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A new species and three new records of tribe Tritomini (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) in Korea

  • Jung, Boo Hee
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.29-33
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    • 2019
  • A new species, Tritoma gangwonensis sp. nov., is described. Also three species - Rhodotritoma fitlva (Reitter, 1879), Triplax discicollis Lewis, 1887 and Triplax signaticollis Reitter, 1879 - are reported for the first time in Korea. A description and redescriptions for each species, photographs of adults and illustrations of diagnostic characters are provided.

Change of Carabid Beetle (Coleoptera, Carabidae) Diversity and Species Composition after Flooding Events in Woopo Wetlands (우포늪 범람에 의한 먼지벌레류(딱정벌레목, 딱정벌레과)의 다양성과 종조성 변화)

  • Do, Yun-O;Jang, Min-Ho;Kim, Dong-Kyun;Joo, Gea-Jae
    • Korean Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.346-351
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    • 2007
  • Change of carabid beelte (Coleoptera, Carabidae) diversity and population structures in Woopo Wetlands (Changneung-Gun, Gyeungsangnam-Do, S. Korea) were investigated after flooding events. During the investigation period, 11 species belonging to five genera were identified. Dolichus halensis halensis(Schaller), Chlaenius (Ch.) pallipes Gebler, Ch. (Ilaenchus) naeviger Morawitz, and Pheropsophus (Stenaptinus) jessoensis Morawitz were the predominant species in Woopo Wetlands. Floods occurred twice, August and September in 2004. After the flooding events, species diversity decreased and species assemblage structures changed dramatically. Changes of the diversity and species assemblage structures were more evident in August then in September, because water level was much higher and inundation period was longer than September. A non-linear patterning algorithm of the Self-Organizing Map (SOM) was applied to discover the relationship between flooding events and carabid beetles community dynamics. Although abundance of the majority species decreased after the flooding events, that of the predominant species increased. Further detailed studies on species distribution and emigration patterns will likely bring a new insight in understanding of the adaptation mechanism of carabid beetles in wetlands.

Comparing the mortality of Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae) caused by entomopathogenic bacteria and Serratia marcescens (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae)

  • Kwak, Kyu Won;Han, Myung Sae;Nam, Sung Hee;Choi, Ji Young;Lee, Seok Hyun;Kim, Hong Geun;Park, Kwan Ho
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.40-44
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    • 2015
  • To investigate whether Serratia marcescens (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae) isolated from Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae) acts as an opportunistic bacterium in peroral infection, the primary entomopathogenic bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis (Bacillales: Bacillaceae) and Paenibacillus popilliae (Eubacteriales: Bacillaceae) were added to sawdust to perform a bioassay experiment. We found that peroral infection caused by S. marcescens could be fatal beyond a concentration of $4{\times}10^8pfu/mL$ in $2^{nd}$ stage P. b. seulensis larvae and at $6{\times}10^8pfu/mL$ in $3^{rd}$ stage P. b. seulensis larvae. In particular, mortality resulting from a combination of P. popilliae and S. marcescens was markedly increased in $2^{nd}$ stage P. b. seulensis larvae. Therefore, we confirmed that mortality was increased when S. marcescens was infected together with other entomopathogenic bacteria, and that peroral infection itself can be fatal beyond certain concentrations.

Developmental characteristics of Zophobas atratus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae in different instars

  • Kim, Sun Young;Kim, Hong Geun;Song, Sung Ho;Kim, Nam Jung
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.30 no.2
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    • pp.45-49
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    • 2015
  • The giant mealworm beetle, Zophobas atratus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), is reared for commercial purposes as a live feed for animals. In 2011, it was officially introduced in Korea, and since then it has been considered commercially important. This beetle is a good animal feed resource because of its high protein content with balanced nutrients. However, its life stage characteristics have not been clearly described, especially of the larval stage that can be used as commercial products. To this end, in our study, we determined the number of Z. atratus larval instars, and described their characteristics at each stage, providing basic information about this beetle. Z. atratus larvae required eight to nine d of incubation period before hatching. The first instar period comprised three to four d. There were relatively large variations in each instar period, except for the first instar. Before the adults emerged, most of the individuals passed through15 to 18 instars. The highest pupation rate, 25.71%, was observed in both 16th and 17th instars. Body length gradually increased with each successive instar and it reached its maximum at the 18th instar. The color of larvae was white at the first instar, and gradually turned brown after the second instar.

Comparative Morphology of the Mouthparts of the Curculionoidea(Coleoptera), their Feeding Mechanism and Relationship to Classification. Part I. Family Brentidae (바구미상과(딱정벌레목) 갑충 구기의 비교형태와 그 섭식기작과 분류와의 관계에 대한 연구. Part I Family Brentidae)

  • Bae, Jeong-Deog;Park, Sang-Ock;Lee, Jong-Eun
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.133-144
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    • 2000
  • The Brentidae is characterized by the reduced labial palpi, which is located in cavities on the apicoental margin of the prementum. The postcoila of two subfamilies of this family is deep and bowl-like on ental surface of the hypostomal arms. The mouthparts treated in here comprise the labrum, clypeus, mandibles, maxillae, labium, hypostoma and the septum of the preoral cavity. The terms are followed principally after Ting and Morimoto. The detail terminology fur the mandibles are newly given. [Insecta, Coleoptera, Comparative morphology, Mouthparts, Brentidae].

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