• Title/Summary/Keyword: Korean Journal of Applied Entomology

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Genetic variation of COI gene of the Korean medicinal centipede Scolopendra mutilans Koch, 1878 (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae)

  • HAN, Taeman;LEE, Young Bo;KIM, Seung-Hyun;YOON, Hyung Joo;PARK, In Gyun;PARK, Haechul
    • Entomological Research
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    • v.48 no.6
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    • pp.559-566
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    • 2018
  • In Korea, the centipede called "Wang-ji-ne" or "O-gong" is used as an important medicinal resource. This centipede has been known as Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans Koch 1878. Recent studies have assessed its taxonomic treatment in several geographical populations from China, Japan and Taiwan, but not Korea. We therefore attempted to assess exact species status for the Korean population of this subspecies using both morphological and DNA barcode methods. The result inferred from DNA barcoding showed that the Korean population is S. mutilans explicitly separated from S. subspinipes. Within S. mutilans, the Korean population is morphologically identical and genetically closer to the Chinese population rather than island populations of Japan and Taiwan. Particularly, the mainland populations from Korea and China share six haplotypes from 17 despite being far apart geographically.

Discovery of the large narcissus fly, Merodon equestris (Fabricius), (Diptera, Syrphidae) in South Korea

  • Han, Taeman;Park, Haechul;Kim, Seung-Hyun;Park, In Gyun;Choi, Deuk-Soo
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.36 no.2
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    • pp.42-48
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    • 2018
  • We found the large narcissus fly, Merodon equestris (Fabricius), which has been doubted to occur in Korea. This species is an economically important in management of narcissus and also of quarantine pests. We therefore provide the morphological diagnosis and DNA barcode sequences for rapid species identification of M. equestris based on the five Korean specimens.