New records to the Korean soil dwelling Mesostigmata fauna (Acari) Author Kontschan, Jeno Author Jeon, Mi Jeong Author Hwang, Jeong Mi Author Seo, Hong Yul text Journal of Species Research 2015 2015-02-28 4 1 33 44 http://dx.doi.org/10.12651/jsr.2015.4.1.033 journal article 10.12651/JSR.2015.4.1.033 2713-8615 12753489 Hypoaspis kargi Costa, 1968 New localities. As 216 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea , Prov. Kanwon: Kum-gang sen, Guriong chon, riverside northern slope, litter and underlying ground from below coniferous trees, 01.VI.1970 , leg. Mahunka, S. and Steinmann, H. Short description. Dorsal shield with reticulate sculptural pattern and bearing needle-like setae. Dorsal setae short reach the next ones. Genital shield of female linguliform, shields on ventral idiosoma covered by reticulate sculptural pattern. Presternal shields fused and formed a large and reticulate plate on anterior margin of sternal shield. Between genital and ventrianal shield two pairs of needle-like setae situated. Previous record from Korean Peninsula. - Distribution. Europa and Asia. Remarks. New for the Korean fauna.