• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.38 no.2
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• pp.269-285
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• 1995

Fifteen species of water mites belonging to the genus Atums are reported from the eastern area of Korea, with the following five of them described as new species: Aturus glaberus, A. parauarus, A. quodrotus, A. sankveriensis, and A. trifurcatus, n. sap. A. complexus Sokolow and A. tewaconfusensis Habeeb, both new records for Korean fauna, are re-described.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.329-341
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• 1993

Eight species of the water mites of the genus Aturus are described from Korea. Five are new to science, and these are: A. multiclovus n. sp., A. kumariensis n. sp., A. multisetus n. sp., A. pilosus n. sp. and A parapilosus n. sp. In addition, A. caudatus and A. miyozakii are reported for the first time from this country. One unnamed species is also included. All the species are described on the basis of males.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.27-37
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• 1995

A taxonomical examination of water mites collected at 2 localities in Chindo Island resulted in that they were composed of the following 7 species in 6 families and 6 genera: Hydrodroma despiciens despiciens (Miiller), Sperchonopsis verrucosa verrucosa (Protz), Torrenticola (Torrenticola) nipponica (Enami), Hygrobates (Hygrobates) longipalpis (Hermann), Unionicola (Unionicola) crassipes minor (Soar), Aturus glaberus Kim and Chung, and Bharatalbia (Japonalbia) ibarakiensis Imamura. Of these 4 taxa, Hydrodroma despiciens despiciens, Torrenticola nipponica, Hygrobates longipalpis, and Bharatalbia ibarakiensis were reported for the first time from Korea. A discussion about some facts deduced from the species composition and their distributions was also made.