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In-Seong Yoo

Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-345, South Korea

Education

PhD Candidate, Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Korea

2007. MSc, Department of Biology, Sungshin Women’s University, Korea

2004. BSc, Department of Biology, Kangnung National University, Korea

Research interests

Beetle Diversity in Korea

Diversity of Korean Oedemeridae

Diversity of Korean Staphylinidae

Diversity, Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Coastal Staphylinidae

Current research

Phylogeny and Revision of the Coastal Genus Cafius Stephens (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae)

Review of the Coastal Staphylinidae in Korea (Coleoptera)

Field experiences

Korea (most areas of South Korea)

Japan (3 weeks), Russia (1 week), New Zealand (10 days). All for collection of coastal beetles.

Publications

Yoo IS, Ahn KJ, 2013. Hesperus neosplendoris, a new name for Cafius splendoris (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Florida

Entomologist 96(3): 1196-1197.

Lee SG, Yoo IS, Ahn KJ, 2013. Korean species of the coastal genus Atoda and a key to the known species (Coleoptera:

Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). Florida Entomologist 96(3): 1062-1072.

Ôhara M, Yoo IS, Ahn KJ, 2013. A new distributional record of Cercyon (Cercyon) numerosus Shatrovskiy (Coleoptera,

Hydrophilidae) from Korea. Elytra, New Series 3(1): 25.

Yoo IS, Sikes D, Ahn KJ, 2013. A redescription of Lyrosoma pallidum (Eschscholtz) and distributional range extension of

Lyrosoma Mannerheim (Coleoptera, Agyrtidae). ZooKeys 329: 23-32.

Yoo IS, Song JH, Cho YB, 2013. Coastal Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera) of Dokdo Island, Ulleung-gun from Korea.

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 6(1): 91-92.

Lee SG, Yoo IS, Ahn KJ, 2012. Two coastal Athetini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) species new to Korea.

Entomological Research 42(2): 133-135.

Yoo IS, Kim YH, Ahn KJ, 2011. Taxonomy of genus Myrmecopora Saulcy in Korea (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae:

Aleocharinae). Entomological Research 41: 229-232.

Yoo IS, Park HC, Kim JI, 2008. Taxonomic review of the subfamily Nacerdinae (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) in Korea.

Entomological Research 38: 287-298.

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