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First report Xenocorixa vittipennis (Horváth) (Hemiptera, Corixoidea, Corixidae) from South Korea and checklist of the Korean Corixoidea
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- 1. Laboratory of Insect Phylogenetics and Evolution, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
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Xenocorixa Hungerford, 1947 is a monotypic genus containing a single species, Xenocorixa vittipennis (Horváth, 1879), known only from China (Beijing, Hubei, Shandong, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhejiang), Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) and Taiwan.
Xenocorixa vittipennis (Horváth, 1879) is reported from South Korea for the first time. A diagnosis and supplementary description of this species are provided, together with illustrations of the adult and genitalia. A revised checklist of Korean Corixoidea is also provided.
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