• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.33 no.3
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• pp.189-194
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• 2017

The Zopheridae Solier consisting of members from three previous families, Zopherinae Solier, Monommatinae Blanchard and Colydiinae Erichson, is considered the taxonomically most challenging group, and comprises more than 1,700 described species worldwide. The members of Zopheridae represent diverse morphological variations, and are difficult to separate morphologically from other tenebrionoid families. Two Zopheridae genera, Colobicus Latreille and Lasconotus Erichson, are identified for the first time in Korea, and two wood-boring species, C. hirtus (Rossi) and L. niponicus (Lewis), are newly reported in the Korean fauna. A key to the genera of Korean Zopheridae, and diagnoses, habitus photographs, and illustrations of diagnostic characters of the two species are provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.167-169
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• 2010

The species, Pycnomerus vilis Sharp, 1885 (Coleoptera: Zopheridae: Zopherinae) is identified for the first time in Korea. Brief informations on the species are provided with the photos of adults and genitalia.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.60-63
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• 2018

The family Zopheridae Solier consist of members from several previous families, Zopherinae Solier, Monommatinae Blanchard and Colydiinae Erichson, and more than 1,700 described species are placed in the Zopheridae. They are widely distributed in all major biogeographical regions. The zopheridine genus Bitoma Herbst comprise more than 30 species worldwide including four Palaearctic species. A taxonomic study of the genus Bitoma in Korea is presented. The genus Bitoma and its two species, B. crenata (Fabricius) and B. siccana (Pascoe), are new to the Korean Peninsula. A key, diagnoses, habitus photographs, and illustrations of aedeagus of the Korean Bitoma species are provided.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.201-203
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• 2009

The genus and species-Usechus chujoi Kulzer-is identified for the first time in Korea. A habitus photo, description, and illustrations of the diagnostic characters of the species are provided.