title: A taxonomic review of KoreanLioglutaThomson (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) with descriptions of three new species.
abstract: A taxonomic review of the Liogluta Thomson in Korea is presented. The genus is represented in Korea by eight species including three new species, L. changwhani Lee & Ahn, sp. nov., L. jinilli Lee & Ahn, sp. nov. and L. rufescens Lee & Ahn, sp. nov. Two species [L. distans (Sharp) and L. ursi (Sawada)] are new to the Korean peninsula and L. pyonganica is recorded for the first time in South Korea. A key, descriptions, habitus photographs and illustrations of the diagnostic characters are provided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 305-764, Republic of Korea.. jspdi@naver.com.
authors.forename: Seung-Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kee-Jeong
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D056910:Republic of Korea
keywords: Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae, Athetini, Liogluta, new species, Korea