Abstract
AbstractA taxonomic review of theKoreanLymantria Hübner, 1819 was conducted. A total of nine species of five subgenera with two unrecorded species are listed:Lymantria(Porthetria)dispar Linnaeus 1758,L. (P.)xylina Swinhoe 1903,L. (Lymantria)monacha(Linnaeus 1758),L. (L.)minomonis Matsumura 1933 (new toKorea),L. (L.)similis monachoidesSchintlimeister 2004 (new toKorea),L. (L.)lucescens(Butler 1881),L. (Nyctria)mathura Moore 1865,L. (Collentria)fumida Butler 1877, andL. (Spinotria)bantaizana Matsumura 1933.Lymantria(Lymantria)minomonisandL. (L.)similis monachoidesare newly added to theKorean fauna.Lymantria(L.)minomoniswas found only onBogildo Island ofJeollanam‐do in the southern part ofKorea, andL. (L.)similis monachoideswas collected in centralKorea.Lymantria(Porthetria)xylinaandL. (Collentria)fumidawere not examined in this study, and it is considered that the previous records were due to misidentification or they are only distributed in the northern part of theKoreanPeninsula. We provide diagnoses of two unrecorded species and adult habitus and genitalia photos of theKoreanLymantriaspecies.
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