Taxonomy of the genus Homalota Mannerheim in Korea (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae)

By

Kim, Yoon-Ho
Ahn, Kee-Jeong

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014-10-16

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

447

Pages

109--123

Subjects

Aleocharinae , Homalota , key to species , Korea , new combination , Staphylinidae , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.447.7728

 

Abstract

A taxonomic study of the genus Homalota Mannerheim in Korea is presented. Five species are recognized, one of which, Homalota serrata (Assing), comb. n. is transferred from Anomognathus Solier. Homalota fraterna (Sharp), H. mikado Likovský, H. sauteri Bernhauer, and H. serrata are newly added to the Korean fauna. A key, descriptions, and illustrations of the diagnostic characters are provided.