First report <i>Xenocorixa vittipennis</i> (Horvath) (Hemiptera, Corixoidea, Corixidae) from South Korea and checklist of the Korean Corixoidea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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.

New information

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.

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12679285 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature