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Issue: Vol. 2866 No. 1: 4 May. 2011
Type: Articles
Published: 2011-05-04
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2866.1.1
Page range: 1–38
Abstract views: 32
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Taxonomy of Epyris Westwood (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from Korea, with the descriptions of ten new species

Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, 487-821 Republic of Korea
Department of Biology, College of Science, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongsangbuk-do, 712–749 Republic of Korea
Division of Forest Insect Pests and Disease, Korea Forest Research Institute, 57, Hoegiro, Dongdaemun, Seoul, 130–712 Republic of Korea
Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, 487-821 Republic of Korea
Universidade Federal do Espнrito Santo, Departamento de Biologia, Av. Marechal Campos, 1468, 29.040-090, Vitуria, ES, Brasil
Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Daehak, Gwanak, Seoul, 151–921 Republic of Korea
Hymenoptera Bethylidae Epyrinae Epyris new species new record Korea taxonomy

Abstract

Nineteen Epyris species are recorded from Korea. Ten new species: E. aequalis Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., E. breviclypeatus Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., E. dulicus Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., E. finitus Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., E. jeonbukensis Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., E. limatulus Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., E. longiantennatus Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., E. mureungensis Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., E. yetus Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov., and E. sudosanensis Lim et S. Lee, sp. nov. are described from Korea. Hitherto unknown females are described for E. fuscipes (Kieffer 1906) and E. yamatonis Terayama 1999. New synonymy is proposed for E. sauteri (Enderlein 1920) = E. formosus Terayama 2006, syn. nov. New combination is proposed for E. fuscipes (Kieffer 1906), comb. nov. (from Rhabdepyris). Seven species: E. asura Terayama 2006, E. darani Terayama 2006, E. fuscipes (Kieffer 1906), E. idaten Terayama 2006, E. niwoh Terayama 2006, E. sauteri (Enderlein 1920), and E. yamatonis Terayama 1999 are recorded for the first time from Korea. Descriptions, illustrations of diagnostic characteristics for each species are presented with a key to the Korean Epyris species.

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