Trapeziderus koreanus Park and Ahn, new species is described from Korea. The new species collected under bark is similar to Trapeziderus imitator Cameron in having black elytra and a temporal carina but can be distinguished by the reddish-brown antennomere 10, the chaetotaxy of the pronotum, the incomplete basal line of male sternite VIII, and the different shape and structure of the aedeagus. A description and illustrations of the new species are provided to facilitate identification.
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27 October 2021
Description of a New Species of Trapeziderus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) in Korea
Joon-Yong Park,
Kee-Jeong Ahn
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The Coleopterists Bulletin
Vol. 75 • No. 2
June 2021
Vol. 75 • No. 2
June 2021
East Asia
Philonthina
rove beetle
Staphylinini
taxonomy