• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.29 no.3
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• pp.245-248
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• 2013

The stomatopods are aggressive predatory marine crustaceans, which are mainly found in tropical and subtropical regions. Among these, a parasquillid stomatopod, Faughnia formosae Manning and Chan, 1997, collected from Jeju Island, is reported for the first time in Korea. The family is easily distinguished from other families by the presence of an asymmetrically bilobed cornea, stout propodus on the raptorial claw, and three primary spines of the uropodal protopod. In the paper, detailed descriptions and illustrations of this species are provided alongside a photograph. A key to the species of Korean mantis shrimp is also presented. As a result of this study, four species of stomatopods including this species are now recorded in Korean fauna.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.36 no.4
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• pp.387-390
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• 2020

A parasquillid stomatopod, Faughnia haani(Holthuis, 1959), collected from Jeju Island, is reported for the first time in Korea. This species is characterized by the presence of obtuse anterolateral angles of carapace, median and three pairs of longitudinal carinae on telson, and crenulate inner margin of uropodal protopod. In this paper, a detailed description and illustrations are provided. As a result of this study, the geographical distribution of the present species is extended and 15 species of stomatopods including this species are now recorded in Korean fauna. The specimen examined herein was deposited in the National Institute of Biological Resources(NIBR).