe Rhyparini, and only one species, Rhyparus azumai Nakane, 1956 was recorded in Korea. In this study, we report Rhyparus helophoroides Fairmaire, 1893 from Korea for the first time. Diagnosis, photographs of diagnostic characters, key to the Korean Rhyparus, and brief ecological information of the species are provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.62 no.2
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• pp.79-81
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• 2023

This paper presents the confirmed occurrence of the reed beetle genus Sominella Jacobson, 1908 in North Korea, based on a specimen of S. macrocnemia (Fischer von Waldheim, 1824). Photographs of the habitus, main diagnostic characters, and a distribution map in Korea are provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.63 no.1
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• pp.1-4
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• 2024

Two species, Lyctoxylon dentatum (Pascoe, 1866) and Melalgus batillus (Lesne, 1902), belong to the family Bostrichidae are reported in Korea for the first time. We provide the brief diagnosis and information on the species and their photographic images.

• Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.461-467
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• 2007

The research on food habits of the Fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis, distributed in Korea was done targeting a total of 487 individuals in 4 inland areas and 8 areas of Jeju island from April 1990 to September 1992. The survey results showed that there was no difference In the number of the preys of the Korean Fire-bellied per individual between the inland areas and Jeju island and the toad preyed on 1 to 3 individuals on an average, but there happened a case where some Fire-bellied toads in Jeju preyed on as much as 94 individuals. There were 13 orders surveyed in the kinds of prey of the Fire-bellied toad inland, and 10 in Jeju island with a high predation frequency and the number of the preyed individuals of Coleoptera and Hymenoptera. The predation frequency of the two populations was similar in terms of prey taxa, but there appealed a different aspect in the number of the individuals by prey taxa. In short, the inland population of Fire-bellied toad was found to eat more various sorts of preys, not satisfied with limited sorts of preys in comparison with the Jeju toad. There appeared a difference in eating habits by month between the two populations; the feeding duration of the inland population was from May to October, but the Jeju population was from April to September. Among the kinds of prey taxa, Coleoptera and Hymenoptera were equally distributed to the two populations of Korean Fire-bellied toad for this research purpose during the survey period. The number of orders, predation frequency and the number of the prey taxa by one population prey were rather higher in the summer. Therefore, it is concluded that the most active period of predation of the Korean Fire-bellied toad is summer.