Identification of Sympetrum depressiusculum Selys, 1841 in South Korea (Odonata: Libellulidae) According to Morphology and Genetic Markers.

ABSTRACT: In South Korea, both Sympetrum depressiusculum Sélys, 1841 (Odonata: Libellulidae), which is distributed throughout Europe and from Russia to the Korean Peninsula, and Sympetrum frequens Sélys, 1883, which is endemic to Japan, are recorded. However, the identity of South Korean populations and the validity of listing the two species have not yet been settled. In this study, we collected seventy-four individuals of Sympetrum species from South Korea (five localities), Russia, The Netherlands, and Japan. These samples were examined for morphology and sequenced for partial COI, 16S rRNA, and a nuclear internal spacer (ITS) region, after which these molecular data were combined with available public data from Russia, Japan, and The Netherlands. Major morpholo

SUBMITTER: Pyo JY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10531817 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature