A taxonomic review of Korean species of the genus Philhygra Mulsant & Rey (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) Author Lee, Seung-Gyu Author Ahn, Kee-Jeong text Zootaxa 2012 3483 58 70 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.210277 dbd00d54-cf11-4974-91bf-badee2e4ab2e 1175-5326 210277 83E9363D-0D2C-4742-B92B-A66774867517 Philhygra elongatula ( Gravenhorst, 1802 ) ( Figs. 1 A, 2A–C) Aleochara elongatula Gravenhorst, 1802 : 79 . Aleochara teres Gyllenhal, 1810 : 390 (as valid species). Aleochara microcephala Stephens, 1832 : 138 (as valid species). Metaxya impressifrons Mulsant & Rey, 1875 : 168 (as valid species). Atheta ( Metaxya ) subpolaris Fenyes, 1909 : 423 (as valid species). Metaxya deceptor Casey, 1910 : 79 (as valid species). Atheta elongatula : Everts, 1922 : 101 (as valid species). Aleochara teres : Everts, 1922 : 101 (as synonym of Atheta elongatula ). Aleochara microcephala : Everts, 1922 : 101 (as synonym of Atheta elongatula ). Atheta ( Metaxya ) wankaiana Bernhauer, 1927 : 98 (as valid species). Atheta ( Metaxya ) transsilvanica Benick, 1943 : 6 (as valid species). Atheta ( Hygroecia ) elongatula : Brundin, 1944 : 225 (as valid species). Atheta ( Philhygra ) elongatula : Benick & Lohse, 1974 : 145 ; Paśnik, 2001 : 206 ; Smetana, 2004 : 391 (as valid species). Metaxya deceptor : Gusarov, 2003 (Internet site) (as synonym of Philhygra subpolaris ). Philhygra subpolaris : Gusarov, 2003 (Internet site) (as valid species). Metaxya impressifrons : Smetana, 2004 : 391 (as synonym of Atheta elongatula ). Atheta ( Metaxya ) subpolaris : Smetana, 2004 : 391 (as synonym of Atheta elongatula ). Atheta ( Metaxya ) wankaiana : Smetana, 2004 : 391 (as synonym of Atheta elongatula ). Atheta ( Philhygra ) transsilvanica : Smetana, 2004 : 393 (as valid species). Atheta ( Metaxya ) transsilvanica : Ádám, 2008 : 140 (as synonym of Atheta elongatula ). Description. Body length 2.8–3.8 mm . Body ( Fig. 1 A) generally dark brown; antennae and pronotum paler; legs yellowish brown. Head narrower than pronotum; eyes prominent, about as long as tempora; antennae long and slender, antennomeres 4–10 slightly elongate, 11 about as long as preceding two combined; anterior margin of labrum emarginate; a-sensillum relatively long; prementum with medial pseudopores absent and lateral pseudopores present. Pronotum slightly transverse, approximately 1.15–1.20 times as wide as long, widest in apical third; pubescence in midline directed anteriorly. Elytron approximately 1.85 times longer than wide, postero-lateral margin very weakly sinuate. Male tergite VIII with 5 macrosetae on each side of midline, posterior margin truncate; male sternite VIII with 7 macrosetae on each side of midline, posterior margin broadly round; posterior margin of female tergite VIII emarginate; posterior margin of female sternite VIII round. Aedeagus as in Figs. 2 A–C. Material examined. KOREA : 4 ex., Phjongjang, 16 v 1974 , ISEA ; Gangwon prov.: 3 ex., Kymgang-san Mts., 16–18 vi 1974 , ISEA FIGURE 1. Habitus of Philhygra . A, P. elongatula , 3.4 mm; B, P . homoeopyga , 3.6 mm; C, P . palustris , 2.9 mm; D, P . polaris , 4.0 mm; E, P . pseudoelongatula , 3.0 mm; F, P . sparsa , 3.1 mm; G, P . yokkaichiana 2.9 mm. FIGURE 2. Philhygra elongatula . A, median lobe, lateral aspect; B, median lobe, ventral aspect; C, paramere, lateral aspect. Scale bars 0.1 mm. Distribution. Europe, Iran , Korea, North Africa ( Algeria , Morocco , Tunisia ) and Russia (East Siberia, West Siberia) ( Smetana 2004 ). Remarks. No specimens were available for dissection. Therefore, we could not describe the mouthparts in detail.