In a review of the genus Pyrausta (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Pyraustinae) in the Korean peninsula, 12 species including three species of North Korea are recognized. Among them, P. nigrimaculata Bae et Kim is described as new to science, and P. chrysitis Butler is reported for the first time from Korea. A Key to species of the genus, based on the external characters, is provided. Morphological descriptions with illustrations of the genitalia for the all known species are given.
Fifteen species of the genus Torodora Meyrick (karsholti sp. nov., loeica sp. nov., fuscobasalis sp. nov., epiphorana sp. nov., epitriona sp. nov., spinula sp. nov., longilobella sp. nov., lineata sp. nov., epicharis sp. nov., aritai sp. nov., chumponica sp. nov., pentagona sp. nov., moriyasu sp. nov.; sagmaria sp. nov., and chiangdoica sp. nov.) are described from Thailand, and three species of the genus (flavescens Gozmany, parotidosa Wu, and pegasana Wu & Liu) are reported for the first time from Thailand. The genus Toxotarca Wu is synonymized with Torodora Meyrick. Photographs of the imagos and illustrations of male and female genitalia are given as available.
Five species of Blastobasis are described: Blastobasis murcyae, B. moffetti, B. christou, B. orladelaneae from New Caledonia and B. lososi from Fiji Islands. These descriptions represent, for the first time, a report of Blastobasinae (Coleophoridae) on these islands. Photographs of the imagos, illustrations of wing venation, male and female genitalia are provided as available.
Leptostrobus myeongamensis sp. nov. is newly described from the well-preserved but broken material occurring in the Upper Triassic Amisan Formation of the Nampo Group in Korea. This species is characterized by its lateral appendages of cone axis, each consisting of a rounded capsule and small scale leaf, and by its cone base covered with small scale leaves, the same size as in cone axis. This species is the first record from the Mesozoic strata in Korea.
A taxonomic study of two scaphidiine genera Cyparium Erichson and Scaphidium Olivier in Korea is presented. Members of Cyparium and Scaphidium are known to be obligate inhabitants on mushrooms Four species are recognized. The genus Cyparium Erichson and two species [Cyparium mikordo Achard, Scaphidium optabile (Lewis)] are reported for the first time in Korea. The illustrations, descriptions, and key to the known species in Korea are presented.
창선충목에 속하는 4 신종 및 2 미기록종을 기술, 도시하였다. Discolaimium gyeongiens n. sp. (경기짤룩창선충)은 체장인 1.6~1.7mm이고, c=37~41, 창침은 19~21이고, 구순부는 넓고, 전직장은 매우 짧은 것이 특징이다. Aporcelaimellus donghwaens n. sp. (동화육각창선충)은 체장이 2.8~2.9mm이고, c=4.0~4.5, 창침은 19~20이고, 창침확장부는 짧고, 식도장간변 판이 있고, 꼬리는 원추형인 것이 특징이다. Labronema korandus n. sp. (코란두수창선충)은 체장이 2.2~2.3mm이고, c=68~81, 창침은 27~28이고, 교접자는 61이고, 구순부는 연속되었고, 음문은 원형이고, 꼬리는 원통형이다. Zalophidera longus n. sp. (둥근순검선충)은 체장이 4.1~4.4mm으로 길고, c=107~130, 구침은 80~93으로 길고, 구침확장부가 큰 것이 특징이다. Discolaimoides bulbiferous (다산넓은창선충)과 Diphtherophora communis(칠곡둥근창선충)은 우리 나라에서는 처음으로 기록되었다.
A new species, Mataeomera esbiahni, sp. nov., is described, and three species; Koyaga virescens (Sugi), Spodoptera mauritia (Boisduval), Orthosia nigromaculata (H<TEX>$\"{o}}$</TEX>ne), are reported for the first time from Korea, with illustrations of their genitalia.
Atolmis rubricollis (L.) and Arctia flavia (Fuessly) are reported for the first time from the Korean Peninsula. Three unknown species from 5. Korea, Diacrisia irene (B.) Hyphoraia aulica (L.), and Parasemin plantaginis (L.) are discovered from N. Korea. Colour photos of adults and genitalia are provided.
Three new species of aphid parasitoids and their host-plant associations are described: Pauesia koraiensis Stary(Cinara cembrae Inouye and C. sp. on Pinus koreaiensis), Pauesia holmani Stary(Cinara sp. and C. watanabei Inouye on Pinus koraiensis, and C. laricis Hartig on larix olgensis) and Pauesia gwangleungensis Stary(Cinara shinjii Inouye on Pinus parviflora).