Taxonomy of Korean Lordithon Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae)

A taxonomic study of the genus Lordithon Thomson in Korea is presented. Eight species are recognized, six of which [Lordithon aitai Li & Ohbayashi, Lordithon arcuatus (Solsky), Lordithon daimio (Sharp), Lordithon principalis (Sharp), Lordithon semirufus (Sharp), and Lordithon thoracicus thoracic...

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Main Authors: Young-Gyu Ban, Woo-Jin Jeong, Kee-Jeong Ahn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X19302559
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spelling doaj-f3173006283d427da8d74f778653ef332021-04-02T12:08:03ZengElsevierJournal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity2287-884X2019-12-01124545557Taxonomy of Korean Lordithon Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae)Young-Gyu Ban0Woo-Jin Jeong1Kee-Jeong Ahn2Invasive Alien Species Research Team, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon 33657, South KoreaDepartment of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, South KoreaDepartment of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, South Korea; Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 42 821 5492; fax: +82 42 822 9690.A taxonomic study of the genus Lordithon Thomson in Korea is presented. Eight species are recognized, six of which [Lordithon aitai Li & Ohbayashi, Lordithon arcuatus (Solsky), Lordithon daimio (Sharp), Lordithon principalis (Sharp), Lordithon semirufus (Sharp), and Lordithon thoracicus thoracicus Fabricius] are reported for the first time in the Korean Peninsula. Illustrations of diagnostic characters, descriptions, and a key to Korean species are presented. Keywords: Korea, Lordithon, Staphylinidae, Taxonomy, Tachyporinaehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X19302559
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author Young-Gyu Ban
Woo-Jin Jeong
Kee-Jeong Ahn
spellingShingle Young-Gyu Ban
Woo-Jin Jeong
Kee-Jeong Ahn
Taxonomy of Korean Lordithon Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae)
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
author_facet Young-Gyu Ban
Woo-Jin Jeong
Kee-Jeong Ahn
author_sort Young-Gyu Ban
title Taxonomy of Korean Lordithon Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae)
title_short Taxonomy of Korean Lordithon Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae)
title_full Taxonomy of Korean Lordithon Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae)
title_fullStr Taxonomy of Korean Lordithon Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae)
title_full_unstemmed Taxonomy of Korean Lordithon Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae)
title_sort taxonomy of korean lordithon thomson (coleoptera: staphylinidae: tachyporinae)
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
issn 2287-884X
publishDate 2019-12-01
description A taxonomic study of the genus Lordithon Thomson in Korea is presented. Eight species are recognized, six of which [Lordithon aitai Li & Ohbayashi, Lordithon arcuatus (Solsky), Lordithon daimio (Sharp), Lordithon principalis (Sharp), Lordithon semirufus (Sharp), and Lordithon thoracicus thoracicus Fabricius] are reported for the first time in the Korean Peninsula. Illustrations of diagnostic characters, descriptions, and a key to Korean species are presented. Keywords: Korea, Lordithon, Staphylinidae, Taxonomy, Tachyporinae
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X19302559
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