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. 2024 Dec 19:12:e129360.
doi: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e129360. eCollection 2024.

Checklist for the insect fauna of two East Sea Islands (Ulleungdo Is. and Dokdo Is.) in the Republic of Korea

Dong-Yeol Lee  1   2 , Ilyeong Jeong  1 , Seonmin Kim  1 , Jae Won Choi  3 , Min Hyeok Won  4 , Donguk Kim  1   2   5 , Dongmin Kim  6 , Young-Kun Kim  7 , Jiseung Jeon  1   2   5 , Jihun Ryu  1   2   5 , WooJun Bang  8 , Jun Hyuk Chang  1   2   5 , Kwang Shik Choi  1   2   5   9
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Checklist for the insect fauna of two East Sea Islands (Ulleungdo Is. and Dokdo Is.) in the Republic of Korea

Dong-Yeol Lee et al. Biodivers Data J. .

Abstract

Background: Ulleungdo and Dokdo, located in the East Sea, are volcanic islands with high ecological value due to their unique biodiversity. Although research on the insect fauna on these two Islands has been conducted from the early 19th century to recent times, limitations exist due to several issues, including misidentifications and historical errors. This study addresses these issues by conducting a comprehensive insect survey from 2020 to 2023, re-identifying misidentified specimens and compiling references to create an updated and accurate checklist of insect species for Ulleungdo and Dokdo.

New information: The checklists include 20 orders, 227 families and 1694 species, including 28 previously unrecorded species for Ulleungdo Island: Neoitamuscothurnatusunivittatus (Loew, 1871), Elachipterainsignis (Thomson, 1869), Elachipterasibirica (Loew, 1858), Muscinalevida (Harris, 1780), Orchisiacostata (Meigen, 1826), Ensinasonchi (Linnaeus, 1767), Armigeressubalbatus (Coquillett, 1898), Aedeskoreicus (Edwards, 1917), Aedesgalloisi Yamada, 1921, Aedesalbopictus (Skuse, 1894), Aedestogoi (Theobald, 1907), Stenolophusdifficilis (Hope, 1845), Dasytesvulgaris Nakane, 1963, Attaluselongatulus Lewis, 1895, Elacatiskraatzi Reitter, 1879, Polygraphusjezoensis Niisima, 1909, Scolytoplatypustycon Blandford, 1893, Ambrosiophilusatratus (Eichhoff, 1876), Psilarthroidesczerskyi (Zaslavskij, 1956), Tomoxianipponica Kôno, 1928, Adelphocorisdemissus Horvath, 1905, Corythuchamarmorata (Uhler, 1878), Spilarctiaseriatopunctatasuzukii Inoue & Maenami, 1963, Hypopyravespertilio (Fabricius, 1787), Simpliciarectalis (Eversmann, 1842), Acronictahercules (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874), Analetiapostica (Hampson, 1905) and Eudemisbrevisetosa Oku, 2005; 10 orders, 80 families and 201 species, including three unrecorded species for Dokdo Island: Arhopaloscelisbifasciata (Kraatz, 1879), Nabisstenoferus Hsiao, 1964 and Haplogonatopusoratorius (Westwood, 1833).

Keywords: Dokdo Island; East Sea; Ulleungdo Island; insect fauna; species diversity.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Geographical map of Ulleungdo and Dokdo islands with insets showing collection sites. Insets provide a detailed view of Ulleungdo with Seonginbong, Taeharyeong and Nari Basin, as well as the two main islands (Dongdo and Seodo) of Dokdo. Yellow points are the collection sites established at Ulleungdo and red points are those established at Dokdo.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Newly-recorded species of Dipetra from Ulleungdo. A Neoitamuscothurnatusunivittatus (Loew, 1871); B Elachipterainsignis (Thomson, 1869); C Elachipterasibirica (Loew, 1858); D Muscinalevida (Harris, 1780); E Orchisiacostata (Meigen, 1826); F Ensinasonchi (Linnaeus, 1767); G Armigeressubalbatus (Coquillett, 1898); H Aedeskoreicus (Edwards, 1917); I Aedesgalloisi Yamada, 1921; J Aedesalbopictus (Skuse, 1894); K Aedestogoi (Theobald, 1907).
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Newly-recorded species of Coleoptera and Hemiptera from Ulleungdo. A Stenolophusdifficilis (Hope, 1845); B Dasytesvulgaris Nakane, 1963; C Attaluselongatulus Lewis, 1895; D Elacatiskraatzi Reitter, 1879; E Polygraphusjezoensis Niisima, 1909; F Scolytoplatypustycon Blandford, 1893; G Ambrosiophilusatratus (Eichhoff, 1876); H Psilarthroidesczerskyi (Zaslavskij, 1956); I Tomoxianipponica Kôno, 1928; J Adelphocorisdemissus Horvath, 1905; K Corythuchamarmorata (Uhler, 1878).
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
Newly-recorded species of Lepidoptera from Ulleungdo. A Spilarctiaseriatopunctatasubsp.suzukii Inoue & Maenami, 1963; B Hypopyravespertilio (Fabricius, 1787); C Simpliciarectalis (Eversmann, 1842); D Acronictahercules (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874); E Analetiapostica (Hampson, 1905); F Eudemisbrevisetosa Oku, 2005.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Newly-recorded species from Dokdo. A Arhopaloscelisbifasciata (Kraatz, 1879); B Nabisstenoferus Hsiao, 1964; C Haplogonatopusoratorius (Westwood, 1833).
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Taxonomic distribution of insect species. A Ulleungdo Island; B Dokdo Island. The circular charts display the proportional representation of insect orders and their respective families, based on comprehensive species lists compiled for each Island. The percentages are rounded to the nearest whole number.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Histogram of insect species diversity by order on three East Sea islands. A. Ulleungdo Island; B. Dokdo Island; C. Oki Island.
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