A Taxonomic Study on the Genus Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 of Korean Peninsula (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)

Authors: Kadej, Marcin; Kitano, Takanobo

Source: Annales Zoologici, Volume 60, Number 2, June 2010 , pp. 215-219(5)

Publisher: Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Abstract:

Orphinus (Orphinus) changdoi sp. nov. is described from Korean peninsula. The habitus, antennae, and male genitalia are illustrated and compared with a related species from the same area. Some complementary morphological details are added to the description of O. mroczkowskii Háva et Kadej, 2006 and the species is moved to the subgenus Falsoorphinus Pic, 1931 from nominotypical subgenus.

Keywords: TAXONOMY; NEW SPECIES; NEW COMBINATION; COLEOPTERA; DERMESTIDAE; ORPHINUS; KOREAN PENINSULA

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3161/000345410X516876

Publication date: 2010-06-01