KOREAN
BEETLES
Subfamily Paederinae Fleming, 1821
Tribe Paederini Fleming, 1821
Subtribe Astenina Hatch, 1957
Genus Astenus Dejean, 1833
Subgenus Astenus Dejean, 1833
Astenus (Astenus) maculipennis maculipennis (Kraatz)
Sunius maculipennis Kraatz, 1859: 148.
Sunius bicolon Sharp, 1874a: 72.
Korean records. Astenus bicolon: Yuh et al., 1985: 237 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho, 2000b: 123 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 44 (South). Astenus (Astenognathus) maculipennis maculipennis: Smetana, 2004: 580 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Oriental region.
Astenus (Astenus) porosus (Sharp)
Sunius porosus Sharp, 1889: 322.
Korean records. Astenus porosus: Cho, 2000b: 123 (South); Cho et al., 2002: 36 (South); Cho and Kim, 2003: 127 (South). Astenus (Astenognathus) porosus: Smetana, 2004: 581 (South). Astenus porusus: Cho and Ahn, 2001: 45 (South) [misspelling].
Distribution. Korea, Japan.
Astenus (Astenus) suffusus (Sharp)
Sunius suffusus Sharp, 1874a: 73.
Astenus flavipennis Bernhauer, 1927: 93.
Astenus (Astenus) suffusus: Smetana, 2004: 582.
Korean records. Astenus suffusus: Cho, 2000b: 124 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 45 (South); Cho and Kim, 2003: 127 (South).
Distribution. Korea, Japan, Russia (Far East).
Astenus brevipes (Sharp)
Sunius brevipes Sharp, 1874a: 71.
Korean records. Astenus brevipes: Cho, 2000b: 123 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 44 (South); Smetana, 2004: 583 (South); Shao et al., 2010: 68 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Heilongjiang), Japan, Taiwan.
Genus Nazeris Fauvel, 1873b
Nazeris rutilicorpus Cho
Nazeris rutilicorpus Cho, 2001: 141.
Korean records. Nazeris rutilicorpus: original description (South). Nazeris optatus: Cho, 2000b: 121 (South) [misidentification].
Distribution. Korea.
Subtribe Cryptobiina Casey, 1905
Genus Homaeotarsus Hochhuth, 1851
Subgenus Hesperobium Casey, 1886
Homaeotarsus (Hesperobium) japonicus (Sharp)
Cryptobium japonicum Sharp, 1874a: 60.
Korean records. Ochthephilum japonicum: Yuh et al, 1985: 239 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho, 2000d: 195 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 47 (South). Homeotarsus japonicum: Cho et al., 2003: 144 (South) [misspelling]. Homaeotarsus (Hesperobium) japonicus: Smetana, 2004: 586 (North, South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Beijing, Shaanxi), Japan, Taiwan.
Homaeotarsus koltzei (Eppelsheim)
Cryptobium koltzei Eppelsheim, 1886: 40.
Homaeotarsus koltzei: Assing, 2009a: 422.
Korean record. Ochthephilum koltzei: Smetana, 2004: 587 (North).
Distribution. Korea, China (Northwest Territory), Russia (East Siberia, Far East), Mongolia.
Genus Monocrypta Casey, 1905
Monocrypta pectoralis (Sharp)
Cryptobium pectorale Sharp, 1874a: 60.
Korean records. Ochthephilum pectorale: Cho, 2000d: 195 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 47 (South). Monocrypta pectoralis: Smetana, 2004: 586 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Oriental region.
Genus Ochthephilum Stephens, 1829
Ochthephilum densipenne (Sharp)
Cryptobium densipenne Sharp, 1889: 254.
Korean records. Ochthephilum densipenne: Lee and Kwon, 1974: 34 (South); Yuh et al., 1985: 238 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho, 2000d: 194 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 47 (South); Smetana, 2004: 586 (South). Homeotarsus densipenne: Cho and Kim, 2003: 128 (South) [misspelling].
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan.
Subtribe Lathrobiina Laporte, 1835
Genus Domene Fauvel, 1873a
Subgenus Macromene Coiffait, 1982
Domene (Macromene) crassicornis (Sharp)
Lathrobium crassicorne Sharp, 1874a: 59.
Korean records. Domene crassicornis: Cho, 2000a: 122 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 45 (South); Cho et al., 2003: 143 (South). Domene (Macromene) crassicornis: Smetana, 2004: 592 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Jilin), Japan.
Domene (Macromene) curtipennis Sharp
Domene curtipennis Sharp, 1889: 261.
Korean records. Domene curtipennis: Cho, 2000a: 123 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 45 (South); Cho et al., 2002: 38 (South); Cho and Kim, 2003: 128 (South); Shao et al., 2010: 68 (South). Domene (Macromene) curtipennis: Smetana, 2004: 592 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Liaoning), Japan, Russia (Far East).
Domene (Macromene) procera Eppelsheim
Domene (Macromene) procera Eppelsheim, 1886: 41.
Korean record. Domene (Macromene) procera: Smetana, 2004: 592.
Distribution. Korea, China (Northeast Territory), Russia (East Siberia, Far East).
Genus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802
Subgenus Lathrobium Gravenhorst, 1802
Lathrobium (Lathrobium) coreanum Watanabe
Lathrobium coreanum Watanabe, 2000: 323.
Korean records. Lathrobium (Lathrobium) coreanum: original description (South); Cho et al., 2002: 38 (South). Lathrobium (Lathrobium) coreanum: Smetana, 2004: 594 (South).
Distribution. Korea.
Lathrobium (Lathrobium) dignum Sharp
Lathrobium digne Sharp, 1874a: 55.
Korean records. Lathrolium dignum: Cho, 1957: 202 [misspelling]. Lathrobium dignum: Yuh et al., 1985: 238 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho, 2000a: 126 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 46 (South). Lathrobium (Lathrobium) dignum: Smetana, 2004: 594 (North, South).
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan, Russia (Far East).
Genus Tetartopeus Czwalina, 1888
Tetartopeus fragilis (Sharp)
Lathrobium fragile Sharp, 1889: 258.
Korean records. Tetartopeus fragile: Cho, 2000a: 125 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 50 (South); Shao et al., 2010: 67 (South). Tetartopeus fragilis: Smetana, 2004: 603 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Heilongjiang), Japan.
Tetartopeus pallipes (Sharp)
Lathrobium pallipes Sharp, 1889: 257.
Korean records. Tetartopeus pallipes: Cho, 2000a: 125 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 50 (South); Smetana, 2004: 603 (South); Shao et al., 2010: 68 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan. Subtribe Medonina Casey, 1905
Genus Acanthoglossa Kraatz, 1859
Acanthoglossa hirta Kraatz
Acanthoglossa hirta Kraatz, 1859: 144.
Korean record. Acanthoglossa hirta: Assing, 2009b: 1166 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Shaanxi), Bhutan, Oriental region.
Acanthoglossa hirtella (Sharp)
Eomedon hirtellus Sharp, 1889: 320.
Korean records. Acanthoglossa hirtella: Cho, 2000e: 166 (South); Cho et al., 2003: 143 (South); Smetana, 2004: 579 (South). Achathoglossa hirtella: Cho and Ahn, 2001: 44 (South) [misspelling].
Distribution. Korea, Japan.
Genus Hypomedon Mulsant and Rey, 1878a
Hypomedon debilicornis (Wollaston)
Lithocharis debilicornis Wollaston, 1857: 194.
Lithocharis aegyptiacus Motschulsky, 1858b: 644.
Lithocharis pallidus Motschulsky, 1858b: 644.
Lithocharis brevicornis Allard, 1858: 747.
Lithocharis occultus Waterhouse, 1876: 108.
Chloecharis rufulus Lynch-Arribálzaga, 1884: 259.
Asteria effluens Fauvel, 1889: 120.
Euastenus pallidus Fiori, 1915: 11 [homonym].
Korean records. Sunius debilicornis: Cho, 2000e: 166 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 50 (South). Hypomedon debilicornis: Smetana, 2004: 604 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Hebei, Shaanxi, Sichuan), Japan, Cosmopolitan.
Genus Isocheilus Sharp, 1889
Isocheilus staphylinoides (Kraatz)
Lithocharis staphylinoides Kraatz, 1859: 134.
Korean records. Isocheilus staphylinoides: Yuh et al., 1985: 238 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho, 2000e: 165 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 45 (South); Smetana, 2004: 604 (South). Isochelus staphylinoides: Cho and Kim, 2003: 128 (South) [misspelling].
Distribution. Korea, Japan, Russia (Far East), Singapore, Taiwan, East Africa, Oriental region.
Genus Lithocharis Dejean, 1833
Lithocharis nigriceps Kraatz
Lithocharis nigriceps Kraatz, 1859: 139.
Lithocharis parviceps Sharp, 1874a: 66.
Lithocharis ardena Sanderson, 1945: 94.
Korean records. Lithocharis nigriceps: Yuh et al., 1985: 238 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho, 2000e: 163 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 46 (South); Cho and Kim, 2003: 128 (South); Smetana, 2004: 605 (North, South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, Southeastern Territory), Japan, India (Darjeeling District, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh), Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Cosmopolitan.
Lithocharis uvida Kraatz
Lithocharis uvida Kraatz, 1859: 138.
Korean records. Lithocharis uvida: Cho, 2000e: 165 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 46 (South); Smetana, 2004: 605 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Sichuan, Southeastern Territory), Japan, Taiwan, Ceylon, India (Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh), Singapore, Sumatra, Oriental region.
Genus Luzea Blackwelder, 1952
Luzea rubeculus (Sharp)
Medon rubeculus Sharp, 1889: 264; Smetana, 2004: 608.
Luzea valida Assing: 2011b: 247.
Luzea rubeculus: Assing 2013: 253.
Korean record. Medon rubeculus: Kim et al., 2011: 73 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Hongkong, Zhejiang), Japan, Russia (Black Sea).
Genus Medon Stephens, 1833a
Medon prolixus (Sharp)
Lithocharis prolixa Sharp, 1874a: 65.
Medon prolixus: Sharp, 1889: 266; Smetana, 2004: 607.
Korean record. Medon prolixus: Kim et al., 2011: 70 (South).
Distribution. Korea, Japan, Russia (Far East).
Subtribe Paederina Fleming, 1821
Genus Paederidus Mulsant and Rey, 1878a
Paederidus koreanus Scheerpeltz
Paederidus koreanus Scheerpeltz, 1957a: 451.
Korean records. Paederidus koreanus: original description; Smetana, 2004: 611.
Distribution. Korea.
Genus Paederus Fabricius, 1775
Subgenus Harpopaederus Scheerpeltz, 1957a
Paederus (Harpopaederus) gottschei (Kolbe)
Paederus gottschei Kolbe, 1886: 179.
Paederus ussuriensis Kirschenblatt, 1932: 219.
Paederus latro Smetana, 1962: 47.
Korean records. Paederus gottschei: Chô, 1934: 15 (North); Mochizuki, 1936: 212 (North); Cho, 1947: 70 (North); 1957: 202; 1969: 197 (North, South); Kim, 1978: 48 (North, South); Kim and Nam, 1982: 149 (South). Paederus gottichei: Mochizuki and Masui, 1939: 56 (South) [misspelling]. Paederus (Harpopaederus) gottschei: Smetana, 2004: 613 (North, South). Megalopaederus gottschei: Yuh et al., 1985: 236 (North, South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 47 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Heilongjiang), Russia (Far East).
Subgenus Heteropaederus Scheerpeltz, 1957a
Paederus (Heteropaederus) fuscipes fuscipes Curtis
Paederus fuscipes Curtis, 1826: 108.
Paedrus longipennis Erichson, 1839b: 517.
Paederus aestuans Erichson, 1840: 655.
Paederus peregrinus Erichson, 1840: 656.
Paederus angolensis Erichson, 1843: 222.
Paederus corsicus Gautier des Cottes, 1862: 393.
Paederus erichsoni Wollaston, 1867: 247.
Paederus idae Sharp, 1874a: 75.
Paederus fennicus J.R. Sahlberg, 1876: 38.
Paederus breviceps Bernhauer, 1902a: 37.
Paederus densipennis Bernhauer, 1916a: 30.
Paederus kalalovae Roubal, 1932: 60.
Paederus mayumbenus Cameron, 1939c: 4.
Paederus abyssinicus Cameron, 1950: 186.
Paederus iliensis Coiffait, 1970: 102.
Korean records. Paederus idae: Haku, 1936: 125 (South). Paederus idea: Mochizuki and Tsunekawa, 1937: 78 (South) [misspelling]. Paederus fuscipes: Cho, 1963: 204 (South); Seok, 1970: 72 (South); Kwon et al., 1999: 281 (dermatitis); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 48 (South); Cho et al., 2002: 39 (South); Cho and Kim, 2003: 128 (South); Cho et al., 2003: 143 (South). Paederus (Heteropaederus) fuscipes: Yuh et al., 1985: 235 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South). Paederus (Heteropaederus) fuscipes fuscipes: Smetana, 2004: 613 (North, South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Chongqing, Fujian, Hebei, Hongkong, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan), Japan, Russia (East Siberia, West Siberia), Cosmopolitan except North America.
Subgenus Paederus Fabricius, 1775
Paederus (Paederus) parallelus Weise
Paederus parallelus Weise, 1877b: 368.
Korean records. Paederus parallelus: Okamoto, 1924: 168 (South); Cho, 1957: 202; Cho and Ahn, 2001: 48 (South). Paederus (Paederus) parallelus: Yuh et al., 1985: 236 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Smetana, 2004: 613 (North, South); Li and Zhou, 2009: 55 (North, South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Jilin, Tianjin), Japan, Russia (Far East). Subtribe Scopaeina Seidlitz, 1889
Genus Scopaeus Erichson, 1839a
Subgenus Scopaeus Erichson, 1839a
Scopaeus (Scopaeus) currax Sharp
Scopaeus currax Sharp, 1889: 261.
Scopaeus (Scopaeus) currax: Smetana, 2004: 616.
Korean records. Scopaeus currax: Cho and Ahn 2001: 49 (South); Cho and Kim, 2003: 128 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan.
Scopaeus (Scopaeus) virilis Sharp
Scopaeus virilis Sharp, 1874a: 62.
Scopaeus kreyenbergi Bernhauer, 1928: 11.
Korean record. Scopaeus virilis: Frisch, 2003: 665 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Jiangxi, Liaoning, Shaanxi), Japan, Taiwan.
Scopaeus trapeziceps Frisch
Scopaeus trapeziceps Frisch, 2003: 665.
Korean record. Scopaeus trapeziceps: Original description (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Beijing, Shaanxi), Japan. Subtribe Stilicina Casey, 1905
Genus Rugilus Leach, 1819
Subgenus Eurystilicus Fagel, 1953
Rugilus (Eurystilicus) ceylanensis (Kraatz)
Stilicus ceylanensis Kraatz, 1859: 126.
Stilicus luteipennis Kraatz, 1859: 126.
Stilicus sutteri Scheerpeltz, 1957b: 278.
Stilicus (Stilicus) wittmeri Coiffait, 1978: 132.
Korean records. Rugilus ceylanensis: Yuh et al., 1985: 237 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 49 (South); Hoebeke, 2010: 509 (North, South). Rugilus (Eurystilicus) ceylanensis: Smetana, 2004: 619 (North, South); Assing, 2012: 164 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Fujian, Guangxi, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan, Taiwan, Nepal, India (Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh), Australian, Oriental, Nearctic region.
Rugilus (Eurystilicus) rufescens (Sharp)
Stilicus rufescens Sharp, 1874a: 61.
Stilicus indicus Cameron, 1914: 542.
Korean records. Stilicus rufescens: Haku, 1936: 125 (South). Rugilus rufescens: Yuh et al., 1985: 237 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 49 (South); Cho et al., 2002: 37 (South). Rugilus (Eurystilicus) rufescens: Smetana, 2004: 619 (North, South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Beijing, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Shanxi), Japan, Russia (East Siberia, Far East, West Siberia), Taiwan, Burma, Ceylon, India (Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh), W. E. Africa, Oriental region.
Subgenus Rugilus Leach, 1819
Rugilus (Rugilus) longipennis (Sharp)
Stilicus longipennis Sharp, 1889: 321.
Korean records. Rugilus longipennis: Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 49 (South). Rugilus longicorinis: Cho and Kim, 2003: 128 (South) [misspelling]. Rugilus (Rugilus) longipennis: Smetana, 2004: 620 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan.
Subtribe Stilicopsina Casey, 1905
Genus Stilicopsis Sachse, 1852
Stilicopsis setigera setigera (Sharp)
Acanthoglossa setigera Sharp, 1874a: 67.
Korean records. Stilicopsis setigera: Cho and Ahn 2001: 50 (South). Sunesta setigera setigera: Smetana, 2004: 622 (South).
Distribution. Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, Australian, Oriental region.
Tribe Pinophilini Nordmann, 1837
Subtribe Pinophilina Nordmann, 1837
Genus Pinophilus Gravenhorst, 1802
Pinophilus lewisius Sharp
Pinophilus lewisius Sharp, 1874a: 77.
Korean records. Pinophilus lewisius: Cho, 2000c: 66 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 48 (South); Cho et al., 2002: 36 (South); Smetana, 2004: 623 (South).
Distribution. Korea, Japan, Taiwan.
Pinophilus rufipennis Sharp
Pinophilus rufipennis Sharp, 1874a: 78.
Korean records. Pinophilus rufipennis: Cho, 2000c: 67 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 49 (South); Smetana, 2004: 623 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan, Iran.
Subtribe Procirrina Bernhauer and Schubert, 1912
Genus Oedichirus Erichson, 1839a
Subgenus Oedichirus Erichson, 1839a
Oedichirus (Oedichirus) lewisius Sharp
Oedichirus lewisius Sharp, 1874a: 76.
Korean records. Oedichirus lewisius: Yuh et al., 1985: 235 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 141 (South); Cho, 2000c: 67 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 48 (South). Oedichirus (Oedichirus) lewisius: Smetana, 2004: 624 (North, South); Li et al., 2010: 85 (North, South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Guangxi, Shanghai), Japan.
Genus Palaminus Erichson, 1839a
Palaminus japonicus Cameron
Palaminus japonicus Cameron, 1930: 206.
Korean record. Palaminus japonicus: Cho and Ahn, 2004: 287 (South).
Distribution. Korea, Japan, Taiwan.