A new species of the genus Lederina Nikitsky and Belov (Coleoptera: Melandryidae) in Korea

Yeon-Jae Choi; Sun-Jae Park; A-Young Kim; Jong-Seok Park

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity (Dec 2020)

A new species of the genus Lederina Nikitsky and Belov (Coleoptera: Melandryidae) in Korea

Yeon-Jae Choi,
Sun-Jae Park,
A-Young Kim,
Jong-Seok Park

Affiliations

Yeon-Jae Choi: Department of Biology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea
Sun-Jae Park: Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
A-Young Kim: Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon, 22689, Republic of Korea
Jong-Seok Park: Department of Biology, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, 28644, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 43 261 3162.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 4
pp. 720 – 723

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A new species, Lederina koreana sp. nov., belonging to the family Melandryidae Leach, 1815 is described in Korea. This species is represented by four specimens that were collected by sifting leaf, soil, or dead wood litter near a stream of northern South Korea. Illustrations of habitus, diagnostic characters, and a distribution map are provided.

Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

ISSN: 2287-884X (Print); 2287-9544 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-asia-pacific-biodiversity/

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