Review of the Korean Species of the Genus <i>Edaphus</i> Motschulsky (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with Description of Four New Species
Ui-Joung Byeon,
Sun-Jae Park,
Seung-Gyu Lee,
Jong-Seok Park
Affiliations
Ui-Joung Byeon
Chungbuk National University Insect Collection, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si 28644, Korea
Sun-Jae Park
Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 22689, Korea
Seung-Gyu Lee
Animal Resources Division, National Institute of Biological Resources, Incheon 22689, Korea
Jong-Seok Park
Chungbuk National University Insect Collection, Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Chungbuk National University, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si 28644, Korea
The cosmopolitan euaesthetine genus, Edaphus Motschulsky, 1857, with about 90 Palaearctic species, was formerly known by a single species, E. koreanus Puthz, 2011, of which 2 specimens were collected in the southern part of the Korean Peninsula. In this paper, the knowledge of the Korean Edaphus fauna is expanded to include six species, including four described here based on a rich material collected in recent years. A key to all six species of Korean Edaphus, illustration of the habitus and diagnostic characters, and a distribution map are provided.
