KOREAN
BEETLES
Subfamily Proteininae Erichson, 1839b
Tribe Proteinini Erichson, 1839b
Genus Megarthrus Stephens, 1829
Megarthrus aino Cuccodoro
Megarthrus aino Cuccodoro, 1996: 478; Herman, 2001a: 606; Smetana, 2004: 268.
Korean records. Megarthrus aino: Cho and Kim, 2003: 128 (South); Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 3 (South).
Distribution. Korea, Japan.
Megarthrus coreanus Kim and Cuccodoro
Megarthrus coreanus Kim and Cuccodoro, 2011: 3 (in Cuccodoro et al., 2011).
Korean record. Megarthrus coreanus: original description (South).
Distribution. Korea.
Megarthrus corticalis Sharp
Megarthrus corticalis Sharp, 1889: 468; Sawada, 1962: 10; Nakane, 1963: 82; Cuccodoro, 1996: 483.
Korean record. Megarthrus corticalis: Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 8 (North, South).
Distiribution. Korea, Japan.
Megarthrus fennicus Lahtinen
Megarthrus fennicus Lahtinen, 1938: 254; Cuccodoro and Löbl, 1997: 1369.
Korean record. Megarthrus fennicus: Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 9 (North).
Distribution. Korea, Russia (East Siberia, North European Territory), Finland, Norway, Sweden.
Megarthrus hemipterus (Illiger)
Silpha hemipterus Illiger, 1794: 597.
Phloeobium nitiduloides Lacordaire, 1835: 493.
Megarthrus heteropus Sawada, 1962: 14.
Megarthrus hemipterus: Herman, 2001a: 616; Smetana, 2004: 268.
Korean records. Megarthrus heterops: Kim et al., 1994: 139 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 51 (South) [misspelling]. Megarthrus hemipterus: Cho et al., 2002: 38 (South); Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 9 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Jilin, Liaoning), Japan, Russia (East Siberia, Far East), Europe.
Megarthrus incubifer Cuccodoro
Megarthrus incubifer Cuccodoro, 1996: 486.
Korean record. Megarthrus incubifer: Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 11 (South).
Distribution. Korea, Japan.
Megarthrus japonicus Sharp
Megarthrus japonicus Sharp, 1874a: 99; Sawada, 1962: 12; Nakane, 1963: 82; Cuccodoro, 1996: 488; Cuccodoro and Löbl, 1997: 1375; Watanabe, 1998: 313.
Korean record. Megarthrus japonicus: Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 11 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Fujian), Japan, Russia (Far East).
Megarthrus montanus Sawada
Megarthrus montanus Sawada, 1962: 15; Cuccodoro, 1996: 489; Cuccodoro and Löbl, 1997: 1381.
Korean record. Megarthrus montanus: Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 12 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China (Heilongjiang), Japan, Russia (Far East).
Megarthrus sawadai Cuccodoro
Megarthrus sawadai Cuccodoro, 1996: 492.
Korean record. Megarthrus sawadai: Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 12 (South).
Distribution. Korea, Japan.
Megarthrus zerchei Cuccodoro and Löbl
Megarthrus zerchei Cuccodoro and Löbl, 1997: 1406.
Korean record. Megarthrus zerchei: Cuccodoro et al., 2011: 13 (North).
Distribution. Korea, Russia (Far East).
Genus Proteinus Latreille, 1797
Proteinus crassicornis Sharp
Proteinus crassicornis Sharp, 1874a: 100.
Korean records. Proteinus crassicornis: Yuh et al., 1985: 225 (South); Kim et al., 1994: 139 (South); Cho and Ahn, 2001: 52 (South); Herman, 2001a: 641; Smetana, 2004: 270 (South).
Distribution. Korea, China, Japan, Russia (East Siberia, Far East).