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Taxonomic review of the genus Octotemnus Mellié (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Ciidae) from Korea, with four unrecorded species associated with host fungi

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The genus Octotemnus Mellié (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea: Ciidae) is taxonomically reviewed from Korea. We present six species of Korean Octotemnus , including four species new to Korea: Octotemnus assimilis Kobayashi & Sota, 2019, Octotemnus aculeatus Kawanabe, 2002, Octotemnus crassus Kobayashi & Sota, 2019, and Octotemnus robustus Kawanabe, 2002. Diagnoses for the four newly recorded species, a key to Korean Octotemnus , photographs for diagnostic characters of adult, line drawings of the male genitalia , and ecological information on their host fungi are provided.

Source: Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2024.12.006

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