Two new species of the genus Veraphis Casey (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae) from Korea

By

Byeon, Ui-Joung
Park, Jong-Seok

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1224

Pages

165--174

Subjects

Ant-like stone beetles , distribution map , Eutheiini , Morphology , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1224.142859

 

Abstract

Two new species, Veraphis odaesanensissp. nov. and Veraphis myeonggiensissp. nov., of the ant-like stone beetle, are described from the Korean Peninsula. The Korean fauna of Veraphis Casey now comprises three species, including V. engelmarki koreanus. This study provides habitus images and aedeagus illustrations of the new species.