Koreocoris bicoloratus

Cho, Young Jae & Kwon, Yong Jung, 2008, A new genus and species of the Mirine plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae: Mirinae) from South Korea, Zootaxa 1825, pp. 65-68 : 66

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.183082

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6228631

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scientific name

Koreocoris bicoloratus
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Koreocoris bicoloratus CHO et KWON, sp. nov.

Description. Bicolored species; dorsal surface reddish-brown and blackish, with several dark hairs ( Figs. 1–2 View FIGURE 1 – 2 ). Head reddish-brown, shining; eyes rather large; vertex 0.33 times as wide as head in ɗ, 0.26 times in Ψ; apex of tylus darkened. Antenna somewhat short, 1st segment of outer margin darkened; almost entire 2nd segment blackish brown, 3rd and 4th segment pale brown; lengths of segments I-IV 1.09-1.12: 2.17-2.23: 1.30-1.32: 0.88-0.92 in ɗ, 1.08-1.12: 2.86-2.94: 1.48-1.52: 0.68-0.72 in Ψ. Labium pale brown; apex of 4th segment dark; lengths of segments I-IV 0.48-0.50: 0.50-0.52: 0.42-0.44: 0.62-0.63 in ɗ, 0.66-0.68: 0.54-0.56: 0.39-0.41: 0.54-0.56 in Ψ.

Pronotum reddish-brown, with several black hairs; collar reddish-brown; episternum and epimeron pale reddishbrown; ostiolar peitreme yellow. Scutellum blackish. Hemelytra entirely blackish except apex of clavus, corium, and embolium. Leg pale brown; hind femur with apical obscure rings; apices of tibiae dark; length of hind femur: tibia: tarsus 2.73-2.77: 3.58-3.62: 0.90-0.94 in ɗ, 3.28-3.32: 3.90-3.92: 0.90-0.92 in Ψ. Abdomen uniformly blackish.

Male genitalia as described in genus.

Dimensions. ɗ: Body length 6.10-6.50, head width 1.30-1.40, vertex width 0.37-0.42, total labium length 2.06-2.10, pronotal length 1.15-1.20, pronotal width 2.20-2.40 and width across hemelytra 2.60-2.85; Ψ: Body length 8.13-8.20, head width 1.40-1.45, vertex width 0.52-0.55, total labium length 2.16-2.17, pronotal length 1.32-1.35, pronotal width 2.70-2.75 and width across hemelytra 3.42-3.50.

Material examined. Holotype: ɗ, South Korea, Naebyeonsan, Jeollanamdo, 10. VI. 2001, Y.J.Kwon. Paratypes: 1Ψ, South Korea, Mt. Palgong, Gyeongsangbukdo, 28. V. 1985, Y.J.Kwon; 2ɗ, South Korea, Mt. Juwang, Gyeongsangbukdo, 23. VI. 2003, Y.J.Kwon; 1Ψ, South Korea, Mt. Juwang, Gyeongsangbukdo, 23. VI. 2003, Y.J.Kwon.

Distribution. South Korea.

Remark. Its biology is unknown.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hemiptera

Family

Miridae

Genus

Koreocoris

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