• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.39 no.2
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• pp.67-71
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• 2023

The genus Eumetriochroa Kumata & Kuroko, 1988 has been known as a small genus with twelve described species worldwide. In this study, we aimed to review the Korean species of the genus Eumetriochroa of the subfamily Oecophyllembiinae, which belongs to the family Gracillariidae. Three species of this genus are recognized from Korea. Among them, two species, Eumetriochroa araliella Kobayashi, Huang & Hirowatari, 2013 and E. hiranoi Kumata, 1998 are reported for the first time from Korea. All the known species were enumerated with their available information and briefly redescribed for the newly recorded species. The adults and genitalia of all the species are redescribed and illustrated.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.237-243
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• 2009

The giant crab spider genus Sinopoda in Korea is reviewed with detailed illustrations of male palpal organs. Three species, S. forcipata, S. stellatops, S. koreana are recognized with newly collected specimens. The first species is recorded newly in Korean spider fauna. A key to the species of the Korean Sinopoda spiders are also provided.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• v.41 no.1
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• pp.9-18
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• 2017

Background: Species in the heterokont genus Synura are colonial and have silica scales whose ultrastructural characteristics are used for classification. We examined the ultrastructure of silica scales and molecular data (nuclear SSU rDNA and LSU rDNA, and plastid rbcL sequences) to better understand the taxonomy and phylogeny within the section Petersenianae of genus Synura. In addition, we report the first finding of newly recorded Synura species from Korea. Results: We identified all species by examination of scale ultrastructure using scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM). Three newly recorded species from Korea, Synura americana, Synura conopea, and Synura truttae were described based on morphological characters, such as cell size, scale shape, scale size, keel shape, number of struts, distance between struts, degree of interconnections between struts, size of base plate pores, keel pores, base plate hole, and posterior rim. The scales of the newly recorded species, which belong to the section Petersenianae, have a well-developed keel and a characteristic number of struts on the base plate. We performed molecular phylogenetic analyses based on sequence data from three genes in 32 strains (including three outgroup species). The results provided strong statistical support that the section Petersenianae was monophyletic, and that all taxa within this section had well-developed keels and a defined number of struts on the base plate. Conclusions: The phylogenetic tree based on sequence data of three genes was congruent with the data on scale ultrastructure. The resulting phylogenetic tree strongly supported the existence of the section Petersenianae. In addition, we propose newly recorded Synura species from Korea based on phylogenetic analyses and morphological characters: S. americana, S. conopea, and S. truttae.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.52 no.4
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• pp.291-294
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• 2013

Typhlodromips geumgangensis n. sp. is described in Korea. Typhlodromips paraki, newly recorded species from this country, is redescribed based on Korean specimens, and key to the species of the genus Typhlodromips is provided.

• Korean journal of applied entomology
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.69-82
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• 2010

A total of sixteen Xylotrechus species from the Korean peninsula are recognized, including a newly recorded species, Xylotrechus pavlovskii Plavilstshikov, 1954. We present brief descriptions of the Korean Xylotrechus species, except four species which could not be examined in this study. The geographic distribution, host plants, illustrations for each species, and a key to the Korean Xylotrechus species are provided.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.77-85
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• 2015

We reviewed South Korean species of the genus Apechthis and confirmed four species and two subspecies. In this genus, four species and one subspecies have been reported from the Eastern Palaearctic region, two species and one subspecies were from South Korea. Additionally, we report two species and one subspecies, Apechthis compunctor orientalis Kaspryan, 1973, Apechthis quadridentata (Thomson, 1877) and Apechthis rapae (Uchida, 1925), which were newly recorded for the first time from South Korea. A key to South Korean species of the genus Apechthis, redescriptions of newly recorded species and subspecies and digital images of South Korean Apechthis are provided.

• Journal of Species Research
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• v.10 no.4
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• pp.412-418
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• 2021

Four species of the genus Exochus belonging to the subfamily Metopiinae, family Ichneumonidae, are reported in South Korea for the first time. The subfamily Metopiinae was recorded by Förster in 1869 based on genus Metopius and more than 870 described species have been reported worldwide. Among the genera of Metopiinae, genus Exochus is the largest, which is cosmopolitan and comprises more than 290 described species worldwide (Choi et al., 2016; Yu et al., 2016). A taxonomic study of South Korean Exochus was initiated by Choi et al. (2014), who reported four species. Until now, 10 species have been described as new species and 25 species were recorded as new records of this genus from South Korea (Choi et al., 2014, 2016). In the present study, the following four species are reported in South Korea: Exochus latiareolus Tolkanitz, 2003, E. ornatus Momoi & Kusigemati, 1970, E. pictus Holmgren, 1858, and E. yasumatsui Momoi, Kusigemati & Nakanishi, 1968. In addition, we provide the diagnoses of these four species along with diagnostic photographs.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.271-276
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• 2018

Phytoplanktons were collected from various environments including small marshes, small ponds, reservoirs and brackish water from March 2017 to November 2017. In this study, five species of family Scenedesmaceae were newly recorded in Korea. The genus Desmodesmus was newly reported in Korea. The newly recorded species are Scenedesmus nanus, S. praetervisus, Desmodesmus costato-granulatus, D. lunatus and D. spinulatus. S. nanus and S. praetervisus are known to occur in freshwater, but they were found in the brackish water in this study.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.35 no.2
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• pp.101-104
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• 2017

Asteroid specimens of the genus Diplopteraster were collected by trawling nets at a depth of 93 m on 05 November 2016 from the Korea Strait ($33^{\circ}41^{\prime}N$, $127^{\circ}26^{\prime}E$). The specimens were identified as Diplopteraster multipes(M. Sars, 1866), which belongs to the family Pterasteridae, order Velatida. This species is similar to other Diplopteraster species in its pentagonal stellate shape, but is distinguished by having each paxilla composed of a protruded spine, more than eight spiracles, and regularly reticulated muscular bands. It is not commonly found in shallow water. This is the first report of the genus Diplopteraster and D. multipes in Korea.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• v.35 no.4
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• pp.195-199
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• 2019

The species Socarnes bidenticulatus japonicus Gurjanova, 1962 belonging to the family Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 has been collected from Namae, on the east coast of Korea. The genus Socarnes Boeck, 1871 has 12 species worldwide. However, only one Socarnes species had been reported in Korea until now: S. tongyeongensis Kim & Hendrycks, 2013. This genus is characterized by a longer article 2 of mandibular palp, unconstructed inner ramus of uropod 2, biarticulated outer ramus of uropod 3, and deeply cleft telson. A newly recorded species S. bidenticulatus japonicus is characterized by a posteriorly bidentated epimeron 3 and constricted inner ramus of uropod 2. The species is described and fully illustrated in this study.