Entomological Research (2015) 45, 225-234

Kwang-Su Lee, Tae Hwa Kang, Ji Woong Jeong, Dong Pyo Ryu and Heung-Sik Lee (2015)
Taxonomic review of the genus Lymantria (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Lymantriinae) in Korea
Entomological Research 45 (5), 225-234
Abstract: A taxonomic review of the Korean Lymantria Hübner, 1819 was conducted. A total of nine species of five subgenera with two unrecorded species are listed: Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus 1758, L. (P.) xylina Swinhoe 1903, L. (Lymantria) monacha (Linnaeus 1758), L. (L.) minomonis Matsumura 1933 (new to Korea), L. (L.) similis monachoides Schintlimeister 2004 (new to Korea), L. (L.) lucescens (Butler 1881), L. (Nyctria) mathura Moore 1865, L. (Collentria) fumida Butler 1877, and L. (Spinotria) bantaizana Matsumura 1933. Lymantria (Lymantria) minomonis and L. (L.) similis monachoides are newly added to the Korean fauna. Lymantria (L.) minomonis was found only on Bogildo Island of Jeollanam-do in the southern part of Korea, and L. (L.) similis monachoides was collected in central Korea. Lymantria (Porthetria) xylina and L. (Collentria) fumida were not examined in this study, and it is considered that the previous records were due to misidentification or they are only distributed in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. We provide diagnoses of two unrecorded species and adult habitus and genitalia photos of the Korean Lymantria species.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Lymantria dispar		Korea-South
	Lymantria monacha		Korea-South
	Lymantria mathura		Korea-South
	Lymantria xylina		Korea-South
	Lymantria fumida		Korea-South
	Lymantria lucescens		Korea-South
	Lymantria bantaizana		Korea-South