A taxonomic review of the Gyrinidae (Coleoptera) in Korea

By

Lee, Dae-Hyun
Ahn, Kee-Jeong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

509

Pages

87-107

Subjects

Coleoptera , Gyrinidae , Korea , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.509.9442

 

Abstract

A taxonomic review of Korean Gyrinidae is presented. Seven species [Dineutus orientalis (Modeer, 1776), Gyrinus gestroi Régimbart, 1883, G. japonicus Sharp, 1873, G. pullatus Zaitzev, 1908, Orectochilus punctipennis Sharp, 1884, O. Regimbarti Sharp, 1884 and O. villosus (Müller, 1776)] in three genera are recognized, one of which (O. punctipennis Sharp, 1884) is reported for the first time in Korea. We also found that G. curtus Motschulsky, 1866 previously recorded in Korea was an incorrect identification of G. pullatus Zaitzev, 1908. Habitus and SEM photographs, distribution maps, keys, and diagnoses of genera and species are provided.