Three species of Culicoides Latreille (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) newly recorded from the Republic of Korea Author Bellis, Glenn Author Kim, Heung-Chul Author Kim, Myung-Soon Author Klein, Terry A. Author Lee, Dong-Kyu Author Gopurenko, David text Zootaxa 2013 3718 2 171 182 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.5 a7721740-8c16-4df5-a962-b1427f2c15ac 1175-5326 221512 2ED9EC13-1317-425F-B5FC-93EC65EB0567 Culicoides pallidulus Yu. ( Figs. 3, 4, 5 ). Culicoides pallidulus Yu 1991:52 ; Yu et al. 2005:1244. Culicoides sp. Cho & Chong 1974:50. Culicoides obscuratus Ding and Yu, 1990: 54 (preoccupied by Culicoides obscuratus Statz, 1944 ). Non type material examined. Republic of Korea , Yongsan, Seoul, Korea , 19 Jun 1970, 5th Prev Med Lab ( 1 female ); Kimpo, Kyong Ki Do (Gyeonggi Province), Korea , 8 Jun 1970, 5th Prev Med Lab ( 1 female ); 274 females and 87 males collected from New Jersey traps in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, 37.9560o N , 127.0290o E ( 148 females , 32 males ); Paju, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9217o N , 126.7470o E ( 72 females , 21 males ); Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9275o N , 127.0591o E ( 31 females , 21 males ); Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9228o N , 127.0531o E ( 23 females , 13 males ) between 27.May.2010 and 20.Oct.2010 , and 170 females and 35 males collected from Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, 37.9560o N , 127.0290o E ( 62 females , 6 males ); Paju, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9217o N , 126.7470o E ( 50 females , 17 males ); Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9275o N , 127.0591o E ( 39 females , 7 males ); Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province; 37.9228o N , 127.0531o E ( 19 females , 5 males ) between 12.May.2011 and 29.Oct.2011 . Diagnosis. The only species of Culicoides subg. Beltranmyia with hairy eyes in both sexes and with female antennal SCo distribution 1,(2,4,7),9,(10,11),12. The description provided by Yu et al. (2005) is supplemented with data in Tables 1 –3. Distribution. This species is known from the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea .