Two Staphylinina species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) new to Korea

Two species of the subtribe Staphylinina ( Platydracus vicarius Sharp and Ocypus lewisius Sharp) are identified for the first time in Korea. Diagnoses and illustrations of the habitus and male genitalia are presented.     

Two quediine species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Staphylininae) new to Korea

Two quediine species (Quedius samuraicus Bernhauer and Schubert, and Velleius elongatus Naomi) were identified for the first time in Korea. Diagnoses and illustrations of the habitus and male genitalia are presented.     

Annotated checklist of Iranian Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Hydrophiloidea)

This checklist comprises all species of Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea) quoted in the literature referring to Iran and confirmed by our study. In total, 104 species within 17 genera and five subfamilies, Hydrophilinae (eight genera, 63 species), Chaetarthriinae (three genera, five species), Enochrinae (single genus, 20 species), Acidocerinae (single genus, three species) and Sphaeridiinae (four genera, 13 species), are listed for the fauna of Iran. Three species are endemic; four species are recorded here for the first time from Iran, and nine species are excluded from Iranian fauna.     

Two Ochthephilus Mulsant and Rey species new to Korea (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae)

The genus Ochthephilus Mulsant and Rey and two species –O. antennatus (Watanabe and Shibata) and O. vulgaris (Watanabe and Shibata) – are identified for the first time in Korea. A key, illustrations of the habitus, and line drawings of diagnostic characters are presented.     

Three littoral Athetini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) species new to Korea

Three littoral Athetini species –Adota magnipennis (Bernhauer), Atheta ririkoae Sawada and Atheta tokiokai (Sawada) – are reported for the first time in Korea. Diagnoses, illustrations of the habitus and line drawings of diagnostic characters are provided.     

Taxonomy of genus Myrmecopora Saulcy in Korea (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae)

A taxonomic study of Korean Myrmecopora Saulcy is presented. Myrmecopora (Lamproxenusa) rufescens (Sharp) previously reported by Ahn was an incorrect identification of M. (L.) reticulata Assing. Diagnoses, habitus photographs and line drawings of diagnostic characters are provided.     

Taxonomic review of the subfamily Nacerdinae (Coleoptera: Oedemeridae) in Korea

Here, we present a taxonomic review of the oedemerid subfamily Nacerdinae in Korea. Eleven species in five genera under two tribes are recognized. The subgenus Nacerdes (Patiala), represented by Nacerdes (Patiala) ocularis (Lewis), is identified for the first time in Korea. Keys, diagnoses, habitus photos of adults, and drawings of male genitalia are provided.     

New distributional records of Hydrophilidae Latreille, 1802 (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea) from Brazil

A survey of the Hydrophilidae (Coleoptera: Hydrophiloidea) from Baixo Parnaíba Sub-basin, north of Piauí (Northeast Region of Brazil) is provided here. A total of 288 specimens, from 7 genera and 13 species, were collected between January 2015 and March 2016 in 15 localities. Six species are recorded for the first time from the State of Piauí: Berosus firmius Orchymont, 1940; Derallus ambitus Orchymont, 1940; Helochares (Helochares) abbreviatus (Fabricius, 1801); Hemiosus (Hemiosus) mornarius Orchymont, 1940; Hydrophilus ensifer Brullé, 1837 and Enochrus (Methydrus) venezuelensis Fernández, 1988. Moreover, the last species aforementioned is recorded for the first time from Brazil.     

Two pselaphine species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) new to Korea

Two pselaphine staphylinid species –Stipesa rudis Sharp and Tainochus nitidus Nomura – are identified for the first time in the Korean peninsula.     

Three new species of Crenitis Bedel, 1881 from South Africa,with a revised key to African species (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

Three new species of Crenitis Bedel, 1881 are described from South Africa; C. castellus sp.n. and C. rupestris sp. n. from the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg, and C. quagga sp.n. from the Western Cape Province. All three new species were found in madicolous habitats, which appear to be characteristic for a number of species of the genus. A revised key to African species of Crenitis is included.

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Taxonomic review of the genus Copelatus Erichson (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Korea

A taxonomic review of the genus Copelatus Erichson (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) in Korea is presented. In the present study, five species of Copelatus are recognized from Korea, including one unrecorded species, C. kammuriensis. We provide a key to the Korean species of Copelatus, diagnosis of one unrecorded species, habitus photographs, scanning electron micrographs of the elytron, and illustrations of the aedeagus.     

First record of the beetle family Biphyllidae (Coleoptera) in Korea

The Biphyllidae including four species, Biphyllus lewisi (Reitter), B. marmoratus (Reitter), B. rufopictus (Wollaston) and B. throscoides (Wollaston), are discovered for the first time in Korea. A key, habitus photographs and illustrations of diagnostic characters of the species are presented.     

Taxonomic review of the Cleridae (Coleoptera) in Korea (Part 1): Clerinae Latreille, 1802

A taxonomic review of six genera of Korean Clerinae is presented. Eleven species, including Stigmatium pilosellum (Gorham, 1878), a new Korean record, are reported in this paper. A key to the Korean species and genera, diagnoses, whole‐body photographs of adults, and illustrations of diagnostic characters are provided.     

Larval descriptions of five Byctiscus species (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) in Korea

The genus Byctiscus reported in Korea in five of nine species (B. lacunipennis, B. rugosus, B. puberulus puberulus, B. princeps and B. coerulans) is described for the last instar larvae. In addition, the cradle structure and host‐plants are provided.     

Immature Stages of Hydrobiomorpha spinosa (Orchymont, 1928) (Coleoptera: Hydrophilidae)

The preimaginal stages of the Neotropical species Hydrobiomorpha spinosa (Orchymont) are described and figured for the first time. They are compared to the larvae of the New World species Hydrobiomorpha casta (Say) and to unidentified African and Australian larvae. Bionomical notes on this species are included.