AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF LEAF BEETLES (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) OF KOREA, WITH COMMENTS AND NEW RECORDS

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by  H.-W. Cho

Number 404: 1-36 ISSN 1026-051X April 2020
https://doi.org/10.25221/fee.404.1
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AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF LEAF BEETLES
(COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) OF KOREA, WITH
COMMENTS AND NEW RECORDS

H.-W. Cho1, *), S. L. An 2)

1) Animal & Plant Research Team, Nakdonggang National Institute of Biological
Resources, 137 Donam 2-gil, Sangju 37242, Republic of Korea. *Corresponding
author, E-mail: [email protected]
2) Division of Research, National Science Museum, 481 Daedeok-daero,
Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34143, Republic of Korea.
Summary. An updated list of Chrysomelidae of Korea is provided with
comments on all taxonomic, nomenclatural, and distributional changes. This paper
is the first attempt to divide the distributional records of all Korean Chrysomelidae
into records for North and South Korea. In total, 128 genera and 424 species are
reported: 293 species in North Korea, 340 in South Korea, and 10 without precise
localities in Korea; 22 species are excluded from the Korean fauna; 15 new national
records from South Korea are reported, 10 of which are new to Korea.
Key words: Chrysomelidae, fauna, new record, taxonomy, North Korea, South
Korea.
Х. В. Чо, С. Л. Ан. Аннотированный список жуков-листоедов (Coleop-
tera: Chrysomelidae) Кореи с замечаниями и новыми указаниями // Дальне-
восточный энтомолог. 2020. N 404. С. 1-36.
Резюме. Приводится обновленный список жуков-листоедов (Chrysomelidae)
Кореи с таксономическим и номенклатурным изменениями и замечаниями по

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распространению. Предпринята первая попытка разделения фаунистических
данных по всем корейским листоедам на указания для северной и южной
частей полуострова. Всего приводятся 424 вида из 128 родов, из которых 293
вида отмечены для Северной, 340 видов – для Южной Кореи, а 10 видов – из
Кореи без более точного указания; 22 вид искючен из фауны Корейского полу-
острова; 15 видов впервые указаны для Республики Корея, из них 10 видов
являются новыми для полуострова.

INTRODUCTION

The family Chrysomelidae, commonly called leaf beetles, is one of the largest,
most diverse families of Coleoptera, with approximately 39,800 species worldwide
(Leschen & Beutel, 2014). They are essentially phytophagous, feeding on all parts
of plants from roots to fruit, except Cryptocephalinae larvae, which specialize largely
on dead plant material. The Chrysomelidae fauna of Korea is relatively well docu-
mented (e.g., Chûjô, 1940a-b, 1941a-d, 1942; Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961, 1963; Cho,
1965; Jolivet, 1973; Takizawa, 1980, 1985; Lee & An, 2001; An, 2011). Several new
species have been described (Cho & Lee, 2010; Borowiec & Cho, 2011; Schöller,
2011; Cho & Borowiec, 2013; Park et al., 2013a-b), and new distribution data
reported (Kang et al., 2013; Cho & Borowiec, 2014; Lee & Lee, 2014; Park et al.,
2014; Lee et al., 2015; Park et al., 2015; Hayashi & Cho, 2017; An, 2019) in the
past decade. However, there is confusion regarding the distributions of many species,
even in the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera (Löbl & Smetana, 2010) because
although Korea has been divided into North and South along the 38th parallel since
the Korean War (Fig. 1), most entomologists have tended to write simply ‘Korea’
for the distribution of each species. The primary objective of this paper is to compile
all available data on the occurrence of individual species in North and South Korea,
and provide an updated checklist of the Korean Chrysomelidae. Taxonomic and
nomenclatural changes, doubtful or erroneous records, and misidentifications are
commented on or corrected. Photographs of chrysomelid beetles taken in the field
are also provided.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The list of Korean Chrysomelidae is primarily based on Lee & An (2001), An
(2011), and Löbl & Smetana (2010). The specimens of the newly recorded species
were identified using the identification keys of Kimoto & Takizawa (1994) and War-
chałowski (2010), and deposited in the following collections: NNIBR – Nakdonggang
National Institute of Biological Resources, Sangju, South Korea; HCC – Hee-Wook
Cho collection, Yecheon, South Korea; and SAC – Seung-Lak An collection, Dae-
jeon, South Korea. The classification of the subfamilies of Chrysomelidae used in
the checklist follows the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (https://www.
itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=114509#null,
accessed 30 January 2020). The names of tribes, genera, species, and subspecies are

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ordered alphabetically. The distribution record for each species from Korea is divided
into North and South Korea, although it is cited as “Korea” when more precise
locality data are not available. Preceding the species name, an asterisk (*) denotes
species that are new to Korea, a minus sign (−) indicates species that are erroneous-
ly recorded, and a question mark (?) indicates a doubtful record. The geographic
abbreviations used for the distribution are as follows: N Korea = North Korea
(Democratic People's Republic of Korea); S Korea = South Korea (Republic of
Korea); Korea = Korea with no precise locality.

Fig. 1. Map of the Korean Peninsula.

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RESULTS
A total of nine subfamilies, 128 genera, and 424 species from Korea are listed
below. The most diverse subfamily is Galerucinae with 185 species, followed by
Cryptocephalinae (60 spp.), Chrysomelinae (51 spp.), Eumolpinae (34 spp.), Cassi-
dinae (33 spp.), Criocerinae (27 spp.), Bruchinae (21 spp.), Donaciinae (11 spp.),
and Lamprosomatinae (2 spp.). There are more chrysomelid species in South Korea
(340 spp.) than in North Korea (293 spp.), with 219 species occurring in both
countries. Records on 10 species from Korea did not give detailed distributional
data. Fifteen species new to South Korea, including 10 species new to Korea, are
added based on the authors’ collections, while 22 species are excluded as erroneous
records. The occurrence of 16 species is regarded as doubtful, but they are still
included in the list.

CHECKLIST OF CHRYSOMELIDAE OF KOREA
Family Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Bruchinae Latreille, 1802
Tribe Amblycerini Bridwell, 1932
Genus Spermophagus Schoenherr, 1833
1. Spermophagus caucasicus Baudi di Selve, 1886 – N Korea.
COMMENTS. Including the synonymic name S. eous (Lukjanovitch & Ter-Minassian,
1957).
2. Spermophagus rufiventris Boheman, 1833 – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. With its synonymic name S. japonicus Schilsky, 1906.
Tribe Bruchini Latreille, 1802
Genus Acanthoscelides Schilsky, 1905
3. Acanthoscelides pallidipennis (Motschulsky, 1874) – N Korea.
COMMENTS. Introduced species.
Genus Borowiecius Anton, 1994
4. Borowiecius ademptus (Sharp, 1886) – N & S Korea.
Genus Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905
5. Bruchidius comptus (Sharp, 1886) – N & S Korea.
6. Bruchidius coreanus Chûjô, 1937 – N & S Korea.
7. Bruchidius japonicus (Harold, 1878) – N & S Korea.
8. Bruchidius kiritschenkoi Egorov & Ter-Minassian, 1981 – N Korea.
9. Bruchidius lautus (Sharp, 1886) – N & S Korea.
10. Bruchidius lespedezae (Iablokoff-Khnzorian, 1974) – N & S Korea.
11. Bruchidius ptilinoides (Fåhraeus, 1839) – N & S Korea.
12. Bruchidius urbanus (Sharp, 1886) – N & S Korea.
Genus Bruchus Linnaeus, 1767
13. Bruchus affinis Frölich, 1799 – N Korea.
14. Bruchus atomarius (Linnaeus, 1761) – N Korea.
15.* Bruchus brachialis Fåhraeus, 1839 (Fig. 2) – S Korea.
COMMENTS. New to Korea (probably an introduced species).

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MATERIAL EXAMINED. South Korea: Gyeongbuk Prov., Sangju, Yeonwon-dong,
36°25'8.19"N, 128°8'35.07"E, 23.V 2019, 6 ex. (NNIBR), leg. H.W. Cho; Gyeongbuk Prov.,
Sangju, Oedap-dong, 36°25'35.17"N, 128°11'50.92"E, 23.V 2019, 5 ex. (NNIBR), leg. H.W.
Cho; Gyeongbuk Prov., Sangju, Sabeol-myeon, Geumheun-ri, 36°26'12.21"N, 128°13'18.73"E,
16.VIII 2019, 1 ex. (HCC), leg. S.K. Kim; Gyeongbuk Prov., Sangju, Sabeol-myeon, Geum-
heun-ri, 36°26'12.21"N, 128°13'18.73"E, 24.V 2019, 17 ex. (NNIBR), leg. H.W. Cho.
16. Bruchus pisorum (Linnaeus, 1758) – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. Introduced species.
17. Bruchus rufimanus Boheman, 1833 – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. Introduced species.
Genus Callosobruchus Pic, 1902
18. Callosobruchus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 3) – N & S Korea.
Genus Megabruchidius Borowiec, 1984
19. Megabruchidius dorsalis (Fåhraeus, 1839) – S Korea.
Tribe Kytorhinini Bridwell, 1932
Genus Kytorhinus Fischer von Waldheim, 1809
20.? Kytorhinus caraganae Ter-Minassian, 1960 – N Korea.
COMMENTS. Recorded from Pochon County without specimen data by Ko & Choi
(2006), but its occurrence in Korea needs confirmation.
21. Kytorhinus senilis Solsky, 1869 – N Korea.
Subfamily Donaciinae Kirby, 1837
Tribe Donaciini Kirby, 1837
Genus Donacia Fabricius, 1775
22. Donacia bicoloricornis Chen, 1941 (Fig. 4) – S Korea.
23. Donacia clavareaui Jacobson, 1906 – S Korea.
COMMENTS. Recently recorded from Paju by An (2019).
24. Donacia flemola Goecke, 1944 (Fig. 5) – N & S Korea.
25. Donacia japana Chûjô et Goecke, 1956 – N Korea.
26. Donacia lenzi Schönfeldt, 1888 – S Korea.
27. Donacia provostii Fairmaire, 1885 (Fig. 6) – N & S Korea.
28. Donacia simplex Fabricius, 1775 – S Korea.
− Donacia thalassina Germar, 1811
COMMENTS. The only record from Suwon (Chûjô, 1940a, under the name D. impressa
Paykull, 1799) based on a single specimen is probably an error.
29. Donacia ussuriensis Medvedev, 1973 – N Korea.
COMMENTS. The type locality of the species is part of the Tumen River, which is the
terrestrial boundary between Russia and North Korea.
Tribe Plateumarini Böving, 1922
Genus Plateumaris Thomson, 1859
30. Plateumaris sericea sibirica (Solsky, 1872) (Fig. 7) – N & S Korea.
31. Plateumaris shirahatai Kimoto, 1971 – S Korea.
32. Plateumaris weisei (Duvivier, 1885) – S Korea.
COMMENTS. Recently recorded from Yanggu County by Hayashi & Cho (2017).
Subfamily Criocerinae Latreille, 1804
Tribe Criocerini Latreille, 1804

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Genus Crioceris Geoffroy, 1762
33. Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758) – N & S Korea.
34. Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata (Scopoli, 1763) – N & S Korea.
Genus Lilioceris Reitter, 1913
35. Lilioceris gibba (Baly, 1861) – Korea.
COMMENTS. No precise locality from Korea was mentioned in the first record (Heinze,
1943), and since then no other specimens have been collected.
36. Lilioceris merdigera (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 12) – N & S Korea.
37. Lilioceris rugata (Baly, 1865) (Fig. 13) – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. Misidentified as L. gibba (Baly, 1861) by Lee & An (2001), Lee & Cho
(2006), and An (2011).
MATERIAL EXAMINED. South Korea: Gangwon Prov., Jeongseon-gun, Gohan-eup,
Mt. Hambaeksan, 37°9'46.40"N, 128°55'3.03"E, 6.VI 2006, 2 ex. (HCC), leg. H.W. Cho;
Gangwon Prov., Hoengseong-gun, Dunnae-myeon, Sapgyo-ri, 37°32'09.7"N, 128°17'18.6"E,
20.V 2010, 3 ex. (HCC), leg. H.W. Cho; Gyeongbuk Prov., Yeongyang-gun, Cheonggi-
myeon, Mt. Irwolsan, 36°48'29.7"N, 129°05'23.7"E, 30.IV 2006, 1 ex. (HCC), leg. H.W.
Cho; Chungbuk Prov., Danyang-gun, Daegang-myeon, Mt. Sobaeksan, 36°54'6.37"N,
128°27'43.11"E, 15.IV 2004, 1 ex. (HCC), leg. H.W. Cho; 1 ex. (HCC), same data as
preceding one except for 17.VII 2004; 1 ex. (HCC), same data as preceding one except for
24.IV 2005.
38. Lilioceris scapularis (Baly, 1859) (Fig. 14) – N & S Korea.
39. Lilioceris sieversi (Heyden, 1887) (Fig. 15) – S Korea.
40. Lilioceris sinica (Heyden, 1887) – N & S Korea.
− Lilioceris subpolita (Motschulsky, 1861)
COMMENTS. Lilioceris subpolita is endemic to Japan. The record from North Korea
(Cho, 1934; Kim, 1993) is probably based on misidentification of L. rugata or L. sinica.
41.? Lilioceris wagneri (Jacobson, 1893) – N Korea.
COMMENTS. The only record from Chongjin by Heinze (1943) should be confirmed by
recent material.
Tribe Lemini Gyllenhal, 1813
Genus Lema Fabricius, 1798
42. Lema adamsii Baly, 1865 – S Korea.
43. Lema concinnipennis Baly, 1865 – N & S Korea.
44. Lema coreensis Monrós, 1960 –S Korea.
COMMENTS. Recorded from Gwangneung Forest under the homonymic name L.
coreana Chûjô, 1933.
45. Lema coronata Baly, 1873 – S Korea.
46. Lema cyanella (Linnaeus, 1758) – N & S Korea.
47. Lema decempunctata (Gebler, 1829) (Fig. 8) – N & S Korea.
48. Lema delicatula Baly, 1873 – S Korea.
49. Lema dilecta Baly, 1873 – S Korea.
COMMENTS. Recorded from several regions in South Korea by An (2011).
50. Lema diversa Baly, 1873 (Fig. 9) – N & S Korea.
51. Lema fortunei Baly, 1859 (Fig. 10) – S Korea.
52. Lema honorata Baly, 1873 (Fig. 11) – S Korea.
53. Lema scutellaris (Kraatz, 1879) – N & S Korea.
Genus Oulema Des Gozis, 1886
54. Oulema atrosuturalis (Pic, 1923) – S Korea.

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Figs 2–16. Bruchinae (2, 3), Donaciinae (4–7) and Criocerinae (8–16). 2 – Bruchus bra-
chialis; 3 – Callosobruchus chinensis; 4 – Donacia bicoloricornis; 5 – D. flemola; 6 – D.
provostii; 7 – Plateumaris sericea sibirica; 8 – Lema decempunctata; 9 – L. diversa; 10 – L.
fortunei; 11 – L. honorata; 12 – Lilioceris merdigera; 13 – L. rugata; 14 – L. scapularis; 15
– L. sieversi; 16 – Oulema erichsonii.

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55. Oulema dilutipes (Fairmaire, 1888) – S Korea.
56. Oulema erichsonii (Suffrian, 1841) (Fig. 16) – S Korea.
57. Oulema oryzae (Kuwayama, 1931) – N & S Korea.
58. Oulema tristis tristis (Herbst, 1786) – N & S Korea.
59. Oulema viridula (Gressitt, 1942) – N & S Korea.
Subfamily Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813
Tribe Aspidimorphini Chapuis, 1875
Genus Aspidomorpha Hope, 1840
60. Aspidomorpha difformis (Motschulsky, 1861) (Fig. 17) – N & S Korea.
61. Aspidomorpha transparipennis (Motschulsky, 1861) – N & S Korea.
Tribe Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813
Genus Cassida Linnaeus, 1758
62. Cassida amurensis (Kraatz, 1879) – N & S Korea.
63. Cassida concha Solsky, 1872 (Fig. 18) – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. Including C. juglans Gressitt, 1942 as its synonym.
64. Cassida ferruginea Goeze, 1777 – S Korea.
65. Cassida fuscorufa Motschulsky, 1866 (Fig. 19) – N & S Korea.
66. Cassida japana Baly, 1874 (Fig. 20) – S Korea.
67. Cassida koreana Borowiec et Cho, 2011 (Fig. 21) – S Korea.
68. Cassida lineola Creutzer, 1799 – N & S Korea.
69. Cassida mandli Spaeth, 1921 – N & S Korea.
70. Cassida mongolica Boheman, 1854 – S Korea.
71. Cassida nebulosa Linnaeus, 1758 – N & S Korea.
72. Cassida nobilis Linnaeus, 1758 – N & S Korea.
73. Cassida pallidicollis Boheman, 1856 – N & S Korea.
74. Cassida piperata Hope, 1842 – N & S Korea.
75. Cassida rubiginosa rubiginosa Müller, 1776 (Fig. 22) – N & S Korea.
76. Cassida sigillata (Gorham, 1885) (Fig. 23) – N & S Korea.
77. Cassida spaethi Weise, 1900 – N Korea.
78. Cassida velaris Weise, 1896 – N & S Korea.
79. Cassida versicolor (Boheman, 1855) – N & S Korea.
80. Cassida vespertina Boheman, 1862 (Fig. 24) – S Korea.
COMMENTS. This species occurs only on Jeju Island.
81. Cassida viridis Linnaeus, 1758 – N & S Korea.
82. Cassida vittata Villers, 1789 – S Korea.
Genus Glyphocassis Spaeth, 1914
83. Glyphocassis spilota spilota (Gorham, 1885) – N & S Korea.
Genus Thlaspida Weise, 1899
84. Thlaspida biramosa biramosa (Boheman, 1855) (Fig. 28) – N & S Korea.
85. Thlaspida lewisii (Baly, 1874) (Fig. 29) – N & S Korea.
Tribe Hispini Gyllenhal, 1813
Genus Dactylispa Weise, 1897
86. Dactylispa angulosa (Solsky, 1872) (Fig. 25) – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. Including its synonymic name D. masonii Gesto, 1923.
87. Dactylispa excisa excisa (Kraatz, 1879) (Fig. 26) – N & S Korea.

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Figs 17–31. Cassidinae (17–29) and Chrysomelinae (30, 31). 17 – Aspidomorpha dif-
formis; 18 – Cassida concha; 19 – C. fuscorufa; 20 – C. japana; 21 – C. koreana; 22 – C.
rubiginosa rubiginosa; 23 – C. sigillata; 24 – C. vespertina; 25 – Dactylispa angulosa; 26 –
D. excisa excisa; 27 – Rhadinosa nigrocyanea; 28 – Thlaspida biramosa biramosa; 29 – T.
lewisii; 30 – Ambrostoma koreana; 31 – Chrysolina aurichalcea.

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88. Dactylispa koreana An, Kwon et Lee, 1985 – S Korea.
89. Dactylispa subquadrata subquadrata (Baly, 1874) – S Korea.
Genus Hispellinus Weise, 1897
90. Hispellinus chinensis Gressitt, 1950 – N & S Korea.
91. Hispellinus moerens (Baly, 1874) – S Korea.
Genus Rhadinosa Weise, 1905
92. Rhadinosa nigrocyanea (Motschulsky, 1860) (Fig. 27) – N & S Korea.

Subfamily Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802
Tribe Chrysomelini Latreille, 1802
Genus Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758
93. Chrysomela cuprea Fabricius, 1775 – N & S Korea.
94. Chrysomela cyaneoviridis Gruev, 1994 – N Korea.
95. Chrysomela lapponica Linnaeus, 1758 – N Korea.
96. Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758 – N & S Korea.
97. Chrysomela salicivorax (Fairmaire, 1888) – S Korea.
98. Chrysomela tremula tremula Fabricius, 1787 (Fig. 35) – N & S Korea.
99. Chrysomela vigintipunctata vigintipunctata (Scopoli, 1763) (Fig. 36) – N & S Korea.
Genus Gastrolina Baly, 1859
100. Gastrolina thoracica Baly, 1864 (Fig. 38) – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. Previously misidentified as G. depress Baly, 1859.
Genus Gastrolinoides Chûjô & Kimoto, 1960
101. Gastrolinoides japonica (Harold, 1877) (Fig. 39) – N & S Korea.
Genus Gastrophysa Chevrolat, 1836
102. Gastrophysa atrocyanea Motschulsky, 1860 (Fig. 40) – N & S Korea.
103. Gastrophysa polygoni elongata Jolivet, 1951 – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. New to South Korea.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. South Korea: Gangwon Prov., Gangneung, Yeongok-myeon,
Samsan-ri, 18–20.VIII 2001, 1 ex. (HCC), leg. J.I. Kim; Gangwon Prov., Sokcho, Seorak-
dong, Mt. Seoraksan, 18.V 2002, 1 ex. (HCC), leg. G.Y. Kwon.
Genus Phaedon Latreille, 1829
104. Phaedon brassicae Baly, 1874 (Fig. 47) – N & S Korea.
Genus Phratora Chevrolat, 1836
105. Phratora koreana Takizawa, 1985 (Fig. 48) – S Korea.
106. Phratora laticollis (Suffrian, 1851) – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. New to South Korea.
MATERIAL EXAMINED. South Korea: Gangwon Prov., Pyeongchang-gun, Jinbu-
myeon, Mt. Odaesan, 37°47'34.0"N, 128°33'39.7"E, 15.V 2005, 15 ex. (HCC), leg. H.W.
Cho; 13 ex. (HCC), same data as preceding one except for 31.V 2006.
107. Phratora obtusicollis Motschulsky, 1860 – N & S Korea.
108. Phratora polaris reitteri (Lopatin, 1962) – N Korea.
109. Phratora ryanggangensis Gruev, 1994 – N Korea.
110. Phratora vitellinae (Linnaeus, 1758) (Fig. 49) – N & S Korea.
COMMENTS. New to South Korea.

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