Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6380067 Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology 2016 7 Pages PDF
Abstract

•First finding of Amata sperbius (Fabricius, 1787) in Korea.•Determination keys to Korean Syntomini.•Female reproductive organs of A. sperbius illustrated for the first time.•Detailed distributional maps of all Korean species.

Three species from one genus of Syntomini are recognized from Korea. Amata sperbius (Fabricius, 1787) is recorded in Korea for the first time. The species treatments comprise redescriptions of the male and female genitalia, the latter being provided for the first time. Illustrations of the adults and genitalia of both sexes and detailed distribution maps are provided. Determination keys based on external characters as well as male and female genital organs are provided. Finally the arguments explaining discovery of A. sperbius population so far from the known range are discussed.

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