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Taxonomic study of the genus Brachynervus Uchida (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Anomaloninae) from South Korea

  • Jin-Kyung Choi (Department of Science Education, Daegu National University of Education)
  • Received : 2023.11.10
  • Accepted : 2024.01.31
  • Published : 2024.05.31

Abstract

Two unrecorded species, Brachynervus beijingensis and B. confusus are described from South Korea for the first time. A taxonomic study of the South Korean Brachynervus was initiated by Uchida (1955). Until now only one species, B. tsunekii, has been recorded from South Korea. In the study, we provide the diagnoses and photos of two unrecorded species of Brachynervus.

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Acknowledgement

I am deeply greateful to Prof. Jong-Wook Lee for donation several specimens for this study and for giving some important comments on the identification. This work was supported by a grant from the Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological Resources (NNIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NNIBR202301201).

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