Limonius eximius ( Lewis, 1894 )

Han, Taeman, Park, Haechul, Lee, Youngbo, Kim, Namjeong, Ôhira, Hitoo, Platia, Giuseppe & Lee, Seunghwan, 2012, Taxonomic Review of the Subtribe Athouina Candèze, 1859 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Dendrometrinae, Dendrometrini) in Korea, Zootaxa 3591, pp. 47-66 : 54

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.283181

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6173532

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scientific name

Limonius eximius ( Lewis, 1894 )
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Limonius eximius ( Lewis, 1894)

Limonius eximius Lewis, 1894: 318 (Honshu of Japan)

Megapenthes purpureipennis Miwa, 1927: 20 (Mt. Takao in Tokyo, Japan), synonymized by Miwa, 1934: 166. Kibunea eximia (Lewis) : Kishii, 1966: 46 (Kyoto, Japan)

Korean record

Kibunea eximia Lewis : Park and Han, 1992: 138 (faunal study: 1ex, Mt. Balwang, Jeongseon, GW)

Description. Body length 6.5~ 7.5 mm, bronze black with tarsomeres a little infuscate: pronotum with metallic luster on surface: Elytra strongly tinted violet luster ( Lewis 1894, Kishii 1966)

Distribution. Japan (endemic) and Korea (?)

Remarks. This is endemic to Japan restricted to Honshu. Unfortunately, we could not locate the specimens reported as K. eximia by Park and Han (1992). Therefore, the species is remained in the Korean fauna until to examine the used specimens.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Elateridae

Genus

Limonius

Loc

Limonius eximius ( Lewis, 1894 )

Han, Taeman, Park, Haechul, Lee, Youngbo, Kim, Namjeong, Ôhira, Hitoo, Platia, Giuseppe & Lee, Seunghwan 2012
2012
Loc

Kibunea eximia

Park 1992: 138
1992
Loc

Megapenthes purpureipennis

Kishii 1966: 46
Miwa 1934: 166
Miwa 1927: 20
1927
Loc

Limonius eximius

Lewis 1894: 318
1894
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