A New Species of the Genus Pedetontinus(Archaeognatha, Machilidae) from Korea

  • Choe, Geum-Hee (Department of Life Science, College of Science of Science and Technology, Jeonju University) ;
  • Lee, Byong-Soon (Department of Life Science, College of Science of Science and Technology, Jeonju University)
  • Published : 2001.06.01

Abstract

A new species, Pedetontinus lineatus sp. nov., is described. The genus Pedetontinus is reported for the first time from South Korea in this study. The total number of species of Archaeognatha from Korea is eight in four genera, all of which belong to the family Machilidae. Description, remarks and biological notes of the species are given.

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