Amischa, Thomson, 1858

Lee, Seung-Gyu & Ahn, Kee-Jeong, 2023, Korean species of the genus Amischa Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae Aleocharinae), with a description of new species, Zootaxa 5230 (4), pp. 478-488 : 479

Key to Korean species of genus Amischa

1. Elytron short, about 0.7 times as long as wide; hind wings reduced....................................... A. analis

- Elytron relatively long, more than 0.7 times as long as wide; hind wings fully developed............................ 2

2. Head and pronotum relatively flattened and slightly impressed; posterior margin of tergite VIII distinctly emarginate (as in Fig. 2B )..................................................................................... A. bifoveolata

- Head and pronotum convex; posterior margin of tergite VIII almost truncate ( Fig. 6A )............... A. koreana sp. nov.

Figures

FIGURE 2. Amischa analis. A: antenna; B: female abdominal tergite VIII (dorsal aspect); C: female abdominal sternite VIII (ventral aspect); D: spermatheca. Scales = 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 6. Amischa koreana sp. nov. A: male abdominal tergite VIII (dorsal aspect); B: male abdominal sternite VIII (ventral aspect); C: median lobe of aedeagus (lateral aspect); D: paramere (lateral aspect); E: spermatheca. Scales = 0.1 mm.