Discovery of an unrecorded jewel beetle species of the genus Trachys (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in South Korea, with ecological notes

Donguk Kim; Eunjoong Kim; Soo Jeong Park; Sang Jae Suh

doi:10.1016/j.japb.2024.11.009

Discovery of an unrecorded jewel beetle species of the genus Trachys (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in South Korea, with ecological notes

Donguk Kim
, Eunjoong Kim
, Soo Jeong Park
, Sang Jae Suh

Department of Plant Medicine

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Abstract

The leaf-mining jewel beetle, Trachys auricollis Saunders, 1873, is a known leaf-miner of Pueraria montana var. lobata and is widely distributed across East Asia, including Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and India. However, this species had not been recorded on the Korean Peninsula until now. During a recent survey of buprestid beetles on Namhaedo Island, South Korea, a significant number of T. auricollis specimens were discovered, marking the first record of this species in Korea. Additionally, diagnostic characters and ecological notes are provided to support species identification.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	757-761
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity
Volume	18
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2024.11.009
State	Published - 1 Dec 2025

Keywords

Agrilinae
Tracheini
Trachys auricollis
ecology
leaf miner

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Discovery of an unrecorded jewel beetle species of the genus Trachys (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in South Korea, with ecological notes

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