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ASED, vol. 41, no. 2, pp.121-126, April, 2025 DOI. https://doi.org/10.5635/ASED.2025.41.2.034

First Record of Pseudochelonarium japonicum(Coleoptera: Byrrhoidea) in South Korea, with a Mitochondrial COI Sequence

Sang Woo Jung1,*, Changseob Lim2, Hiroyuki Yoshitomi3
1 DASARI Research Institute of BioResources, Daejeon 35203, Korea 2 Korean Entomological Institute, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Korea 3 Entomological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Ehime University, Tarumi 3-5-7, Matsuyama, 790-8566, Japan

  • ABSTRACT

    The beetle family Chelonariidae contains 11 described species in the Palaearctic region, belonging to two genera (Chelonarium and Psedochelonarium). However, no members of this family have been found in South Korea. We collected a single female specimen of Pseudochelonarium japonicum (Nakane) near a mountain stream in northern South Korea. Illustrations of the habitus with related Japanese species, diagnostic characteristics, and mitochondrial DNA sequence for Pseudochelonarium japonicum are provided.

  • Keyword

    Chelonariidae, turtle beetles, Pseudochelonarium, taxonomy, new record