Coniopteryginae is a highly diversified group of Coniopterygidae. In Korea, only two species, Semidalis aleyrodiformis and Conwentzia pineticola, are recorded. Here we report two additional species of Coniopteryginae, Coniopteryx pallescens and Conwentzia sinica, as new records in Korea. Brief descriptions, photos of adults and male genitalia as well as COI barcode sequences are provided.
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.