title: A contribution to the fauna of raspy crickets (orthoptera: gryllacrididae: gryllacridinae) in Korea.
abstract: The little known raspy cricket subfamily Gryllacridinae is reviewed for Korea. Three species are confirmed through material examination and are taxonomically considered as follows: Eugryllacris japonica (Matsumura et Shiraki, 1908) comb. nov. is transferred from Prosopogryllacris japonica (Matsumura et Shiraki, 1908), Nippancistroger testaceus (Matsumura et Shiraki, 1908) has a newly proposed junior synonym Nippancistroger koreanus Storozhenko & Paik, 2003 syn. nov., and Metriogryllacris tigris sp. nov. is newly described from the far southern Yeoseo-do Island.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Biological Resources, Hwangyeong-no 42, Seo-gu, Incheon, 404-708, South Korea.; Email: pulmuchi@korea.kr.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taewoo
authors.affiliation: Deogil-Hanmaeum Apartment 101-1301, Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do, 369-755, South Korea.; Email: jwbwmw@naver.com.
authors.forename: Jeong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Byeongmin
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural Biology, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Deokjin-dong 1-ga, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 561-756, South Korea.; Email: ideacock@naver.com.
authors.forename: Shim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jaeil
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D006135:Gryllidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D056910:Republic of Korea