Appolonius oblongus Tomokuni, 1995

Kim, Wonwoong, Oh, Minsuk, Kim, Wongun, Ahn, Soojeong & Cho, Geonho, 2025, Additions, corrections, and bibliographic issues on the Heteropteran fauna of Korea (Insecta: Hemiptera), Zootaxa 5636 (1), pp. 69-101 : 82

Appolonius oblongus Tomokuni, 1995

( Fig. 2C )

Material examined. South Korea. Jeju-do: 1 ♂, 2 ♀, 1 nymph, Jeju-si, Seonheul-ri (33.515587, 126.706913), 05.viii.2023, leg. Wonwoong Kim ( SCNU) ; 1 ♀, Seonheul-ri (33.511787, 126.705448), same date and collector ( SCNU) .

Photographic record. South Korea. Jeju-do: 1 imago, Seogwipo-si, Andeok-myeon , 23.x.2022, photo by Sechae Kim; 1 imago, Seogwipo-si, 03.xii.2023, photo by Sechae Kim .

Distribution. Korea (Jeju Island), Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Nansei Islands) ( Ishikawa & Tomokuni 2012a).

Comments. The specimens from Korea well matches the original description and figure by Tomokuni (1995a). Adults and immatures from Jeju Island were found on the bark of Celtis sinensis Pers. ( Cannabaceae ), Machilus thunbergii Siebold & Zucc. ( Lauraceae ), and Quercus myrsinifolia Blume ( Fagaceae ).

Figures

FIGURE 2. Live habitus of Korean Heteroptera. A. Arocatus rufipes Stål, 1872 (Lygaeidae); B. Pachygrontha similis Uhler, 1896 (Pachygronthidae); C. Appolonius oblongus Tomokuni, 1995 (Rhyparochromidae); D. Caridops pseudadmistus Zheng, 1981 (Rhyparochromidae); E. Neolethaeus lewisi (Distant, 1883) (Rhyparochromidae); F. Geocoris (Geocoris) proteus Distant, 1883 (Geocoridae); G. Parachilocoris japonicus Lis, 1994 (Cydnidae); H. Dysdercus (Paradysdercus) evanescens Distant, 1902 (Pyrrhocoridae); [Photo credit. A, E, H: WonGun Kim; B: Soojeong Ahn; C, D, F, G: Wonwoong Kim].