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Insect Fauna of Korea Insect Fauna of Korea Insect Fauna of Korea Fauna Insect Insect Fauna of Korea Volume 12, Number 28 Staphylininae Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae Flora and Fauna of Korea NIBR National Institute of Biological Resources Ministry of Environment Insect Fauna of Korea Volume 12, Number 28 Staphylininae Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae 2019 National Institute of Biological Resources Ministry of Environment Insect Fauna of Korea Volume 12, Number 28 Staphylininae Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae Copyright © 2019 by the National Institute of Biological Resources Published by the National Institute of Biological Resources Environmental Research Complex, 42, Hwangyeong-ro, Seo-gu Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea www.nibr.go.kr All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the National Institute of Biological Resources. ISBN: 978-89-6811-417-5(96470), 978-89-94555-00-3(Set) Government Publications Registration Number: 11-1480592-001635-01 Printed by Junghaengsa, Inc. in Korea on acid-free paper Publisher: National Institute of Biological Resources Author: Young Bok Cho (Hannam University) Project Staff: Jinwhoa YUM, Junmi Hur, Seon-Yi Kim Published on November 30, 2019 Insect Fauna of Korea Volume 12, Number 28 Staphylininae Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae Young Bok Cho Hannam University The Flora and Fauna of Korea logo was designed to represent six major target groups of the project including vertebrates, invertebrates, insects, algae, fungi, and bacteria. PREFACE Biological resources include all organisms and their genetic characteristics. Conservation and utiliza- tion of these resources have the capacity to improve human life and to enhance the world. Therefore it is required that the practical and potential values of these organisms are conserved and used wisely. The first step towards this goal is to document our biological diversity and to investigate them in detail. Biological resources increase the competitiveness of a nation through their use as fundamental resources for making highly valued products, such as new lines of cultivar, materials, and drugs. Many countries in the world are responsible for preserving their biodiversity and using the sustainable ways. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of Korea has established “CBD-CHM Korea” to share of infor- mation of biodiversity. Each nation in the world is investigating and clearing information of native species within its territory. The National Institute of Biological Resources (NIBR) of MOE has published the ‘Flora and Fauna of Korea’ since 2009 to manage biological resources in comprehensive ways and to enhance national compe- titiveness by building up the foundation for the sovereignty rights over biological resources. Professional research groups, consisting of professors and other taxonomic experts, have systematically examined 15,545 species of vascular plants, animals and other organisms over the past 10 years and have published their find- ings in 191 volumes in Korean and 196 volumes in English, and two volumes of monographs covering 216 species of invertebrates. This year, 21 volumes of the Flora and Fauna of Korea in both Korean and English versions including 704 species of vascular plants, invertebrates and insects are additionally published. The NIBR will continue to publish and research of flora and fauna of Korea that contribute conserva- tion and sustainable use of biological resources. Finally, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to authors who made efforts in writing the manuscripts of the Flora and Fauna of Korea. Prof. Dr. Yeon Jae Bae President National Institute of Biological Resources CONTENTS CONTENTS List of Taxa 4 Introduction 8 Materials and Methods 9 Taxonomic Notes 10 1. Diochus japonicus Cameron 12 2. Othius medius Sharp 14 3. Othius rosti Bernhauer 15 4. Othius rufipennis Sharp 15 5. Algon sphaericollis Schillhammer 18 6. Heterothops cognatus Sharp 20 7. Heterothops rotundiceps Sharp 22 8. Tympanophorus hayashidai Shibata 24 9. Tympanophorus sauteri sauteri Bernhauer 25 10. Indoquedius juno (Sharp) 27 11. Indoquedius praeditus (Sharp) 28 12. Quedionuchus samuraicus (Bernhauer and Schubert) 30 13. Quedius (Distichalius) japonicus Sharp 32 14. Quedius (Distichalius) lewisius Sharp 33 15. Quedius (Microsaurus) liang Smetana 34 16. Quedius (Microsaurus) parviceps Sharp 34 17. Quedius (Microsaurus) simulans Sharp 35 18. Quedius (Velleius) dilatatus (Fabricius) 36 19. Quedius (Velleius) elongatus (Naomi) 37 20. Quedius (Velleius) pectinatus (Sharp) 38 21. Quedius (Velleius) setosus (Sharp) 39 22. Agelosus carinatus (Sharp) 43 23. Agelosus unicolor Naomi 43 24. Agelosus weisei (Harold) 44 25. Aulacocypus gloriosus (Sharp) 46 26. Aulacocypus parvulus Sharp 47 27. Creophilus maxillosus maxillosus (Linnaeus) 48 28. Dinothenarus (Parabemus) chrysocomus (Mannerheim) 50 1 INSECT FAUNA OF KOREA Staphylininae 29. Eucibdelus (Pareucibdelus) japonicus Sharp 51 30. Hadropinus fossor Sharp 52 31. Liusus hilleri (Weise) 54 32. Liusus humeralis (Matsumura) 55 33. Miobdelus brevipennis Sharp 56 34. Ocypus (Matidus) coreanus G. Müller 57 35. Ocypus (Pseudocypus) lewisius Sharp 58 36. Ocypus (Pseudocypus) nigroaeneus Sharp 59 37. Ontholestes gracilis (Sharp) 61 38. Ontholestes orientalis Bernhauer 62 39. Ontholestes simulator Kirschenblat 62 40. Platydracus (Platydracus) aureofasciatus (Motschulsky) 64 41. Platydracus (Platydracus) brachycerus Smetana and Davies 65 42. Platydracus (Platydracus) brevicornis (Motschulsky) 65 43. Platydracus (Platydracus) circumcinctus (Bernhauer) 68 44. Platydracus (Platydracus) inornatus (Sharp) 69 45. Platydracus (Platydracus) muellerianus (Scheerpeltz) 70 46. Platydracus (Platydracus) plebejus (Bernhauer) 70 47. Platydracus (Platydracus) vicarius (Sharp) 71 48. Protocypus dorsalis (Sharp) 73 49. Protocypus scutiger (Sharp) 74 50. Tasgius (Tasgius) praetorius (Bernhauer) 74 51. Gauropterus fulgidus (Fabricius) 77 52. Gyrohypnus (Gyrohypnus) sichuanensis Zheng 79 53. Hypnogyra tubula (Sharp) 80 54. Leptacinus harbinensis Bordoni 81 55. Liotesba punctiventris (Sharp) 82 56. Megalinus japonicus (Sharp) 84 57. Megalinus mixtus (Sharp) 85 58. Megalinus suffusus (Sharp) 86 59. Neohypnus mandschuricus (Bernhauer) 87 60. Nudobius pleuralis (Sharp) 88 61. Phacophallus japonicus (Cameron) 90 62. Stenistoderus (Stenistoderus) sinicus Bordoni 91 63. Xanthophius angustus Sharp 92 2 CONTENTS Literatures Cited 94 Plates 103 Index to Scientific Names 128 3 INSECT FAUNA OF KOREA Staphylininae LIST OF TAXA Phylum Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848 Class Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Order Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Family Staphylinidae Latreille, 1802 Subfamily Staphylininae Latreille, 1802 Tribe Diochini Casey, 1906 Genus Diochus Erichson, 1839 Diochus japonicus Cameron, 1930 Tribe Othiini Thomson, 1859 Genus Othius Stephens, 1829 Othius medius Sharp, 1874 Othius rosti Bernhauer, 1907 Othius rufipennis Sharp, 1874 Tribe Staphylinini Latreille, 1802 Subtribe Algonina Schillhammer and Brunke, 2017 Genus Algon Sharp, 1874 Algon sphaericollis Schillhammer, 2006 Subtribe Amblyopinina Seevers, 1944 Genus Heterothops Stephens, 1829 Heterothops cognatus Sharp, 1874 Heterothops rotundiceps Sharp, 1889 Subtribe Anisolinina Hayashi, 1993 Genus Tympanophorus Nordmann, 1837 Tympanophorus hayashidai Shibata, 1975 Tympanophorus sauteri sauteri Bernhauer, 1907 Subtribe Erichsoniina Brunke and Solodovnikov, 2016 Subtribe Indoquediina Brunke and Solodovnikov, 2016 Genus Indoquedius Blackwelder, 1952 Indoquedius juno (Sharp, 1874) Indoquedius praeditus (Sharp, 1889) Subtribe Philonthina Kirby, 1837 Subtribe Quediina Kraatz, 1857 4 LIST OF TAXA Genus Quedionuchus Sharp, 1884 Quedionuchus samuraicus (Bernhauer and Schubert, 1916) Genus Quedius Stephens, 1829 Quedius (Distichalius) japonicus Sharp, 1874 Quedius (Distichalius) lewisius Sharp, 1874 Quedius (Microsaurus) liang Smetana, 1995 Quedius (Microsaurus) parviceps Sharp, 1874 Quedius (Microsaurus) simulans Sharp, 1874 Quedius (Velleius) dilatatus (Fabricius, 1787) Quedius (Velleius) elongatus (Naomi, 1986) Quedius (Velleius) pectinatus (Sharp, 1874) Quedius (Velleius) setosus (Sharp, 1889) Subtribe Staphylinina Latreille, 1802 Genus Agelosus Sharp, 1889 Agelosus carinatus (Sharp, 1874) Agelosus unicolor Naomi, 1983 Agelosus weisei (Harold, 1877) Genus Aulacocypus G. Müller, 1925 Aulacocypus gloriosus (Sharp, 1874) Aulacocypus parvulus Sharp, 1874 Genus Creophilus Leach, 1819 Creophilus maxillosus maxillosus (Linnaeus, 1759) Genus Dinothenarus Thomson, 1858 Dinothenarus (Parabemus) chrysocomus (Mannerheim, 1830) Genus Eucibdelus Kraatz, 1859 Eucibdelus (Pareucibdelus) japonicus Sharp, 1874 Genus Hadropinus Sharp, 1889 Hadropinus fossor Sharp, 1889 Genus Liusus Sharp, 1889 Liusus hilleri (Weise, 1877) Liusus humeralis (Matsumura, 1911) Genus Miobdelus Sharp, 1889 Miobdelus brevipennis Sharp, 1889 Genus Ocypus Leach, 1819 Ocypus (Matidus) coreanus G. Müller, 1925 5 INSECT FAUNA OF KOREA Staphylininae Ocypus (Pseudocypus) lewisius Sharp, 1874 Ocypus (Pseudocypus) nigroaeneus Sharp, 1889 Genus Ontholestes Ganglbauer, 1895 Ontholestes gracilis (Sharp, 1874) Ontholestes orientalis Bernhauer, 1906 Ontholestes simulator Kirschenblat, 1936 Genus Platydracus Thomson, 1858 Platydracus (Platydracus) aureofasciatus (Motschulsky, 1861) Platydracus (Platydracus) brachycerus Smetana and Davies, 2000 Platydracus
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