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Four species of Ciidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) from Jeju Island in Korea associated with the bracket fungus, Inonotus mikadoi (Basidiomycetes: Hymenochaetaceae)

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Four ciid species associated with the bracket fungus, Inonotus mikadoi (Gilb. & Ryvarden) Lloyd are recognized from Jeju Island, Korea: Acanthocis inonoti Miyatake, 1955, Ceracis japonus (Reitter 1878), Euxestocis bicornutus Miyatake, 1954, and Nipponapterocis brevis Miyatake, 1954. Among them, three genera that comprise above three species, Ceracis Mellié, 1848, Euxestocis Miyatake, 1954, and Nipponapterocis Miyatake, 1954, are first recorded from Korea. Diagnoses for the newly recorded species and genera, photographs of adults, line drawings of male genitalia , and the ecological information on host fungus are provided.

Source: Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.11.012

Authors: Boo Hee Jung, Jinbae Seung

Institution: Seoul National University

Language: English

Topic: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: Ministry of Environment, National Institute of Biological Resources

Award: G5050647223