Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 9 (2016) 250e252

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Short communication Notes on the tribe Aphanisticini (Coleoptera: ) from Korea

Eun Young Choi a, Jun Gu Lee b, Dong Woon Lee a, Jinyoung Park c, Jong Kyun Park a,* a Department of Applied Biology, College of Ecology and Environmental Science, Kyungpook National University, Sangju, Republic of Korea b Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea c Department of Nature Survey, National Institute of Ecology, Seocheon, Republic of Korea article info abstract

Article history: Two buprestid species, japanensis (Saunders 1873) and Paracylindromorphus richteri Received 3 March 2016 Théry, 1937, of the tribe Aphanisticini Jacquelin du Val, 1863 are known from Korea to date. As the first Received in revised form species of the genus of this tribe, Aphanisticus congener Saunders, 1873 is recorded from 7 March 2016 Korea herein. A key of the Korean Aphanisticini species, and a redescription and photographs of the first Accepted 10 March 2016 Korean recorded species are provided. Available online 31 March 2016 Copyright Ó 2016, National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA). Production and hosting by Elsevier. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http:// Keywords: Aphanisticus creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). buprestid Korea new record

Introduction morphological description, and photographs are provided. A total of three species of the tribe Aphanisticini are recognized in Korea. The family Buprestidae is the eighth largest family of Coleoptera (Xiaoxiong et al 2011). One hundred and one species of the five genera are distributed in the Palearctic region (Kubán2006 ). The Materials and methods genus Aphanisticus Latreille, a relatively large genus (354 species, 6 subspecies), has been found throughout the continents and habi- Most specimens examined were collected from Zoysia japonica tats of the Old World (Bellamy 2007). Only two species, Para- in Jinju, South Korea. Pictures of the external characters of speci- japanensis (Saunders 1873) and mens were taken using the Canon Eos 70D camera (Canon Inc., Paracylindromorphus richteri Théry, 1937, of the tribe Aphanisticini Japan). The measurements and abbreviations used here are as fol- have been recorded from Korea. lows: BL ¼ maximum length of the body from the frons to the elytra The genus Aphanisticus is very common in Southeast Asia, and is at apex; BW ¼ width of the humerus; HW ¼ maximum width of the also reported in Australia and the USA. However, this species has head including the eyes; PL ¼ maximum length of the pronotum; not been recorded in Korea (ESK and KSAE 1994; Hong and Lee PW ¼ maximum width of the pronotum. The materials used herein 2014), and the systematics and taxonomic information of this will be deposited in the Entomology Laboratory, Department of species are almost unknown. The adult is known to be very active Applied Biology, Sangju, Kyungpook National University. from July to late August in greenhouse conditions (Mukunthan and Nirmala 2002). In this study, Aphanisticus congener is reported for the first time Taxonomic accounts from Korea; a systematic account with species key of tribe, Family Buprestidae Leach, 1815 Subfamily Laporte, 1835 Tribe Aphanisticini Jacquelin du Val, 1863 Key to the genera and species of the tribe Aphanisticini in Korea * þ þ Corresponding author. Tel.: 82 54 530 1215; fax: 82 54 530 1218. e E-mail address: [email protected] (J.K. Park). 1. Length 2.42 3.8 mm; body robust (Figure 1); head narrower Peer review under responsibility of National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and than pronotum; frons with deep longitudinal groove; anten- Korea National Arboretum (KNA). nomeres 8e11 serrate ——————————— A. congener Saunders http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2016.03.008 pISSN2287-884X eISSN2287-9544/Copyright Ó 2016, National Science Museum of Korea (NSMK) and Korea National Arboretum (KNA). Production and hosting by Elsevier. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). EY Choi et al. / Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 9 (2016) 250e252 251

Agrilomorphus Portevin, 1931:335. Paracylindromorphus japanensis Saunders, 1873 Paracylindromorphus japanensis Saunders, 1873:519.

Distribution. Korea, Japan, China. Remarks. This species belongs to the subspecies Cylindromorphus and the style of hind femora in male is more slender than that of P. richteri.

Paracylindromorphus richteri Théry, 1937 Paracylindromorphus richteri Théry, 1937:247.

Figure 1. Habitus of Aphanisticus congener Saunders, 1873. A, Dorsal view; B, Ventral Distribution. Korea, Japan, China, Russia. view. Remarks. Although this species is very similar in the body shape and general color to P. japanensis, it has a distinctly thin and slender body shape; it is reported at Heilongjang in China and Far East of Russia. Length 4.0e4.2 mm; body slender; head as wide as pronotum; frons with shallow longitudinal groove; antennomeres 6e11 serrate; (Genus Paracylindromorphus Théry) ——————————— 2 Acknowledgments 2. Lateral margins of labrum narrowed apically; prehumeral carinae of pronotum extended posterior margin to near This work was supported by a grant from the National Institute anterior margin; hind femora of male slender of Biological Resources (NIBR), funded by the Ministry of Environ- ——————————————————————— P. japanensis Saunders ment (MOE) of the Republic of Korea (NIBR No. 2012-02-001). Lateral margins of labrum subparallel; prehumeral carinae of pronotum extended posterior margin to apical third of pronotum; References hind femora of male robust ———————————— P. richteri Théry Bellamy CL. 2007. The genera Aphanisticus Latreille and Endelus Deyrolle in Fiji Genus Aphanisticus Latreille, 1829 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Aphanisticini). In: Evenhuis NL, Daniel J, editors. Fiji Aphanisticus Latreille 1829: 448. . Vol. Ⅷ;. Bickel. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 93:13e25. French]. ESK and KSAE (The Entomological Society of Korea and Korean Society of Applied Goniophthalma Chevrolat, 1838:106. Entomology). 1994. Check list of from Korea. Seoul: Kon-kuk University Press. pp. 1e744 [In Korean]. Aphanisticus congener Saunders, 1873 Gyllenhal L. 1808. Insecta svecica descripta a Leonardo Gyllenhal. Excub. Pref. et Equit. Aphanisticus congener Saunders, 1873:518. Aur. Ord de Wasa. Classis I. Coleoptera sive Eleutera. Tomus I. Scaris: F.J. 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Surface sculpture nely rugose-imbricate over- tinés à faciliter l’étude, le catalogue de toutes les espèces, de nombreux all, head and pronotum with large, superficial fovea punctures, dessins au trait de charactères et plus de treize cents types représentant un elytra with nearly striate large, superficial punctures; frons and ou plusieurs insects e cahque genre dessinés et peits d’après nature avec le e plus grand soin par M Jules Migneaux. Tome troisième. A. Deyrolle, Paris, vertex shallowly impressed medially. Head about 0.53 0.56 times 463 þ [1]. [In French]. as long as maximal width of pronotum. Head with very narrow Kubán V. 2006. Agrilinae: : (without genus ), Aphanisticini (& M. Y. groove between large eyes. Antennae short, very narrow, only Kalashian), Coraebini, Trachysini. In: Löbl I, Smetana A, editors. Catalogue of d d d d antennomeres 8e11 expanded, serrate. Pronotum strongly, convex Palaearctic Coleoptera,.Scarabaeoidea Scirtoidea Dascilloidea Byrrhoidea, vol. 3. Stenstrup: Apollo Books. pp 403e421, 690. on portion of median; scutellum small, narrow triangle, much Latreille PA. 1829. Les crustacés, les arachnides et les insects, distribués en famille longer than wide; elytra apex margin smooth arcuate. Pronotum naturelles, ouvrage formant lest tomes 4 et 5 de celui de M. le Baron Cuvier sur le without prehumeral carinae; pronotum without prehumeral Règne . 2nd ed., vol. 1. Paris: Deterville. pp 584 [448]. [In French]. Laporte De Castelnau FL. 1835. Études entomologiqes ou descriptions d0insectes carinae; prosternal process dilated behind coxae; Femora pubes- nouveaux et observations sur la synonymie, par M.F.L. de Laporte, Comte de cent, tibia edgewise densely pubescent, femora dilated, with nar- Castelnau. Revue d0Ento-mologie 3:157e181 [In French]. e row grooves for reception of tibiae. Leach WE. 1815. [Articles on entomology]. Brewster Edinburgh Encyclopaedie 9:57 ¼ e ¼ ¼ e 172. Measurements.BL 2.42 3.8 mm (mean 3 mm), BW 1.03 Mannerheim CGVON. 1837. Enumération des Buprestides, et description de quel- 1.55 mm (mean ¼ 1.24 mm), HW ¼ 0.66e0.8 mm ques nouvelles espèces de cette tribu de la famille des Sternoxes, de la collec- (mean ¼ 0.75 mm), PL ¼ 0.86e1.03 mm (mean ¼ 0.99 mm), tion de M. Le Comte Mannerheim. Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes e ¼ e ¼ des Moscou 8:1 126 [In French]. PW 1.19 1.5 mm (mean 1.38 mm). Mukunthan N, Nirmala R. 2002. New pests of sugarcane in India. Sugar Technology Material examined. [KNU] 5ex, Gajwa-dong, Jinju-si, Gyeong- 4:157e159. nam, Korea (Southern Forest Resources Research Center, host plant. Obenberger J. 1944. Nové palaearktické druhy rodu Aphanisticus Latr. (Col. Bupr.). De novis regionis palaearkticae generis Aphanisticus Latr. speciebus (Col. Bupr.). Zoyxia japonica and hybrid zoysia), 5. VII. 2014, Dong-woon Lee leg. Acta Entomologica Musaei Nationalis Pragae 21e22:5e9 [In French]. Distribution. 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