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

  • Choe, Geum-Hee (Department of Life Science, College of Science and Technology, Jeonju University) ;
  • Lee, Byong-Soon (Department of Life Science, College of Science and Technology, Jeonju University)
  • Published : 2001.09.01

Abstract

Two new species, Pedetontinus aureus and Pedetontinus rhombeus are described. Pedetontinus aureus is characterized by the peculiar scale pattern and long ovipositor, and Pedetontinus rhombeus by the large body size and field of short suberect setae of article III of maxillary palpus. The genus Pedetontinus amounts to four species including two new species of this study in Korea. Descriptions, remarks and biological notes are given.

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