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First Record of the Subfamily Methochinae (Hymenoptera: Tiphiidae) from Korea

  • Kim, Jeong-Kyu (Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hanseo University) ;
  • Han, Seung-Pil (Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Hanseo University)
  • Received : 2010.02.10
  • Accepted : 2010.03.11
  • Published : 2010.03.31
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Abstract

First discovery of Methocha articulata (Latreille) in Korea is reported. This species is transpalaearctic in distribution, and in the Far East only known from the Russian Far East so far. Diagnostic characters and digital images of this species are provided.

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