A review of the intertidal Medon Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with description of a new species on the East Asian coasts
A taxonomic review of the seashore-inhabiting Medon Stephens along the East Asian coasts is presented based on morphological and molecular characters (COI). Specimens of Medon calculosus Ahn & Jeon, sp. nov. and M. tomokoae Shibata & Fujimoto are extremely similar to each oth...
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| description | A taxonomic review of the seashore-inhabiting Medon Stephens along the East Asian coasts is presented based on morphological and molecular characters (COI). Specimens of Medon calculosus Ahn & Jeon, sp. nov. and M. tomokoae Shibata & Fujimoto are extremely similar to each other, although there are differences in the form and structure of the aedeagus. Detailed comparison of morphological characters and molecular analyses based on genetic divergence and gene tree monophyly for species delimitation support the validity of the new species. Intraspecific genetic divergence of COI using uncorrected p-distance among Medon individuals ranged from 0% to 0.79%, while interspecific divergence among three Korean Medon species ranged from 7.74% to 11.69%. Morphological characters of M. calculosus Ahn & Jeon, sp. nov., M. prolixus (Sharp), and M. tomokoae are compared. The new species is described with illustrations of diagnostic characters and a key to species of the East Asian coastal Medon is presented. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c87d1f6b6ccd4e6a8b5d66c83b7c06f32025-02-08T08:31:33ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29702025-02-01122617118110.3897/zookeys.1226.137489137489A review of the intertidal Medon Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with description of a new species on the East Asian coastsKee-Jeong Ahn0Gae-Nam Jeon1Chungnam National UniversityChungnam National UniversityA taxonomic review of the seashore-inhabiting Medon Stephens along the East Asian coasts is presented based on morphological and molecular characters (COI). Specimens of Medon calculosus Ahn & Jeon, sp. nov. and M. tomokoae Shibata & Fujimoto are extremely similar to each other, although there are differences in the form and structure of the aedeagus. Detailed comparison of morphological characters and molecular analyses based on genetic divergence and gene tree monophyly for species delimitation support the validity of the new species. Intraspecific genetic divergence of COI using uncorrected p-distance among Medon individuals ranged from 0% to 0.79%, while interspecific divergence among three Korean Medon species ranged from 7.74% to 11.69%. Morphological characters of M. calculosus Ahn & Jeon, sp. nov., M. prolixus (Sharp), and M. tomokoae are compared. The new species is described with illustrations of diagnostic characters and a key to species of the East Asian coastal Medon is presented.https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/137489/download/pdf/ |
| spellingShingle | Kee-Jeong Ahn Gae-Nam Jeon A review of the intertidal Medon Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with description of a new species on the East Asian coasts ZooKeys |
| title | A review of the intertidal Medon Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with description of a new species on the East Asian coasts |
| title_full | A review of the intertidal Medon Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with description of a new species on the East Asian coasts |
| title_fullStr | A review of the intertidal Medon Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with description of a new species on the East Asian coasts |
| title_full_unstemmed | A review of the intertidal Medon Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with description of a new species on the East Asian coasts |
| title_short | A review of the intertidal Medon Stephens (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae) with description of a new species on the East Asian coasts |
| title_sort | review of the intertidal medon stephens coleoptera staphylinidae paederinae with description of a new species on the east asian coasts |
| url | https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/137489/download/pdf/ |
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