Berothidae is one of the uncommon group of Neuroptera. The family currently include about 22 genera and 100 species in the world. The genus Isoscelipteron include about 20 species in the world, with the distribution covering Eurasia. Several species of this family are known to be a termite predator during larval stage. We collected Isoscelipteron pectinatum adult, which is a new species record in Korea, which is in fact a new family record as well. Here we provide a brief description, photos of adult and male genitalia, and DNA barcode sequence based the specimen examined.
Even with the tiny body size, Coniopterygidae is the fourth largest group of Neuroptera. There are currently 23 genera and 560 species recorded in the world. They have a tiny-sized body, and their wings are covered with whitish wax powder and they are fairly well-known natural predators of small insects such as scale insects, aphids, and mites. Genus Cowentzia is one of the characteristic groups of Coniopteryginae; they have conspicuously reduced hind wings than other groups have. The genus contain about 14 species in the world. Here we present Conwentzia, a new genus record, with Conwentzia pineticola in Korea. We provide a brief description, photos of adult and male genitalia, and 16S rRNA sequence based the specimen examined.
Chrysopidae is a cosmopolitan group of Neuroptera, with 85 genera and 1,200 species recorded in the world. Genus Nineta is a small group of the family, with almost 20 species recorded worldwide. They can be recognized by large sized body than that of other genera. In Korea, only one species, Nineta vittata (Wesmael, 1841) has been recorded so far. Here we present Nineta itoi, another new record, in Korea. Here we provide a brief description, photos of adult and male genitalia, COI barcode sequence, and a key based on diagnostic characters.
Coniopterygidae is the fourth largest group of Neuroptera. There are currently 23 genera and 560 species recorded in the world. They have a tiny-sized body, and their wings are covered with whitish wax powder. In Korea, only one species, Semidalis aleyrodiformis has been recorded in Coniopteryginae. Recently we collected two additional species, each belonging to Spiloconis and Coniocompsa in Aleuropteryginae. In this poster, Spiloconis sexguttata and Coniocompsa postmaculata are newly recorded in Korea. Morphologically Spiloconis sexguttata has reddish colored body with some flagella segments black while Coniocompsa postmaculata has blackish pattern on forewing. We provide brief descriptions, photos of adults and male genitalia and DNA barcode sequences based the specimens examined.