Taxonomic Review of the Subtribe Athouina Candèze, 1859 (Coleoptera, Elateridae, Dendrometrinae, Dendrometrini) in Korea Author Han, Taeman Author Park, Haechul Author Lee, Youngbo Author Kim, Namjeong Author Ôhira, Hitoo Author Platia, Giuseppe Author Lee, Seunghwan text Zootaxa 2012 3591 47 66 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.283181 1b90d324-193c-4943-a2d4-069e62a48b7a 1175-5326 283181 Genus Limonius Eschscholtz, 1829 Limonius Eschscholtz, 1829 : 33 . Type species: Elater minutus Linnaeus, 1758 :406 (Europe) , by subsequent designation by Curtis, 1838 : No. 694 ( Sanchez-Ruiz, 1996: 108 ) and by Westwood, 1838 : 25 , type species: Elater bructeri Fabricius, 1801 : 243 ( Hyslop, 1921: 653 ) . Dendrometrus Gistel, 1848 : xi, unjustified replacement name, synonymized by Sanchez-Ruiz, 1996 : 108 . Kibunea Kishii., 1966 : 46 . Type species: Limonius eximius Lewis, 1894 : 318 ( Japan ) , by original designation, synonymized by Sanchez-Ruiz, 1996 : 108 . Description . Small to medium sized, sub-cylindrical. Head with simple or umbilicate punctures; frons depressed or rather flattened; frontal margin entire, well developed anteriorly; frontal groove transversely excavated. Antennae generally exceeding the pronotal hind angles by the 10th or 11th antennomeres in males, reaching to the base of hind angles in females; 2nd and 3rd segments short, sub-equal in length; 4th one a little longer than the combined length of 2nd and 3rd segments. Pronotum trapezoidal, generally a little longer than wide in male, a little longer than wide to more or less wider than long in females, with anterior-angles expanded; hind angles short, broad at base, with a single short carina; posterior margin lacking basal incisures and a basal notch; pronotosternal sutures double, distinctly furrowed anteriorly, posterior margin of hypomeron nearly straight, not emarginate; prosternal process expanded laterally; procoxal cavities narrowly opened posteriorly. Scutellum with median longitudinal elevation. Legs slender, moderately long; tarsomeres simple; claws simple. Distribution . Holarctic region: 10 species in the Palearctic region ( Cate 2007 ; Leseigner and Mertlik 2007 ) and 47 species in the Nearctic Region ( Dhafer 2009 ).