Study of the Korean Hemerobiidae has been so scarce that only three species in two genera were recorded in Korea. Here we report an undescribed species, Micromus angulatus, new to Korea. A brief description and images of the wing pattern, and adult and genitalia of both sexes are provided.

The genus Micromus is a large group, belongs to the family Hemerobiidae with a worldwide distribution. This genus was named by Rambur, 1842 based on the type species Hemerobius variegates Fabricius, 1793. Eighty five species have been described from the world. Among them only one species, M. numerosus (Navás), has been recorded from Korea. Morphologically, Micromus is easily distinguished from other hemerobiid genera by the combination of the following characteristics: maxillary palpus 5 segments, labial palpus 3segments; forewing with costal area quite narrow at base and one prestigmal Sc-R crossvein, without recurrent humeral vein and crossvein 2M-Cu. Members of the genus Micromus are generally considered to be beneficial as predators of various aphids, particularly on sugar cane and corn plants. This genus occurs in a variety of habitats including both trees and grasses. It is often found in alfalfa fields where both larvae and adults feed on aphids. Adults are also highly attracted to lights at night. In this reviewing study about the Korean Micromus, we study two species. M. angulatus (Stephens) and M. numerosus (Navás). Among them M. angulatus is newly included in Korean fauna. We also provide a key to the Korean species of Micromus, description, illustrations of diagnostic characters and distributional data.

The family Coniopterygidae belonging to Neuroptera with Semidalis aleyrodiformis (Stephens) is introduced from the Korean Peninsula in the present study. Taxonomic descriptions of the family and the species and illustrations of its wing and male genitalia are presented.

Study of the Korean Hemerobiidae has been so scarce that only three species in two genera were recorded in the list of insects in Korea (1994). Here we report two undescribed species, Hemerobius harmandinus and Micromus variegatus, new to Korea. Descriptions and images of the adults and their genitalia are provided.

A recent study on Neuroptera brought us an attention to a newly found group, Coniopterygidae, dustywings. As we reported for the first time this year, this family has not been taxonomically reported in South Korea while it has been reported in North Korea before. In fact, this is known to be found in Japan and China, which means this probably have been around us for a long time. However, we found there was one species of which the name was once mentioned in a paper in 1978. It was reported by Kim, H.S. et al. in 1978 in a study of citrus red mite and its natural enemies (Kim et al., 1978). Although the spelling of the species was wrong even as a synonym, the species was found to be a natural enemy of citrus red mite, Panonychus citri in Jeju-do. We here report this taxonomically undescribed species for the first time in South Korea. The species is superficially similar to white flies but, unlike white flies, it is on our side as a natural enemy.

This study was carried out to investigate the status of spot damage by fruit piercing pests and the kinds of these pests on yuzu (Citrus junos) fruit in Koheung, the most chief producing district of yuzu fruit in Korea, from ’97 to ’99. The extent of spot damage by fruit piercing pests on yuzu was increasing in recent years. This damage of fruits was severe in the lower canopy than the high one from ground and intercropping groves between yuzu trees had a greater damage to compare with single cropping of yuzu. Spot damage of yuzu fruit was occurred mainly from late September to early November when yuzu fruit is enlarging and coloring yellow. The blackish concave spot on yuzu fruit surface was appeared in 3 days after introduction of Riptortus clavatus into a netted cage containing one yuzu fruit and the diameters of this spot was 8.3 mm. At 10 days after introduction, this spot changed into milky-white with 9.2 mm diameters. One concave spot has contained oil cells by 17.7 and its external appearances has unchanged until harvest. The kinds of piercing pests of yuzu fruit were investigated with 3 orders, 16 families and 37 species. These pests were classified by 11 species of bugs, 5 species of hoppers and 21 species of moths. Among them, dominant species were Physopelta gutta, Halyamorpha halys, Empoasca vitis, Aedia leucomelas, Agrotis tokionis, etc. Macroglossum bombylans and Acherontia s쇼x are newly confirmed species as the fruit piercing moths in Korea.

진딧물류의 포식성 천적인 칠성풀잠자리붙이의 발육에 미치는 온도의 영향 및 계절적 발생소장을 조사하였다. 난부터 우화가지의 평균발육기간은 17, 22, 27, (75%RH, 16L:8D)에 서 각각 39.5, 32.0, 25.0, 19.8일로 온도가 증가할수록 발육기간이 단축되었다. 암컷의 수명은 위 조사 온도에서 각각 84.7, 79.6, 77.7, 69.8일이었고 산란수는 각각 973, 1085, 1637, 1735개로 고온일수록 수명은 짧았지만 산란수는 많아졌다. 또한 부화율은 84.1~95.9%이었고 우화율은 67.6~86.3%로 온도가 높을수록 높았으며, 성비는 대략 1:1이었다. 35, 55, 75%습도조건()에서 발육기간(난-우화)은 각각 26, 24, 22.9일 이었고 산란수는 1042.8, 1526.5, 1640개 였다. 칠성풀잠자 리붙이 성충은 에서 우화 5~6일 후부터 산란하기 시작하여 1일 평균 30~40개 정도 산란하며, 우화 후 22~28일 사이에 산란을 가장 많이 하였는데 이때에 1일 최고 산란수는 80~90개였다. 복숭아혹진딧물과 목화진딧물은 5월 하순~6월 중순에 발생 Peak를 보인 후 7~8월에는 밀도가 급격히 감소하다가 9월 상~중순경에 다시 증가하였다. 칠성풀잠자리붙이는 7월 중~하순에 1차 발생 Peak를 보였으며, 그 이후 밀도가 감소하다 9월 중~하순에 다시 2차 발생 Peak가 나타났다.

누에용 분말(粉末)을 첨가(添加)하여 만든 인공사료(人工飼料)가 갑오풀잠자리 성충(成蟲)의 산란(産卵)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 조사(調査)한 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 야외(野外)에서 채집(採集)한 성충(成蟲)에 누에용 분말(粉末)과 꿀을 급여(給與)한 것은 진딧물을 급여(給與)한 것에 비하여 사육초기(飼育初期)에는 산란력(産卵力)이 다소 높았으나 사육후기(飼育後期)에는 현저히 낮았다. 2. 실내(室內)에서 우화(羽化)한 성충(成蟲)에 탈지(脫脂)하지 않은 누에용 분말(粉末)과 꿀의 혼합물(混合物)을 급여한 것은 산란(産卵)이 없었으나 탈지(脫脂)한 누에용 분말(粉末)과 꿀의 혼합물(混合物)을 급여한 처리구에서는 산란(産卵)이 가능(可能)하였다. 3. 성충(成蟲)의 우화후(羽化後) 산란개시일(産卵開始日) 및 암컷 1마리당(當)의 산란수(産卵數)는 무우테두리진딧물, 누에용 분말(粉末)(탈지(脫脂)한 것)과 사료첨가(飼料添加) 성분의 혼합물, 누에용 분말(粉末)(탈지(脫脂)한 것과 하지 않은것)과 사료첨가(飼料添加) 성분의 혼합물, 탈지(脫脂)한 누에용 분말(粉末)과 꿀의 혼합물(混合物) 등(等) 4종(種)의 식이물(食餌物)에 있어서 각각(各各) 5, 9, 9, 11일(日) 및 166.8, 110.2, 96.1, 66.1개(個)이었다.