The Meessiidae (Lepidoptera: Tineoidea) of Korea

Authors

  • Seung Jin Roh Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, 11186, South Korea
  • Bong-Kyu Byun Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Hannam University, Daejeon, 34054, South Korea

Keywords:

Eudarcia, new species, DNA barcode

Abstract

This study reports the discovery of members of the family Meessiidae Căpuşe from Korea. It includes 3 new species of the genus Eudarcia Clemens: E. gwangneungensis sp. nov., E. longiphalla sp. nov., and E. cornea sp. nov., and an unrecorded species, E. orbiculidomus (Sakai & Saigusa). Adults and genitalia were described, a key to the Meessiidae in Korea and DNA barcodes for precise identification of the species are provided.

 

Resumen

Este estudio informa el descubrimiento de miembros de la familia Meessiidae Căpuşe en Corea. Incluye 3 nuevas especies del género Eudarcia Clemens: E. gwangneungensis sp. nov., E. longiphalla sp. nov., y E. cornea sp. nov. y una especie no registrada, E. orbiculidomus (Sakai y Saigusa). Los adultos y su genitalia son discritos y se proporcionan códigos de barras de ADN para una identificación más precisa de la especie.

 

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Author Biographies

Seung Jin Roh, Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, 11186, South Korea

Division of Forest Biodiversity, Korea National Arboretum, Pocheon, 11186, South Korea

Bong-Kyu Byun, Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Hannam University, Daejeon, 34054, South Korea

Department of Biological Science and Biotechnology Hannam University, 34054 Daejeon, South Korea

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Published

2019-04-27

Issue

Vol 102, No. 1 (March 2019)

Section

Research Papers

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