Gregarine parasite (Apicomplexa: Protozoa) was observed in the population of daikon leaf beetle, Phaedon brassicae Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Daegwallyeong. Morphological features of the gregarine in gut of P. brassicae have been studied by light microscope and scanning electron microscope with particular attention to the relationship between the epimerite and the host epithelium. On the average of mature trophozoite length and width are 100 and 40㎛, respectively. Based on 1.727kb of 18S rDNA sequence, this gregarine grouped in eugregarine.

• Ju Il Kin(National Institute of Highland Agriculture, RDA)
• Jee Sun Min(School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
• Si Hyeock Lee(School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
• Min Kwon(National Institute of Highland Agriculture, RDA)