• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.62 no.2
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• pp.109-112
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• 2023

The genus Ecopsocus is recorded from Korea for the first time with E. briggsi McLachlen, 1899. This species was collected on southern regions, Geoje-si, Jinju-si, Ulsan-si, and Jeju-do, in Korea. In this study, illustration of diagnostic characters of E. briggsi is provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.69-76
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• 2017

The psocids of Korea are reviewed based on museum collections and recently collected material. To date, only 14 species of 7 families in 3 suborders (Trogiomorpha, Troctomorpha and Psocomorpha) of Psocoptera have been recorded. In the present study, 10 additional species belonging to 2 suborders [Troctomorpha] Amphientomidae: Ancylentomus macrourus (Li, 1997); [Psocomorpha] Amphipsocidae: Amphipsocus japonicus (Enderlein, 1906), Caeciliusidae: Valenzuela oyamai (Enderlein, 1906), Paracaecilius japonicus (Enderlein, 1906), Stenopsocidae: Cubipilis aphidiformis (Enderlein, 1906), Stenopsocus immaculatus (Stephens, 1836), Peripsocidae: Peripsocus didymus Roesler, 1939, Psocidae: Amphigerontia anchorae Li, 2002, Psococerastis tokyoensis (Enderlein, 1906) and Trichadenopsocus alternatus Li, 2002, were found to occur in Korea for the first time. Adult morphology, taxonomic diagnosis and photographs of diagnostic characters of the newly recorded species in Korea are provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.61 no.1
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• pp.165-172
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• 2022

Insects have evolved successfully by adapting to their environments through development and reproduction. Temperature-dependent models have been used to calculate the intrinsic optimal, optimal development, and optimal fecundity temperatures of insects and mites; for this study, we reviewed 112 works that focused on these parameters. The insects and mites investigated in this study include 14 Acari, 8 Coleoptera, 5 Diptera, 31 Hemiptera, 7 Hymenoptera, 18 Lepidoptera, 1 Orthoptera, 5 Psocoptera, and 5 Thysanoptera species. The results of this study showed that the interval distance between the intrinsic optimal and optimal fecundity temperatures was smaller than that between the intrinsic optimal and optimal development temperatures of the all insects and mites investigated except for those in the order Thysanoptera. We found that there is a close relationship between the intrinsic optimal and optimal fecundity temperatures.