Beetles in Nature

Family Name: Attelabidae (거위벌레과) Scientific Name: Byctiscus puberulus puberulus (Motschulsky) Korean Name: 뿔거위벌레 Body Length: 5.4-7.0 mm Date & Place: May 29, 2002, Mt. Gyebang, Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, KOREA Remarks: This species is a herbivore.

Family Name: Anthribidae (소바구미과) Scientific Name: Sphinctotropis laxus (Sharp) Korean Name: 회떡소바구미 Body Length: 4.2-8.0 mm Date & Place: May 5, 2002, Mt. Bonghwa, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, KOREA Remarks: This species can be found near decaying woods with fungi.

Family Name: Megalopodidae (수중다리잎벌레과) Scientific Name: Clythraxeloma cyanipennis Kraatz Korean Name: 수중다리잎벌레 Body Length: 8.0-10.5 mm Date & Place: Jun. 8, 2002, Mt. Bonghwa, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, KOREA Remarks: This species feeds on exuding sap from the plant stem.

Family Name: Chrysomelidae (잎벌레과) Scientific Name: Chrysomela vigintipunctata (Scopoli) Korean Name: 버들잎벌레 Body Length: 7.0-8.5 mm Date & Place: May 2, 2004, Mt. Bonghwa, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, KOREA Remarks: Both adults and larvae are herbivores.

Family Name: Cerambycidae (하늘소과) Scientific Name: Massicus raddei (Blessig) Korean Name: 하늘소 Body Length: 34-57 mm Date & Place: Jul. 21, 2003, Guksabong, Geoje, Gyeongnam Province, KOREA Remarks: Adults are attracted to the light. Larvae damage various deciduous trees.

Family Name: Pyrochroidae (홍날개과) Scientific Name: Pseudopyrochroa sp. Body Length: ca. 10 mm Date & Place: Apr. 11, 2002, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, KOREA Remarks: Adultis can be found on foliage and often be observed on the body of Meloe spp. for taking cantharidin of the blister beetle (Meloidae) in early spring. Larvae can be found under bark.

Family Name: Stenotrachelidae (목대장과) Scientific Name: Cephaloon pallens (Motschulsky) Korean Name: 목대장 Body Length: 10-14 mm Date & Place: [1st] May 17, 2003, Mt. Bonghwa, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, KOREA, [2nd] Feb. 7, 2003, same place Remarks: Adults can be found on flowers or foliage. Larvae live in decaying wood.

Family Name: Meloidae (가뢰과) Scientific Name: Lytta caraganae Pallas Korean Name: 청가뢰 Body Length: 10-22 mm Date & Place: May 29, 2002, Mt. Gyebang, Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, KOREA Remarks: They release toxic chemical substances known as cantharidin when disturbed. This defensive material causes blisters on the part of the feeble skin.

Family Name: Oedemeridae (하늘소붙이과) Scientific Name: Nacerdes luteipennis (Marseul) Korean Name: 노랑하늘소붙이 Body Length: 9.4-13.9 mm Date & Place: Jul. 15, 2003, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, KOREA Remarks: This species can be easily found on flowers.

Family Name: Tenebrionidae (거저리과) Scientific Name: Ceropria sp. Body Length: ca. 11 mm Date & Place: May 9, 2002, Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province, KOREA Remarks: This species is known as a fungus-eating beetle on rotten woods.