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ASED, vol. 40, no. 4, pp.263-265, October, 2024 DOI. https://doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2024.40.4.007

First Record of the Genus Oedoparena (Diptera: Dryomyzidae) from Korea with a Key to the World Species

Young-Kun Kim1,#, Dongmin Kim2,#, Sang Jae Suh3,4,*
1 School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea 2 Department of Applied Biology, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea 3 Department of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Korea 4 Institute of Plant Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea

  • ABSTRACT

    In this paper, we record Oedoparena Curran, 1934, a previously unreported genus discovered on the west coast of Korea, for the first time in Korea, along with a newly recorded species, Oedoparena minor Suwa, 1981. Until now, this genus comprised only three species worldwide, all distributed exclusively along the cool, maritime coasts of the Northern Pacific, from Far East Asia to North America. Furthermore, most larvae of this genus are known to be predators of barnacles in the intertidal zone. We provide photographs of external features, illustrations of male genitalic structures, and a diagnosis of the newly recorded species, along with a key for worldwide species.

  • Keyword

    Oedoparena minor, barnacles, intertidal zone, South Korea