A new species of the genus Donacia Fabricius (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Donaciinae) from South Korea: morphology, ecology, and COI gene analysis

By

Kim, Joong Youb
Han, Yeong-Deok
Lee, Jong Eun

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-11-21

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1261

Pages

83--99

Subjects

larva , new species , reed beetles , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1261.169034

 

Abstract

<br> Donacia koreana<br> sp. nov.<br> is described from South Korea, with detailed descriptions and illustrations of both the adult and larval stages. A key for species identification, distribution map, host plant associations, oviposition behaviors, feeding patterns, and other ecological information, along with partial sequences of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I, are also presented.<br>