The genus Eriosoma Leach, 1818 belonging to the subfamily Eriosomatinae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) includes 46 species in the world. The genus is mostly distributed in the Holarctic and Oriental regions. Most of the species in the genus form leaf-roll galls on Ulmus species. Until now, there are few studies about the genus on the morphological taxonomy in Korea. Up to date, seven species of the genus have been recorded from Korea. In the present study, a total of nine species of the genus is revised. Among them, two species, Eriosoma alabastrum Pashtshenko, 1988 and Eriosoma ulmi ulmi (Linnaeus, 1758), were discovered for the first time in Korea. We provide a key to the Korean species and full redescriptions in detail.

외래침입종이 자생종에 미치는 잠재적인 영향에 관하여 세계적인 관심이 증가하고 있음에도 그러한 침입의 결과들은 여전히 부족한 실정이다. 유럽좁쌀바구미(cabbage seedpod weevil, CSPW, Ceutorhynchus obstrictus)는 1990년대 초에 한반도에 침입하였다. 침입 후 20여 년 동안 관찰과 2010년 이후 중점적인 조사를 통해 유채 꽃에서 침입종인 유럽좁쌀바구미가 가장 우점을 이루고 있으며, 제주도와 울릉도를 포함한 남한 전역으로 확산되어 있다. 그의 확산은 자생종인 유채좁쌀바구미(rapseed weevil, RSW, C. albosuturalis)의 냉이 등 십자화과 잡초로 서식처 후퇴가 맞물려 일어나고 있다. 한편, 한반도와 제주도 사이에 위치한 여서도는 현재 그들의 비율이 약 1:1로 나타나고 있어 이 섬에는 유럽좁쌀바구미가 최근에 유입된 것으로 보인다. 자생종의 생태적 지위(ecological niche)가 외래침입종으로 대체되는 근본적인 기작은 확실하게 알 수 없 지만, 자원경쟁(exploitative competition)의 잠재적인 역할을 배제할 수는 없을 것이다. 자연생태계 내에서 외래침입종이 자생종을 신속하게 대체하고 있음을 확인한 이 결과는 앞으로 또 다른 외래종의 침입 방지 노력을 요구하고 있다.

Despite rising global concerns over the potential impacts of invasive alien species on indigenous species, the consequences of such introductions are lacking. The cabbage seedpod weevil (CSPW, C. obstrictus) was introduced into Korea in the early of 1990s. There was no genetic differences of COI sequences between populations of invasive CSPW, while was 1.1 % between populations of native rapeseed weevil (RSW, C. albosuturalis). It is tentatively considered that CSPW spread from once invasive population to the whole country. A large-scale survey in Korea reveals that, in about 20 years post-arrival, the invasive CSPW has become the most abundant on rape flowers and spread almost parts of South Korea including Is. Jeju and Is. Ulleung. Its spread is concurrent with the geographic retraction of the native RSW. However, Is. Yeoseo located between the mainland and Is. Jeju, was showed their ratio with 1:1. It suggests that the population of CSPW recently entered this island. Although the decline’s underlying mechanisms remain unknown, the potential roles of exploitative competition cannot be ruled out. Given that invasive weevil can rapidly replace native congeners, further introductions of other insect pests should be discouraged.

Here, we provided a lucid key for twelve lepidopteran quarantine pests in South Korea. They were selected based on border quarantine inspection data from 1996 to 2016 in S. Korea. They are belonging to eight families: Carposinidae, Crambidae, Pyralidae, Gelechiidae, Oecophoridae, Tineidae, Tortricidae and Geometridae, and also categorized into the three groups: prohibited, regulated and nonquarantine pests. The key includes diagnostic characters from head, thorax, fore- and hind-wings for each species examined.

Nysius Dallas, 1852, is one of the most common and widely distributed genera under the superfamily Lygaeoidae. Species under this genus are hard to identify due to similarity of the species and variability of the coloration. The Nysius species were collected with the help of aspirator and plastic vile in the perilla crop fields in RDA, Miryang, Korea. Korean species of the Nysius were identified, and three species including a newly reported species N. inconspicuus were recognized. Morphological and genetic characteristics of species were illustrated, and a key to species of Korean Nysius was provided. The DNA barcoding information of N. plebeius and N. inconspicuus were recorded.

Until recently, Thrips setosus Moulton, 1928 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) has been regarded as endemic to Japan, occurring in open and greenhouse fields. The thrips causes direct feeding damage as well as transmits Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) to agricultural vegetables and ornamentals. In 2014, it was found on Hydrangea in the Netherlands and then also confirmed as a invasive pest in the other European countries such as France and Germany. Interestingly, Hydrangea originated in Southern and Eastern Asia has not previously been recorded as a host plant. In Korea, since its first discovery in a commercial Hydrangea greenhouse in Gimje, Jeonbuk Province this year, the species was additionally found on the same crop in Jeonnam and Gyeonggi Provinces. Occording to the farmers, all Hydrangea plants has been imported from the Netherlands. Molecular phylogenetic study using COI partial gene strongly suggests that the thrips may have recurrently invaded with infested Hydrangea plants from Europe.

Thrips setosus Moulton, 1928 (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), one of the Tospovirus vectors, was found at a commercial greenhouse in Korea. It damaged to leaves of hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla). The thrips widely distributes in Japan, being regarded as its origin. Recently, it invaded in Europe such as the Netherlands, France, and Germany. Unlike Japan, it was found on Hydrangea plants in European countries. In Korea, the thrips was recorded in 1974 by Woo. However, examination of voucher specimens reveals that the record is not true. According to the collection data since 2000, its distribution in Korea is rarely limited in Jeonbuk and Jeju. For identification, representative morphological characteristics and COI barcoding results are provided with possibility of introduction from Europe.

The Lucid technology as an interactive fully illustrated identification tool, has developed and assisted in the diagnosis of agricultural and quarantine pests and invasive organisms over the past years. In this study, lepidopterans specifically relating to quarantine pests were selected for a lucid key development based on the border inspection data from 1996 to 2016 in South Korea. They belong to four families: Sphingidae, Noctuidae, Pyralidae and Crambidae, and also categorize into the three groups: regulated, potential regulated and non-quarantine pests. The key includes diagnostic characters from head, thorax, fore- and hind-wings for each species examined.

The brown marmorated stinkbug, Halyomorpha halys, is an invasive insect pest in North America and Europe that attacks crop species and causes substantial economic damage. To evaluate the genetic diversities and distributions of different H. halys populations in East Asia, North America, and Europe, COI sequences obtained from 79 new specimens from Korea and 10 from the USA were compared with 725 existing COI sequences. In total, 45 haplotypes were detected in populations from 10 countries. Sixteen haplotypes from Korea (H34–.H49) and 2 from the USA (H50 and H51) were novel. Korean populations exhibited the 2nd highest diversity among the 10 countries, with only Greece exhibiting higher diversity. Haplotype H22 was prominent in Korea, H1 was prominent in China, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Canada, and USA, and H3 was prominent in France and Switzerland. Of the 18 haplotypes found in Korea, 1 was shared with China (H2) and 1 with Greece (H22). Haplotype diversity patterns showed that Korean populations were genetically distinct from populations in China, Europe, and North America. This suggested that populations in Europe and North America arose through multiple invasions from China and that (with the exception of Greece), Korean populations did not spread to other countries. This study represents a comprehensive analysis of H. halys populations in Korea and places these populations in a global context that includes other native populations in East Asia and invasive populations in Europe and North America.

Riptortus pedestris (Fabricius) has caused severe agricultural damage in Asian regions. To clarify genetic relationships among different populations of R. pedestris in Korea, 294 COI sequences were generated from 294 individual samples collected in 42 local regions. In total, 36 haplotypes were detected from the 294 COI sequences, and the genetic distances among the 42 local populations ranged from 0.00 % to 1.50 %. In the AMOVA results, a variability of more than 98 % was observed within populations, and the median joining (MJ) networks revealed that R. pedestris has expanded by crossing the nine geographical groups. Most of the samples shared one haplotype, H2; however, some samples obtained from the same regions displayed slight genetic differences. These results indicate that R. pedestris have undergone a series of genetic variations.

The migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, is one of the famous insect pests in the world. Although the species revealsseveral morphological variations, it is largely divided into two lineages, Southern (Africa, Southern Europe, Southern Asia,and Australian) and Northern (East Asia, Eurasian continent). In 2014, a large number of L. migratoria nymphs withred-brown color were suddenly occurred in the southern region (Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do) of Korea. In this study, mitochondrialCOI sequences were analyzed to recognize the genetic identity of L. migratoria with nymph or adult samples collectedfrom 15 localities in Korea. The analysis results reveal that most of all samples are belonging to the Nothern lineage,and the Southern lineage was discovered only in Iksan and Chunju of Korea.

In the present study, we report the first complete mitochondrial DNA genome of the genus Callipogon based on C.relictus, a natural monument and endangered species in South Korea. The mitogenome is 15,742 base pairs with 13 proteincoding genes (PCGs), two rRNAs, 22 tRNAs, and a 1033 bp long AT-rich region. The overall base composition was67.3% AT and 32.7 GC. Among 13 PCGs, seven genes (Nad2, Atp8, Atp6, Nad4L, Nad6, Cob, Nad1) harbour the typicalstop codon TAA or TAG, whereas remaining five genes terminate with T. Interestingly, Cox3 employs AGA as the terminationcodon.

담배가루이는 경제적으로 매우 중요한 농업 해충들 중의 하나이며, 전세계적으로 40개 이상의 종들로 구성된 종복합군(species complex) 으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 담배가루이 종복합군의 유전적 변이와 구성하는 종들의 수를 550개의 COI 염기서열들을 바탕으로 재평가하였 다. 담배가루이의 유전적 변이는 0% - 27.8%이며(평균 11.1%), 이는 담배가루이 종복합군이 서로 다른 속들 혹은 아과들에 속하는 다양한 종들 로 구성되어 있음을 나타낸다. 217개 COI 염기서열들을 바탕으로 분석된 계통수는 담배가루이 종복합군이 잠재적인 신종(Java)을 포함한 43개 종들로 구성되어 있고, 이 가운데 9종(Australia, Asia II 1, Asia II 6, Asia II 7, Asia II 10, Mediterranean, New world, New world 2, Sub Saharan Africa 1)의 종내 유전적 변이는 기존의 종구분 한계인 4.0%가 담배가루이 종복합군의 종들을 구분하는데 적합하며, 높은 종내 유전변이를 보이 는 종들은 은밀종과 관련이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

We have determined the mitochondrial genome of Reticulitermes speratus kyushuensis Morimoto, 1968. The total length of the R. speratus kyushuensis is 15,898 bp with 65.3% A + T content. It consists of 13 protein–coding, 22 tRNA, 2 rRNA genes and an A+T–rich control region. All the protein–coding genes used ATN as start codon. But the stop codons were TAA, TAG, and an incomplete termination codon (T) abutting an adjacent tRNA gene. The A+T–rich control region was 1,105 bp in length with 67.8% A + T content

The migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, is one of the famous insect pests in the world. Although the species reveals several morphological variations, it is largely divided into two lineages, Southern (Africa, Southern Europe, Southern Asia, and Australian) and Northern (East Asia, Eurasian continent). In 2014, a large number of L. migratoria nymphs with red-brown color were suddenly occurred in the southern region (Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do), Korea. In this study, mitochondrial COI sequences were analyzed to recognize the genetic identity of L. migratoria with nymph or adult samples collected from 9 localities in Korea. The analysis results reveal that all individuals are belonging to the Northern lineage.

Aphids (Hemiptera: Aphididae) are well known as micro-insect pests, which are very specific to their host plants, sucking phloem for acquiring nutrients, and most of them have successfully maintained parthenogenetic generations cyclically or permanently. In the world, the approximately 5,000 described aphid species belong to the family Aphididae, which has taxonomically been subdivided into 27 subfamilies. We have revised the checklist of the Korean aphids based on 54 publications which include the catalogues, checklists, faunistic researches, and taxonomic reports treating the aphids in the Korean Peninsula since 1927. As results, we confirmed that a total of 438 valid species (species names) of 143 genera in 16 subfamilies had been historically recognized in the Korean Peninsula after checking classifications and invalid names (misidentifications, synonyms, and etc.). We also will introduce the diversity of the Korean aphids.

Interception data pertaining to Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Thysanoptera, and Hymenoptera collected at the Korean quarantine border were cross-checked with incursion data from 1996–2014. Overall, 114,636 interception records of 1,075 species belonging to the six orders were detected, while 33 species were confirmed as incursion species in Korea. Among the 33 species, only 14 (42.42%) were recorded as being intercepted at the quarantine border. These results indicate recent incursion species in Korea are not subject to inspection at Korean border. Among the 33 incursion species, 30 (90.90%) are agricultural pests, and 10 species (30.30%) are Hemiptera. Two factors, green house cultivation and parthenogenesis of exotic species, are suggested as reasons for successfully mounting an incursion into Korea. Taken together, the results of this study revealed that border inspections do not provide useful information to protect against occurrences of exotic species incursion and the current quarantine system needs improvement. In addition, it is necessary to consider how interception data might be collected in the future to improve its predictive power with respect to predicting incursion risk.

The banded greenhouse thrips, Hercinothrips femoralis (Reuter, 1891) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae: Panchaetothripinae), has been reported as a pest on many kinds of crops such as banana, sugar beet, eggplant, green pepper, and greenhouse ornamentals. Originally from the African continent, the species has expanded its distribution worldwide, including North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. In our country it was recorded for the first time by Woo in 1973, with six females from Jeju island, but after that there was no subsequent report about occurrence and damage until present. Recently, it was rediscovered in private homes, severely damaging to ornamental plants, angel’s trumpet (Brugmansia suaveolens) and ivy (Hedera helix) in Gyeonggi-do and Jeollabuk-do. For identification and future management of this exotic pest, representative morphological characteristics and already known biological informations are provided.

Generally, in aphid groups, taxonomically deficient characters and high level of morphological plasticity induced by environmental factors make difficulties for species identification. To solve these problems, DNA barcoding has been widely used for rapid and reliable species identification in aphids. The subfamily Calaphidinae is the second largest group in the family Aphididae with about 400 species belong to 59 genera. But so far, no trial of DNA barcoding has been conducted for the subfamily Calaphidinae. In this study, a total of 446 Cytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequences of 76 morphospecies collected in Korea and other countries were analyzed to detect cryptic diversity. In addition, 551 sequences of 74 species from the Genbank and BOLD system were compared with our new dataset. The final dataset consisted of 998 sequences of 115 species. As a results, we propose 12 cryptic species with discussion on morphological and ecological comparisons. Our results suggest that DNA barcoding is effective for precise species identification in this group and contributes to reveal hidden diversity.

채집 시기에 따른 미국선녀벌레(Metcalfa pruinosa) 월동난 발육을 다양한 항온조건에서 조사하였다. 2012년의 경우 4월 13일 이전에 채집 된 월동난은 부화에 실패하였으나, 2013년 4월 11일 채집한 개체들이 일부 온도 조건에서 성공적으로 부화하였다. 온도에 따른 월동난의 발육 조 사 결과 12.5℃와 35℃를 제외한 모든 온도 조건에서 발육이 가능하였다. 2013년 4월 26일 채집하여 가온한 결과 15℃에서 49.6일로 발육기간 이 가장 길었고 30℃에서 13.3일로 가장 짧았다. 온도가 증가함에 따라 발육기간이 짧아지는 경향을 보였으나 32.5℃에서는 30℃에서 보다 발 육기간이 길어 고온에서 발육이 지연되는 현상을 보였다. 온도와 발육율과의 관계를 설명한 선형 모형을 이용하여 추정된 미국선녀벌레의 발육 영점온도는 10.1℃, 유효적산온도는 252.5DD였다. 온도 의존적인 발육율을 설명하기 위하여 사용된 선형 및 비선형 5개 모델 중 Lactin 2 모델 이 가장 높은 해석력을 보여주었다. 월동난 개체군의 발육 완료를 설명하기 위해 사용된 Two-parameter Weibull 함수는 발육기간을 기반으로 하였을 경우 결정계수 0.92로 높은 결정력을 보였다. 개발된 발육율, 발육완료 모델들을 이용하여 추정된 50% 누적 우화일과 실측된 우화일의 차 이를 보면 Poikilotherm rate 모델을 이용하여 추정한 결과가 세 지역 편차일의 평균이 1.7일로 상대적으로 다른 모델들 보다 가장 정확하게 50% 누적 부화일을 예측할 수 있었다.