Heung-sik Lee

Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency · Plant Pest Control Department Division of Plant Quarantine

Parasitic moths are common in social wasp (Hymenoptera) nests, attacking many species of Polistinae and a few species of Vespinae. In the Republic of Korea, two moth species are known to parasitize the brood of Polistes rothneyi koreanus: Pyralis regalis (Pyralidae) and Anatrachyntis japonica (Cosmopterigidae). Although previously reported elsewher...

Two new and very similar species of the genus Xynobius Foerster, 1863 are described and illustrated, X. subparallelus Han & van Achterberg, sp. nov. from Japan (Honshu) and X. setosiscutum van Achterberg, sp. nov. from Norway. Three species are newly reported from Norway: Xynobius aciculatus (Thomson, 1895), X. comatus (Wesmael, 1835), and X. polyz...

We compared the population genetic structure between populations of the blueberry gall midge—Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)—from blueberry and cranberry and determined the genetic relationships among geographical subgroups by genotyping 632 individuals from 31 different populations from their native USA regions (New Jersey,...

Correct identification of invasive species is an important step for further management of this species. New type of leafcurling gall midge feeding on jujube, Ziziphus jujube Miller (Rhamnaceae), was discovered in Korea in 2011. At that time, this species was not identified as specific level, so it was recorded as Dasineura sp. Since then, the jujub...

The furva species-group of Nomada from Korea is reviewed in the present study, with one newly recognized species, Nomada pulawskii Tsuneki. Detailed taxonomical description, and illustrations of adults and male genitalia are provided along with a key to species.

Native to North America, the blueberry gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson) (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae), is an economically important insect pest of blueberry and cranberry in its native range (USA and Canada) as well as in other parts of the world. Although two genetically distinct D. oxycoccana populations associated with blueberry and cranber...

To infer the introduction sources of the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis, we used a mitochondrial marker to reconstruct the haplotype network and 15 microsatellite loci to reveal genetic structure and relationships between the geographically or temporally different collections from Asia. We performed Approximate Bayesian computations to inf...

Among Korean bumblebees, Bombus ignitus and B. ardens are relatively abundant and important for pollination of wildflowers and agricultural crops. Although the males are easily distinguishable phenotypically, the female castes are difficult to identify from each other. Here we evaluated the value of some morphometric characters in species identific...

Lycorma delicatula (White) suddenly arrived in Korea where it rapidly spread out in the central region of Korea and caused serious damage to grape vineyards. To trace the source region of its invasiveness, population genetic structures were compared between the native region, China, and the introduced regions, Korea and Japan. We examined 762 indiv...

Two species of the leafhopper tribe Scaphoideini, Phlogotettix longicornis Kamitani, Hayashi & Yamada, 2007 and Scaphoidella arboricola Vilbaste, 1968 are reported for the first time from Korea. The species are redescribed including phtographs of habitus and genitalia and a key to species of Scaphoideini from Korea is provided.

Lycorma delicatula (White) suddenly arrived in South Korea where it rapidly spread out in the central region of South Korea and became a pest causing serious damage to grapevine yards. To trace the source region of its invasiveness, population genetic structures were compared between the native region, China, and the introduced regions, Korea and J...

Soil temperature is an important factor for determining ant species inhabitation, but it has rarely been applied in species distribution modeling due to limited data sources. Hence, this study aimed to develop a predictive model for soil temperature and evaluate the potential distribution of a few ant species in South Korea. The monthly maximum and...

The longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis) is a globally distributed ant species with a high invasion risk, suggesting the need to use species distribution modeling to evaluate its potential distribution. Therefore, this study aimed to predict the potential distribution of longhorn crazy ants in response to climate change by using CLIMEX and...

In this study, we analyzed the potential distribution of red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), in response to climate change in South Korea using CLIMEX, a species distribution model. We further attempted to evaluate the risk of the distribution/invasion and subsequent dispersion by considering climatic suitabil...

The Phytosciara genus group (Diptera, Sciaridae: Phytosciara Frey, Dolichosciara Tuomikoski, and Prosciara Frey) are studied in the Korean peninsula. Dolichosciara koreaensis Shin & Menzel sp. n. is described and illustrated as new to science. Additionally, four species are reported as new to Korea: Dolichosciara orcina (Tuomikoski, 1960), Dolichos...

The tropical fire ant (TFA, Solenopsis geminata) is an aggressive fire ant species that can cause health problems in humans and damages ecosystems. The TFA can be found across the world, from North and South America to Africa, Asia, and Oceania; further, it has been introduced into new areas by human transport or natural flights. In this study, spe...

Infestation of phosphine (PH3) resistant insects threatens global grain reserves. PH3 fumigation controls rice weevil (Sitophilus oryzae) but not highly resistant insect pests. Here, we investigated naturally occurring strains of S. oryzae that were moderately resistant (MR), strongly resistant (SR), or susceptible (wild-type; WT) to PH3 using glob...

Aggressive red imported fire ants (RIFAs) are expanding their habitat due to active international trade and global warming. To prevent infestation and settlement, RIFAs must be removed during the quarantine process. Because RIFAs are social insects and have different morphological characteristics depending on their castes, non‐ant taxonomists have...

Here we propose a new monophyletic subfamily, the Chaetosciarinae, based on previous morphological cladistic and molecular phylogenetic studies. This new subfamily includes the genera Chaetosciara Frey, Mouffetina Frey, Schwenckfeldina Frey, and Scythropochroa Enderlein. We also provide a definition of the new subfamily Chaetosciarinae and describe...

We conducted quarantine insect species diversity monitoring using DNA barcoding with 517 lepidopteran samples that were obtained from quarantine inspections of foreign vessels entering Korea. For species delimitation and species identification of the analyzed samples, we applied a 2% cutoff rule. Consequently, 145 (368 samples) were considered taxo...

Mitochondrial DNA part B : Resources DNA Barcoding in Quarantine Inspection: A Case Study on Quarantine Insect Monitoring for Lepidoptera Obtained through Quarantine Inspection on Foreign Vessels Electronic Supplementary Material Table S1. Collection the information about the samples obtained through quarantine inspection.

Mitochondrial DNA part B : Resources DNA Barcoding in Quarantine Inspection: A Case Study on Quarantine Insect Monitoring for Lepidoptera Obtained through Quarantine Inspection on Foreign Vessels Electronic Supplementary Material Figure S1. Photos of voucher specimens used for DNA barcoding.

Mitochondrial DNA part B : Resources DNA Barcoding in Quarantine Inspection: A Case Study on Quarantine Insect Monitoring for Lepidoptera Obtained through Quarantine Inspection on Foreign Vessels Electronic Supplementary Material Table S3. List of the exotic insect species introduced into Korea.

Mitochondrial DNA part B : Resources DNA Barcoding in Quarantine Inspection: A Case Study on Quarantine Insect Monitoring for Lepidoptera Obtained through Quarantine Inspection on Foreign Vessels Electronic Supplementary Material Figure S2. Pairwise divergence frequency of 517 MOTUs of the lepidopteran insects obtained through quarantine inspect...

Mitochondrial DNA part B : Resources DNA Barcoding in Quarantine Inspection: A Case Study on Quarantine Insect Monitoring for Lepidoptera Obtained through Quarantine Inspection on Foreign Vessels Electronic Supplementary Material Table S2. The identification results of 517 MOTUs using the BLAST searching method of the NCBI GenBank and the Identi...

We analyzed the population genetic structure and demographic history of 20 Lymantria dispar populations from Far East Asia using microsatellite loci and mitochondrial genes. In the microsatellite analysis, the genetic distances based on pairwise FST values ranged from 0.0087 to 0.1171. A NeighborNet network based on pairwise FST genetic distances s...

Interception data pertaining to Coleoptera, Hemiptera, Lepidoptera, Diptera, Thysanoptera, and Hymenoptera collected at the Korean quarantine border were cross-checked with incursion data during 1996?2014. Overall, 114,636 interception records of 1,075 species belonging to the six orders were detected, while 33 species (out of 2,710 newly recorded...

The South Korean fauna of the bee genus Lasioglossum Curtis (Halictidae: Halictini) belonging to the Lasioglossum series (i.e., those with the second submarginal crossvein strong) are reviewed. A total of 12 species are recognized for the country. Lasioglossum circularum Fan & Ebmer is recorded for the first time from the Korean Peninsula and the f...

Twelve species in total are recognized for the subgenus Lasioglossum (Dialictus) Robertson, 1902 from Japan, the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan. Lasioglossum (Dialictus) alishanense sp. nov. and L. (D.) taiwanense sp. nov. from Taiwan, are described as new. Four species are recorded from the following localities for the first time: L. (D.) miyabei Mur...

We investigated the usefulness of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (COI) DNA barcoding of the genus Bradysia for the detection of immature stages and cryptic species complex. Although the larvae of some species in this genus are agricultural pests, immature stages are rarely identified due to the lack of key morphological characteristics. We cons...

The blueberry gall midge, Dasineura oxycoccana (Johnson), is a serious insect pest of blueberries and cranberries in North America. In this study, we developed 12 novel microsatellite loci for this gall midge. To obtain its sequence data, next-generation sequencing was performed using mixed individuals collected from Korea and the USA. The develope...

A taxonomic review of the Korean Lymantria Hübner, 1819 was conducted. A total of nine species of five subgenera with two unrecorded species are listed: Lymantria (Porthetria) dispar Linnaeus 1758, L. (P.) xylina Swinhoe 1903, L. (Lymantria) monacha (Linnaeus 1758), L. (L.) minomonis Matsumura 1933 (new to Korea), L. (L.) similis monachoides Schint...

DNA barcoding and morphological analyses of Korean Lymantria (Erebidae, Lepidoptera) were conducted for quarantine inspection. In DNA barcoding, Lymantria dispar identified through quarantine inspection was distinguished as three species, L. dispar asiatica, L. albescens, and L. xylina. Lymantria monacha, which is known as a single species in Korea...

The taxonomy of Zygoneura Meigen, 1830 (Diptera: Sciaridae) is studied. A total of three species of Zygoneura is found in Korea: Zygoneura (Zygoneura) sciarina Meigen, 1830, Zygoneura (Pharetratula) bidens (Mamaev, 1968), and Zygoneura (Pharetratula) flavicornis (Mamaev, 1968). Z. bidens is recorded from Korea for the first time. All three species...

The genus Charitoprepes (Warren), a probable vagrant group of the family Crambidae is newly recorded for the first time from the Korean Peninsula, which was described based on C. lubricosa (Warren) from Jeju islands. Diagnosis and illustrations of detailed diagnostic characters, including genitalia are provided.

Lasioglossum (Acanthalictus) dybowskii is recorded from South Korea for the first time. The species is redescribed, and drawings and photographs of taxonomically important characters are added. Bionomical data such as flight and flower records and habitat are reported. A checklist of the genus Lasioglossum in the Korean Peninsula is presented.

The genus Cratyna Winnertz, 1867 (Diptera: Sciaridae) is studied in the Korean peninsula. Cratyna (s. str.) suwonensis Shin, Menzel & Lee sp. nov. is described as new to science. Additionally, three species are redescribed and illustrated as new to Korea: C. (s. str.) ambigua (Lengersdorf, 1934), C. (s. str.) nigerrima (Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1979),...

Lycorma delicatula (White) was recently introduced in Korea, acting as a grape insect pest. Since the introduction of this invasive insect, it initially spread rapidly throughout central and southern Korea, and is now distributed throughout the mainland. Here we developed new mitochondrial markers from NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 and NADH dehydrog...

Eleven Coleophora species were found in a faunistic survey for the family Coleophoridae (Lepidoptera: Gelechioidea) in Baengnyeong and Yeonpyeong Islands, located near the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea. Among them, three species Coleophora adjunctella Hodgkinson, C. chenopodii Oku, and C. kurokoi Oku have been recorded for the first time in K...

The disease and insect were surveyed locally in greenhouse, fruit packing house and store house of 51 farms in 13 towns having purpose of paprika exportation. By analysis, various disease and insect were not only founded locally but more ones detected in farms having old facilities and no natural enemy. We found 15 pathogens such as Fusarium spp.,...

Coleophora virgaureae Stainton of Coleophoridae is reported for the first time from Korea, with a description and illustrations of the adult and genitalia are presented based on a single female specimen collected from Mt. Suri, Gyeonggi-do.

On shiitake farms, mycophagous maggots can cause serious damage by preventing formation of the fruiting body. Recently, these pests have significantly reduced shiitake production in Korea. However, larvae and female adults cannot be identified due to their lack of morphological characteristics. Therefore, farmers and applied entomologists are unabl...

Seven species of sciarid flies were collected in shiitake mushroom farm in Korea. Among them, Lycoriella ingenua (Dufour 1839) and Bradysia difformis Frey 1948 were dominant as possible pests of the shiitake mushroom because the larvae were found on both oak bed logs and in the artificial sawdust beds for shiitake cultivation. Five other species, w...

Since 2007, serious collapses of the bedlogs used to cultivate shiitake mushrooms in Korea have been reported. An investigation of these shiitake mushroom farms revealed two Camptomyia spp. (C. corticalis and C. heterobia) as major pests. These gall midges feed on mycelium of the shiitake mushroom, thereby disturbing the formation of mushroom fruit...

Descriptions are given for the adults of both sexes and immature stages of Arge hasegawae Takeuchi, 1927, based on the holotype and newly acquired material. Rubus crataegifolius Bunge (Rosaceae) is newly recorded as a host plant. The life history is recorded for the first time based on rearing of material collected in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, Korea. Arg...

The blossom midge, Contarinia maculipennis Felt (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) originated in Southeast Asia and is present in Japan, the continental USA, and Hawaii. Recently, C. maculipennis was intercepted in Japan, USA and the Netherlands by using orchid flowers imported from Southeast Asian countries. This pest is designated as a quarantine pest in K...

This study was performed to establish an effective method of hot-water treatment and modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) storage for disinfestating insects that disturb quarantine and the quality preservation of sweet persimmon fruits during postharvest storage and shipping. Hot-water dipping was treated at 15 for 10 min., 48 for 10 min., and 50 fo...

Ginseng stem fungus gnat, Phytosciara procera, is reported as a ginseng pest for the first time. It is new to science that a member of the family Sciaridae is a ginseng pest. In our observation, larvae of the gnat can penetrate the stem of ginseng, and then they make a shaft in shoot and root. Number of adults captured by yellow sticky traps were p...

Tropical fire ant, Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius) is distributed over the tropical and temperate areas. It is a polyphagous pest attacking to various plant and causes the pain to the people doing outdoor work. So it is known for a hygienic pest to human being, especially the people doing outdoor activities. It can cause severe pain to human, even...

A gall midge species forming leaf margin roll galls on Robinia pseudoacacia L. (Fabaceae) was newly found in Japan an South Korea. Based on morphological features, this gall midge was identified as obolodiplosis robiniae (Heldemann), which is native to eastern North America. There was no sequential variation among five individuals from Japan and So...

Hoplitis parvula Dufour et Perris, newly recorded from Korea was identified among megachilid specimens collected in Jeongseon and Yongin.

A gall midge species forming leaf margin roll galls on Robinia pseudoacaciaL. (Fabaceae)was newly foundin Japan and SouthKorea. Based on morphological features,this gallmidgewas identifiedas Obolodiplosis robiniae (Haldemann),whichis native to easternNorthAmerica.Therewas no sequential variation amongfive individualsfrom Japanand SouthKorea.SinceR....