Abstract
In the present study, we review the genus Nippoptilia of Korea. In total, four species are recognized, including a new species, Nippoptilia distigmata sp. nov., and two new records, Nippoptilia cinctipedalis (Walker) and N. issikii Yano, for Korea. All the available information, such as distributional ranges and biology of each taxon, is provided. The keys to the genus Nippoptilia in Korea are provided, along with illustrations of external and genitalic characteristics.
Acknowledgments
We are grateful to Dr C. Gielis, National Natural History Museum, The Netherlands, for valuable comments and discussions on our research. We are also indebted to Prof. Y.S. Bae (Incheon University, Korea) and Dr B.W. Lee (Korea National Arboretum, Korea) for their loan of material and valuable advice and D. Matthews Lott (McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, University of Florida, USA) for her helpful comments on the manuscript. This study was supported by the Cooperative Research Program for Agricultural Science and Technology Development (Project No. 200901FHT051430521), RDA, Republic of Korea, and Korea National Arboretum, Korea Forest Service (Project No. KNA1-1-5).