• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.62 no.4
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• pp.325-331
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• 2023

Desmometopa Loew, 1866 is newly recognized in the Korean Peninsula, based on Desmometopa microps Lamb, 1914 that is new to Korean insect fauna. The species is known to have commensalistic habits with predacious insects and spiders. Diagnosis, description, images and DNA barcode sequences are provided, based on the obtained adult specimens.