• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.279-282
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• 2022

The genus Dichaeta Megen is a small group of acalyptratae flies belonging to the subfamily Notiphilinae in the family Ephydridae. Up to now, six species are recorded only in the Northern Hemisphere. Adults are small flies and typically found in the sedge and grass around lentic and lotic aquatic systems, and larvae feed on saprophytic microorganisms. Adults are readily recognized with the following peculiar morphology of the male abdomen: fourth abdominal tegite with some markedly long setae along its posterior margin, and these setae sometimes extend beyond the length of the posterior apex of the abdomen; modified fifth abdominal tergite produced posteriorly, either forming a slender and elongated tube with two to three larger and elongated terminal setae. This genus is recorded for the first time in the Korean fauna based on the discovery of a nominated species, Dichaeta caudata (Fallén, 1813). Diagnoses and figures about the firstly recorded species are provided herein.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.86-91
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• 2023

The genus Teloganopsis Ulmer belonging to the family Ephemerellidae is only known from the species of T. punctisetae (Matsumura, 1931) in the Korean Peninsula. The members of the genus Teloganopsis are characterized by the following characteristics: head and abdominal tergites without any tubercles and complex setae; forefemur with a row of long and stout setae perpendicularly; maxilla covered with dense setae. A total of 17 species had been previously recorded in this family. Here, Teloganopsis chinoi (Gose, 1980), is newly recorded in Korea which was found under a large stone in Kyeongho river. Larval habitus, habitat, line-drawings of key characters of the species, a checklist with habitus photos of Korean Ephemerellidae, and a key to the larvae of Korean Teloganopsis are provided.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.26 no.7
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• pp.455-459
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• 2023

40 species of the family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 are recorded in Korean waters. Caprella aino Utinomi, 1943 was newly collected from seaweed farms from the southeastern waters of Korea. C. aino was firstly reported in Japanese waters in 1943. Adults of C. aino and Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935 are easily distinguished in that C. aino have pereonite II and gnathopod II without setae and two small tubercles of articulation of gills in pereonite III-IV, while C. mutica do pereonite II and gnathopod II covered with setae and those of pereonites III-VII with many tubercles. However, subadult C. mutica is hardly distinguishable from C. aino in that tubercles of pereonite III are less developed and they have inconspicuous setae of pereonite II and gnathopod II. Nevertheless, C. aino is distinguished from subadult C. mutica because adult C. aino have dorsal tubercles on pereonite IV, V, VI, VII unlike that of C. mutica. We report C. aino as a new record in Korean water with comparison of C. mutica.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.87-89
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• 2007

The larval stage of Copera tokyoensis Asahina is described for the first time from Korea. The larva can be distinguished from other known larvae of Copera by the absence of lateral setae on the abdominal segments and by the labial palpal lobe, which bears three setae. Line-drawings of key characters and discussion on Korean Copera are provided.

• The Korean Journal of Soil Zoology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.16-18
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• 1997

Compared with type specimen Acanthobelba tortuosa Enami and Aoki, 1993, a new species, A. heterosetosa sp. nov., of oribatid mites collected from Mt. Jiri has the following characteristic figures. Sensillus is long, slightly thickened at distal part, and covered with barbs sparsely. A pair of prodorsal tubercles Da are present. Natogastral frontal tubercles sa is elongated rather than hooked. Dorsal setae are not the same in shape and length: setae c1 and c2 are thick, blunt at tip, covered with small barbs and curved several times, but others are smooth.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.37-40
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• 2016

A new species of the cave-dwelling springtail Lethemurus coreanus Chang and Bae, sp. n. is described from Korea. Lethemurus coreanus can be distinguished from congeners by the spine-like setae on the tibiotarsus, numbers of dental spines, number of setae on the trochanteral organ, and body macrochaetae chaetotaxy. A key to the species of Lethemurus is provided.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.205-208
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• 2007

The first zoeal characters of plagusiine crab Plagusia dentipes De Haan, 1835, belonging to the family Grapsidae, is described and illustrated in detail based on laboratory-hatched material from an ovigerous female collected from Bomok, Seogwipo in the Jejudo Island. Morphological comparison is made with previous description of Plagusia dentipes from Japan. The first zoea of Plagusia dentipes can be readily distinguished from those of two species of Plagusia chabrus and Plagusia depressa by having 2 aesthetascs and 3 simple setae on the antennule, and 8 setae on the coxal endite of the maxilla.

• Animal cells and systems
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.135-138
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• 2005

The first zoea of Eriphia sebana is described and illustrated in detail for the first time. Its morphological characteristics are compared with those of other known species of the Menippidae from the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The general morphology of it corresponds well with other known zoeas of the Menippidae, except that of Sphaerozius nitidus. It is found that the zoeas of E. sebana and E. smithi can be separated by the exopod of the antenna, which has three setae in E. sebana and four setae in E. smithi.

• Journal of Species Research
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• v.6 no.spc
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• pp.8-14
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• 2017

Taeniacanthid copepods Anchistrotos kojimensis Do and Ho, 1983 were collected from the branchial cavities of stichaeid fish, Ernogrammus hexagrammus (Schlegel) and yellowfin goby, Acanthogobius flavimanus (Temminck and Schlegel) in Korean waters. Here, we provide the first description of a male of Anchistrotos Do and Ho, 1983. A close comparison of the specimens of A. kojimensis collected from Korea with the original description revealed differences in the adult female: (1) the caudal ramus bears seven setae (seta I minute); (2) the maxillule with small knob-like process anteriorly; (3) leg 5 ornamented with patched spinules distally and having row of spinules at base of each spine and distal seta. The first description of the adult male reveals the following features: (1) the distal abdominal somite had rows of spinules anteriorly and near insertion of each caudal ramus; (2) the postantennal process is more elongate than in the female; (3) the basis of maxilliped is with two prosimomedial setae, two longitudinal rows of stout denticles found on posteromedial surface and row of spinules on anteromedial surface; and (4) the second endopodal segment is a strongly curved claw, with a row of stout denticles along a concave margin, two long and one small setae.

• Animal cells and systems
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.161-167
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• 2009

The cuticle of spider's exoskeleton is a hydrophobic and non-adhesive material, but the jumping spiders have the distinctive attachment apparatus for adhesion on smooth dry surface without sticky fluids. We have examined the whole tarsal appendages of the jumping spider, Plexippus setipes with using scanning electron microscope to reveal the fine structural characteristics of the dry adhesion system. All eight legs have the scopulae with a pair of claws on the tip of feet. Each scopula is composed of two groups of setae that are capable of dry adhesion on smooth surface, and the hook structure of the claw is advanced to move on the rough surface. The setae toward the bottom of the tarsal segment are densely covered by numerous setules on the underside which broadened from middle to distal portion. It has been revealed by this research that the contact area of the setule is always a triangular shape, and these cuticular surfaces are connected by the elongated stalks from the underlying setae. It is likely that the nano-scale structures including a triangular depression and a longitudinal groove on each setule could functionate when the spider detach its feet from the substrate.