taxonID	type	description	language	source
03D787A88E60FFD43BD6FA3A7CB1F867.taxon	type_taxon	Type species: Phora incrassata Meigen, 1830 (by original designation) (senior replacement name of Nemosia Lioy, nec Vielliot, 1816).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E60FFD43BD6FA3A7CB1F867.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis for genus (modified from Brown 1992; Nakayama & Shima 2002). Frons without supra-antennal bristle. Ocellar region raised from vertex. Anterior ocellus oval, distinctly wider than long. Anepisternum with short setulae on upper part. Fore tarsomere 5 widened. Hind tibia with two or three dorsal longitudinal setal palisades. Wing vein R 2 + 3 reduced or absent. Male abdominal segment 6 with paired or single sternite. Aedeagus basically tubular.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E60FFD43BD6FA3A7CB1F867.taxon	description	(modified after Beyer 1959; Nakayama & Shima 2002; Michailovskaya 2004)	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E60FFD43BD6FA3A7CB1F867.taxon	discussion	Note. Although the characteristics of hypopygium are critical for identification of Peromitra species, some species have been described without illustrations of the hypopygium so far. Among them, the hypopygia of two species, viz. P. cornigera and P. subagilis, are examined and used as diagnostic characters in this key, based on the photographs of the type specimens of these species (Figs. 14, 15).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E63FFD03BD6FF627CB5FA44.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 A, 1 B, 2 A – C, 3 A – E, 4 A – C, 5 A, 5 B, 6)	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E63FFD03BD6FF627CB5FA44.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Peromitra species by the combination of the following characteristics: vertex with highly raised ridge along posterior margin; anterior ocellus slightly wider than lateral ocelli, distinctly protruded anteriorly; first flagellomere blackish brown; hind tibia without anterodorsal bristle on basal half, and without dorsoapical bristle; wing vein R 2 + 3 present but faint; epandrial lobe extended to right side posteroventrally, rounded apically; dorsal extension of apical portion of aedeagus with dorsal and ventral shark fin-shaped processes and narrow, perpendicularly curved apical projection with blunt apex.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E63FFD03BD6FF627CB5FA44.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length 2.38 – 3.27 mm (n = 10). Head (Figs. 1 A, 2 A – C). Frons black, shiny, with three transverse rows of four long bristles and sparsely covered fine hairs; supra-antennal bristle absent; middle row of bristles nearly straight. Vertex with highly raised ridge along posterior margin; ocellar region (Fig. 2 A – C) raised, approximately 1.5 × wider than long; anterior ocellus oval, approximately 1.6 × wider than long, slightly wider than lateral ocelli, distinctly protruded anterodorsally. First flagellomere dark brown, subglobose. Arista dark brown, located subapically. Palpus dark brown, with single long apical bristle and some shorter bristles along apex to ventral margin. Labrum brown and labella pale yellow, short. Thorax (Fig. 1 A). Scutum and scutellum blackish brown. Posterior margin of scutum without strong prescutellar bristles between post-alar bristles. Scutellum with anterior pair of short, narrow bristles and posterior pair of long, strong bristles. Pleuron blackish brown but lower part under one-third of anepisternum slightly brighter. Upper half of anepisternum covered with short setae. Legs (Figs. 1 A, 4 A – C). Blackish brown except fore tibia and tarsus yellowish brown and midtarsus brown. Fore tibia (Fig. 4 A) with single strong dorsal bristle on basal half, single longitudinal row of short dorsal setulae on apical half, and two preapical short posterior setae. Apical fore tarsomere widened, with enlarged pulvilli. Midtibia (Fig. 4 B) with single dorsal longitudinal setal palisade, single pair of dorsal bristles on basal quarter, one anteroventral preapical bristle, one short dorsal seta, one short anterodorsal seta, two long ventroapical spurs and one short ventral bristle near apical spurs. Hind tibia (Fig. 4 C) with two dorsal longitudinal setal palisades, one anterodorsal preapical bristle, three ventroapical spurs, and some short posteroapical setae. Wing (Fig. 5 A). 2.02 – 2.84 mm long (n = 10). Costal index 0.45 – 0.48. Mean costal ratio 4.15: 1.80: 1; range 3.73 – 4.92: 1.64 – 2.17: 1. Costal setae of costal section III 0.07 – 0.09 mm long. Vein Rs with single row of short, fine setulae on dorsal face except apical end. Vein R 2 + 3 present but faint. Apex of Vein R 4 + 5 not widened. Vein M 1 started near point of base of R 2 + 3, highly curved basally and nearly straight apically. Veins brown, membrane hyaline with yellow tinge. 7 – 8 alular setae present, 0.10 – 0.18 mm long. Halter black. Abdomen (Fig. 1 A). Tergites blackish brown, shiny. Venter of abdomen dark brown, with single pair of rounded sternite 6. Hypopygium (Fig. 6 A – D). Epandrium asymmetrical, dark brown. Left and right epandrial lobe fused and extended to right side posteroventrally, rounded apically, covered with some short hairs on surface (Fig. 6 A – C). Hypandrium large, dark brown. Lower portion of hypandrium with single pair of lateral membranous lobe cordate, spinulose on posterior and ventral margin; anteroventral portion of lateral membranous lobe slightly pointed (Fig. 6 A, C). Posterior margin of left side of hypandrium with large hooked plate, single narrow digitiform process under hooked plate, and single short, rounded process near posteroventral corner of lateral membranous lobe (Fig. 6 A). Posterior margin of right side of hypandrium similar to left side, but hooked plate less acute (Fig. 6 C). Single pair of small anteroventral processes near basal portion of phallapodeme present, highly sclerotized (Fig. 6 D). Cercus and hypoproct short, with some short hairs. Aedeagus (Fig. 6 E, F). Basically tubular, consisting of dorsal tube and ventral process protruding at middle of dorsal tube. Right side of basal half of dorsal tube with transparent area (Fig. 6 F). Apical half of dorsal tube elongated and curved perpendicularly, with single dorsal and two ventral shark fin-shaped processes basally, and narrow, perpendicularly curved apical projection with blunt apex. Ventral process mostly membranous except upper margin, strongly curved upwardly, with expanded membrane on right side (Fig. 6 D). Female. Body length 2.85 – 4.14 mm (n = 10). Head (Figs. 1 B, 3 A – E). Similar to male but different as follows: first flagellomere smaller, globose (Fig. 3 A); labrum stout, dark brown, pyriform, with apically bifurcated, upwardly curved hook at tip and single pair of long spines ventrally (Fig. 3 B – C); labella broadened, with ligula long, pointed, highly sclerotized; ventral surface of each labellum with pseudotracheae only on inner half of labellum (Fig. 3 D – E). Thorax (Fig. 1 B). Similar to male. Legs (Fig. 1 B). Similar to male but fore tarsomere 5 not widened. Wing (Fig. 5 B). Similar to male, 2.29 – 2.91 mm long (n = 10). Costal index 0.45 – 0.49. Mean costal ratio 3.79: 1.90: 1; range 3.33 – 4.24: 1.58 – 2.13: 1. Costal setae of costal section III 0.07 – 0.10 mm long. 6 – 8 alular setae present, 0.14 – 0.22 mm long. Abdomen (Figs. 1 B, 6 G – I). Tergites 1 – 6 well developed, blackish brown. Abdominal segment 7 membranous, without tergite and sternite. Entire surface of abdominal segment 8 longitudinally wrinkled and highly melanized except membranous dorsomedial line, with single pair of tergite 8 posterodorsally; tergite 8 rounded (Fig. 6 G, H), bare. Anterior half of dorsal face of segment 9 + 10 membranous, with some short hairs; posterior half of dorsal face of segment 9 + 10 with well-developed tergite 9; tergite 9 pale brown, with concave anterior margin and rounded posterior margin, covered with some short hairs (Fig. 6 G). Venter of abdomen dark brown, without sclerites except on segment 9 + 10. Anterior half of segment 9 + 10 with butterfly-shaped sclerite covering lateral and ventral surface, posterolateral edge fused with anterolateral edge of tergite 9, with internal melanized protrusion medially (Fig. 6 H – I). Posterior half of segment 9 + 10 with well-developed sternite 9; sternite 9 pale brown, pyriform, covered with short hairs (Fig. 6 I). Cercus oval, divergent from each other, with single long hair on apex and some shorter hairs on apical half.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E63FFD03BD6FF627CB5FA44.taxon	materials_examined	Specimens examined. Korea: 7 ♂ 2 ♀, Gyeonggi-do, Pocheon-si, Soheul-eup, Korea National Arboretum, 37 ° 45 ′ 22 ″ N, 127 ° 09 ′ 48.9 ″ E, 5. viii. 2011, Malaise trap, KNA leg. (KNU); 2 ♂, ditto, 30. vi. 2014 (KNU); 3 ♂ 1 ♀, Jeollabuk-do, Jinan-gun, Maryeong-myeon, Gangjeong-ri, Gwangdaebong Peak, 35 ° 44 ′ 41 ″ N, 127 ° 21 ′ 25 ″ E, 10 – 31. vii. 2015, Malaise trap, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) leg. (KNU); 2 ♂, Gangwon-do, Hongcheon-gun, Nae-myeon, Jaun-ri, near Unduryeong Hill, 37 ° 43 ′ 08.3 ″ N, 128 ° 26 ′ 44.9 ″ E, 16. vi – 31. viii. 2019, Malaise trap, M. Lee & Park leg. (KNU); 3 ♂, Gangwon-do, Inje-gun, Buk-myeon, Hangye-ri, 38 ° 08 ′ 46.5 ″ N, 128 ° 15 ′ 47.5 ″ E, 24. vi – 2. vii. 2019, Malaise trap, Park & Nam leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Bonghwagun, Chunyang-myeon, Seokhyeon-ri, near Gakhwasa Temple, 36 ° 59 ′ 26.1 ″ N, 128 ° 54 ′ 33.9 ″ E, 8. vii. 2019, J. - H. Lee leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon-si, Dongnae-myeon, Geodu-ri, Mt. Daeryongsan, 37 ° 51 ′ 08 ″ N, 127 ° 48 ′ 22.2 ″ E, 5 – 19. vii. 2019, Malaise trap, J. - H. Lee leg. [NIBRIN 0000984773] (NIBR); 3 ♂ 1 ♀, ditto (KNU); 11 ♂ 3 ♀, ditto, 19. vii – 5. viii. 2019 (KNU); 1 ♂, ditto, 5 – 19. viii. 2019 (KNU); 1 ♂, Jeollabuk-do, Jinan-gun, Jucheonmyeon, Daebul-ri, Unilam Banilam Valley, 35 ° 58 ′ 49.8 ″ N, 127 ° 23 ′ 45.3 ″ E, 4. vii – 16. viii. 2020, Malaise trap, J. H. Sohn et al. leg. (KNU); 6 ♂ 3 ♀, Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Jinbu-myeon, Mt. Odaesan, streamside near Banyagyo Bridge, 37 ° 44 ′ 21.5 ″ N, 128 ° 35 ′ 11.6 ″ E, 15. vii – 14. viii. 2020, Malaise trap, J. - H. Lee leg. (KNU); 1 ♀, Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Daegwallyeong-myeon, Hoengye-ri, peak of Mt. Sohwangbyeongsan, 37 ° 45 ′ 42.5 ″ N, 128 ° 40 ′ 05.1 ″ E, 1300 m, 16. viii. 2020, J. - H. Lee leg. (KNU); 2 ♂, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon-si, Hupyeong-dong, Mt. Bonguisan, 37 ° 53 ′ 34 ″ N, 127 ° 44 ′ 05 ″ E, 3. vi – 7. vii. 2022, Malaise trap, J. - H. Lee leg. (KNU); 2 ♂ 2 ♀, Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Jinbu-myeon, Mt. Odaesan, streamside near Seopdari Bridge, 37 ° 44 ′ 59 ″ N, 128 ° 34 ′ 43.4 ″ E, 12. vii – 4. viii. 2022, Malaise trap, S. Shin et al. leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Gangwon-do, Hongcheon-gun, Nae-myeon, Sambong National Recreational Forest, 37 ° 52 ′ 03.9 ″ N, 128 ° 27 ′ 42.4 ″ E, 737 m, 24. vii – 24. viii. 2023, Malaise trap, S. Shin et al. leg. (KNU).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E63FFD03BD6FF627CB5FA44.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology. This species was collected widely in mountainous regions in South Korea. Adults usually appear in summer, wandering on leaves of broadleaf trees or shrubs. In Europe, the species was collected by emergence traps installed on soils in mixed forest, which implies the larval habitat of the species (Disney, 1994). Detailed ecological information including larval feeding habits is largely unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E63FFD03BD6FF627CB5FA44.taxon	discussion	Remarks. There are some slight difference in the hypopygium between South Korean and European specimens illustrated in Disney (2010): short, rounded lobe near lateral membranous lobe of hypandrium distinctly higher than long (longer than high in European specimen); extension of dorsal tube of aedeagus with two ventral pointed processes basally (single pointed process in European specimen).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E63FFD03BD6FF627CB5FA44.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Korea (Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Jeollabuk-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, North Korea), Europe, Russia.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E64FFD33BD6F9DC7E03F92E.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 C, 2 D – F, 4 D – F, 5 C, 7)	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E64FFD33BD6F9DC7E03F92E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Peromitra species by the combination of the following characteristics: ocellar region distinctly protruded; anterior protrusion of ocellar region tapered anteriorly; hind tibia with single strong anterodorsal bristle except one preapical bristle; wing vein R 2 + 3 absent; hypopygium asymmetrical; right epandrial lobe elongated posteriorly, with single elongated process slightly curved upwardly and blunt apically; left side of posterior margin of hypandrium with large hooked plate slightly depressed posteroventrally; aedeagus with two membranous apical processes, and numerous spinules on basal one-third of ventral margin.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E64FFD33BD6F9DC7E03F92E.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length 2.63 mm (n = 1). Head (Figs. 1 C, 2 D – F). Frons black, shiny, with three transverse rows of four long bristles and sparsely covered fine hairs; supra-antennal bristle absent; middle row of bristles nearly straight. Vertex with distinctly raised ridge along posterior margin; ocellar region (Fig. 2 D – F) distinctly raised, 1.7 × wider than long; anterior ocellus oval, twice wider than long, as wide as lateral ocelli, protruded anterodorsally. First flagellomere dark brown, subglobose. Arista dark brown, located subapically. Palpus brown, with single long apical bristle and some shorter bristles along apex to ventral margin. Labrum and labella pale yellow, short. Thorax (Fig. 1 C). Scutum and scutellum blackish brown. Posterior margin of scutum without strong prescutellar bristles between post-alar bristles. Scutellum with anterior pair of long, narrow bristles and posterior pair of strong bristles distinctly longer than anterior bristles. Pleuron dark brown but lower part below one-third of anepisternum brighter. Upper half of anepisternum covered with short setae. Legs (Figs. 1 C, 4 D – F). Blackish brown except fore tibia and tarsus yellowish brown. Fore tibia (Fig. 4 D) with single strong dorsal bristle on basal half, single longitudinal row of short dorsal setulae on apical half, one short dorsoapical seta, and two short posteroapical setae. Apical fore tarsomere slightly widened, with enlarged pulvilli. Midtibia (Fig. 4 E) with single dorsal longitudinal setal palisade, single pair of dorsal bristles on basal quarter, one anteroventral preapical bristle, two long ventroapical spurs and one short ventral bristle near apical spurs. Hind tibia (Fig. 4 F) with two dorsal longitudinal setal palisades, one anterodorsal bristle on basal third, one anterodorsal preapical bristle, one dorsoapical bristle, three ventroapical spurs, and some short posteroapical setae. Wing (Fig. 5 C). 2.22 mm long (n = 1). Costal index 0.45. Costal ratio 1.15: 1. Costal setae of costal section III 0.11 mm long. Vein Rs with single row of short, fine setulae on dorsal face except apical third. Vein R 2 + 3 absent. Apex of Vein R 4 + 5 not widened. Vein M 1 slightly curved basally and nearly straight apically. Veins brown, membrane hyaline with yellow tinge. Seven alular setae present, 0.15 mm long. Halter black. Abdomen (Fig. 1 C). Tergites blackish brown, shiny. Venter of abdomen dark brown, with single pair of rounded sternite 6. Hypopygium (Fig. 7 A – D). Epandrium asymmetrical, dark brown, with some long hairs medially. Left epandrial lobe elongated posteriorly, pointed apically, with single short, posteriorly pointed process at posteroventral corner (Fig. 7 A). Right epandrial lobe elongated posteriorly, longer than left epandrial lobe, with single elongated process at posteroventral corner curved upwardly and blunt apically (Fig. 7 B, C). Hypandrium large, dark brown. Lower portion of hypandrium with single pair of lateral membranous lobe cordate, spinulose; anteroventral portion of lateral membranous lobe distinctly protruded anteriorly (Fig. 7 A, C). Posterior margin of left side of hypandrium broadened posteriorly, with large, hooked plate slightly depressed posteroventrally, flattened digitiform process in front of hooked plate in lateral view, and small, rounded process near posteroventral corner of lateral membranous lobe (Fig. 7 A). Posterior margin of right side of hypandrium somewhat depressed, with flattened digitiform process and small, rounded process near posteroventral corner of lateral membranous lobe, similar to left side (Fig. 7 C). Single pair of small anteroventral processes near basal portion of phallapodeme present, highly sclerotized (Fig. 7 D). Cercus and hypoproct short, with some short hairs. Aedeagus (Fig. 7 E, F). Basically tubular, consisting of dorsal tube and ventral process protruded at basal one-third of dorsal tube. Dorsal tube elongated, slightly curved upwardly, with widened membranous apex; membranous apex with two small spines (one at ventrobasal portion and other at anterior end of dorsally extended membrane) (Fig. 7 E). Ventral process mostly membranous except dorsal margin; basal end of ventral surface with numerous, sclerotized spinules (Fig. 7 E); apex broadened horizontally, circular, spinulose on right side (Fig. 7 D, F). Female. Unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E64FFD33BD6F9DC7E03F92E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the distinctive process on right epandrial lobe.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E64FFD33BD6F9DC7E03F92E.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimen. Holotype, ♂, Korea: Gangwon-do, Hongcheon-gun, Nae-myeon, Sambong National Recreational Forest, 37 ° 52 ′ 03.9 ″ N, 128 ° 27 ′ 42.4 ″ E, 737 m, 3 – 24. vii. 2023, Malaise trap, S. Shin et al. leg. [KNU-PHO 2024 - 0572] (NIBR).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E64FFD33BD6F9DC7E03F92E.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology. Ecological information for the species is largely unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E64FFD33BD6F9DC7E03F92E.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This species is somewhat similar to European species P. carinifrons (Zetterstedt, 1848) and Russian species P. ussurica Michailovskaya, 2000, which have similar morphology of left side of hypopygium, but can be readily distinguished by characteristics of ocellar region, right epandrial process and aedeagus.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E64FFD33BD6F9DC7E03F92E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Korea (Gangwon-do).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E67FFDE3BD6F8F17EF1F8D4.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 D, 2 G – I, 4 G – I, 5 D, 8, 12)	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E67FFDE3BD6F8F17EF1F8D4.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Peromitra species by the combination of the following characteristics: ocellar region slightly raised; male epandrium nearly symmetrical, epandrial lobe with densely covered numerous strong, fringed bristles; hypandrium nearly symmetrical, posterior margin rounded, without any hooked process; aedeagus basically tubular, slightly curved upwardly; dorsal plate of aedeagus extended to right side of core plate, with triangular process at apex of apical extension; core membranous plate of aedeagus with blunt apex.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E67FFDE3BD6F8F17EF1F8D4.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length mm (n = 2). Head (Figs. 1 D, 2 G – I). Frons black, shiny, with three transverse rows of four long bristles and sparsely covered fine hairs; supra-antennal bristle absent; middle row of bristles nearly straight. Vertex with slightly raised ridge along posterior margin; ocellar region (Fig. 2 G – I) slightly raised, twice wider than long; anterior ocellus oval, twice wider than long, as wide as lateral ocelli, protruded anterodorsally. First flagellomere brown, subglobose. Arista brown, located subapically. Palpus yellowish brown, with single long apical bristle and slightly shorter bristles along apex to ventral margin. Labrum and labella pale yellow, short. Thorax (Fig. 1 D). Scutum and scutellum blackish brown. Posterior margin of scutum without strong prescutellar bristles between post-alar bristles. Scutellum with anterior pair of short, narrow bristles and posterior pair of long, strong bristles. Pleuron dark brown. Upper half of anepisternum covered with short setae. Legs (Figs. 1 D, 4 G – I). Blackish brown except fore tibia and tarsus yellowish brown and midtarsus brown. Fore tibia (Fig. 4 G) with single strong dorsal bristle on basal half, single longitudinal row of short dorsal setulae on apical half, and two short posteroapical setae. Apical fore tarsomere widened, with enlarged pulvilli. Midtibia (Fig. 4 H) with single dorsal longitudinal setal palisade, single pair of dorsal bristles on basal quarter, one anteroventral preapical bristle, one short dorsal seta, two short anteroventral setae near preapical bristle, two long ventroapical spurs and one short ventral bristle near apical spurs. Hind tibia (Fig. 4 I) with two dorsal longitudinal setal palisades, one strong anterodorsal bristle on basal one-third, one anterodorsal preapical bristle, one dorsoapical bristle, three ventroapical spurs, and some short posteroapical setae. Wing (Fig. 5 D). 2.40 – 2.56 mm long (n = 2). Costal index 0.44 – 0.46. Mean costal ratio 1.58: 1; range 1.57 – 1.59: 1. Costal setae of costal section II 0.08 – 0.10 mm long. Vein Rs with single row of short, fine setulae on dorsal face except apical end. Vein R 2 + 3 absent. Apex of Vein R 4 + 5 not distinctly widened. Vein M 1 slightly curved basally and nearly straight apically. Veins yellowish brown, membrane hyaline with yellow tinge. 6 – 7 alular setae present, 0.17 mm long. Halter black. Abdomen (Fig. 1 D). Tergites blackish brown, shiny. Venter of abdomen dark brown, with single pair of rounded sternite 6. Hypopygium (Fig. 8 A – D). Epandrium nearly symmetrical, brown. Each epandrial lobe shortly elongated posteroventrally, rounded apically, densely covered with numerous long, strong, fringed bristles apically (Fig. 8 A – C). Hypandrium large, brown. Lower portion of hypandrium with single pair of lateral membranous lobe cordate, spinulose on posterior and ventral surface; anteroventral portion of lateral membranous lobe rounded (Fig. 8 A, C). Posterior portion of left side of hypandrium expanded, directing posteroventrally, with rounded margin, with small, rounded ventral process near posteroventral corner of lateral membranous lobe (Fig. 8 A). Posterior portion of right side of hypandrium similar to left side but slightly larger, directing posteriorly (Fig. 8 C). Single pair of small anteroventral processes near basal portion of phallapodeme absent (Fig. 8 D). Cercus and hypoproct short, with some short hairs. Aedeagus (Fig. 8 E, F). Basically tubular, slightly curved upwardly, consisting of sclerotized dorsal plate and ventral plate surrounding core membranous plate; dorsal plate extended to right side of core plate, with narrow, pointed process protruded from middle and triangular process at apex of apical extension (Fig. 8 B, F); ventral plate extended apically but shorter than core plate, with single dorsally protruded sclerite at middle of left lateral margin (Fig. 8 E); core plate membranous, with blunt apex. Female. Unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E67FFDE3BD6F8F17EF1F8D4.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimen examined. Holotype, ♂, Japan: Kyushu, Kumamoto Pref., Izumi-mura, Mt. Hakucho-zan, 29. vii. 1977, S. Ohara leg. (BLKU). Other specimens examined. Korea: 1 ♂, Gangwon-do, Jeongseon-gun, Gohan-eup, Mt. Jeongamsan, 37 ° 11 ′ 19 ″ N, 128 ° 52 ′ 44 ″ E, 800 m, 22. ix – 28. x. 2023, Malaise trap, J. H. Lee et al. leg. [KNU-PHO 2024 - 0600] (NIBR); 1 ♂, Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Jinbu-myeon, Mt. Odaesan, 37 ° 47 ′ 24 ″ N, 128 ° 33 ′ 52.7 ″ E, 898 m, 4 – 18. viii. 2022, Malaise trap, Shin et al. leg. (KNU).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E67FFDE3BD6F8F17EF1F8D4.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology. Ecological information for the species is largely unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E67FFDE3BD6F8F17EF1F8D4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. Although the overall morphologies of hypopygium of Korean specimens are identical to illustrations of Japanese specimens in Nakayama & Shima (2002) and the holotype specimen (Fig. 12), the morphology of aedeagus differs from the illustrations of the Japanese authors, especially the position of pointed process on right side. This difference might be artifact due to different sample preparation methods (dried or preserved in ethanol) or geographic variations, but examination of the aedeagus of Japanese specimens (preferably holotype specimen) is still warranted to confirm the possibility that Korean specimens are cryptic species.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E67FFDE3BD6F8F17EF1F8D4.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Korea (Gangwon-do), Japan.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6DFFD83BD6FF627F58F99A.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 E, 2 J – L, 4 J – L, 5 E, 9)	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6DFFD83BD6FF627F58F99A.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Peromitra species by the combination of the following characteristics: ocellar region slightly raised; first flagellomere brown; hind tibia with single strong anterodorsal bristle except one preapical bristle; wing vein R 2 + 3 absent; hypopygium nearly symmetrical; epandrial lobe with densely covered strong, fringed bristles; posterior margin of hypandrium expanded posteroventrally, truncate; dorsal extension of aedeagus greatly elongated, bifurcated at middle, with upper branch long, downwardly hooked and lower branch short, pointed.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6DFFD83BD6FF627F58F99A.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length 2.70 – 3.15 mm (n = 2). Head (Figs. 1 E, 2 J – L). Frons black, shiny, with three transverse rows of four long bristles and sparsely covered fine hairs; supra-antennal bristle absent; middle row of bristles nearly straight. Vertex with slightly raised ridge along posterior margin; ocellar region (Fig. 2 J – L) slightly raised, twice wider than long; anterior ocellus oval, twice wider than long, as wide as lateral ocelli, protruded anterodorsally. First flagellomere brown, subglobose. Arista brown, located subapically. Palpus brown, with single long apical bristle and some slightly shorter bristles along apex to ventral margin. Labrum and labella pale yellow, short. Thorax (Fig. 1 E). Scutum and scutellum blackish brown. Posterior margin of scutum without strong prescutellar bristles between post-alar bristles. Scutellum with anterior pair of short, narrow bristles and posterior pair of long, strong bristles. Pleuron dark brown but lower part under one-third of anepisternum brighter. Upper half of anepisternum covered with short setae. Legs (Figs. 1 E, 4 J – L). Blackish brown except fore tibia and tarsus yellowish brown and midtarsus brown. Fore tibia (Fig. 4 J) with one or two strong dorsal bristle on basal half, single longitudinal row of short dorsal setulae on apical half, and two short preapical posterior setae. Apical fore tarsomere not distinctly widened, with enlarged pulvilli. Midtibia (Fig. 4 K) with single dorsal longitudinal setal palisade, single pair of dorsal bristles on basal quarter, one anteroventral preapical bristle, and two long ventroapical spurs. Hind tibia (Fig. 4 L) with two dorsal longitudinal setal palisades, one anterodorsal bristle on basal third, one anterodorsal preapical bristle, one dorsoapical bristle, three ventroapical spurs, and some short posteroapical setae. Wing (Fig. 5 E). 2.50 – 2.55 mm long (n = 2). Costal index 0.40 – 0.44. Mean costal ratio 1.63: 1; range 1.59 – 1.67: 1. Costal setae of costal section II 0.07 – 0.10 mm long. Vein Rs with single row of short, fine setulae on dorsal face except apical quarter. Vein R 2 + 3 absent. Apex of Vein R 4 + 5 slightly widened. Vein M 1 slightly curved basally and nearly straight apically. Veins yellowish brown, membrane hyaline with yellow tinge. 5 – 6 alular setae present, 0.16 – 0.17 mm long. Halter black. Abdomen (Fig. 1 E). Tergites blackish brown, shiny. Venter of abdomen dark brown, with single pair of rounded sternite 6. Hypopygium (Fig. 9 A – F). Epandrium nearly symmetrical, dark brown. Left and right epandrial lobe fused dorsally, shortly elongated posteroventrally, rounded apically, densely covered with long, strong, fringed bristles apically (Fig. 9 A – D). Hypandrium large, dark brown. Lower portion of hypandrium with single pair of lateral membranous lobe cordate, spinulose on posterior and ventral margin; anteroventral portion of lateral membranous lobe rounded (Fig. 9 B, D). Posterior margin of each side of hypandrium nearly symmetrical, extended posteroventrally, truncate (Fig. 9 B, D), with small, rounded ventral process near posteroventral corner of lateral membranous lobe (Fig. 9 E, F). Single pair of small anteroventral processes near basal portion of phallapodeme present, highly sclerotized (Fig. 9 E, F). Cercus and hypoproct short, with some short hairs. Aedeagus (Fig. 9 G, H). Basically consisting of dorsal plate and ventral membranous plate. Dorsal plate ringed basally, greatly elongated posteriorly, bifurcated at middle, with upper branch long, downwardly hooked and lower branch short, pointed (Fig. 9 H). Ventral membranous plate attached on left side of dorsal plate, enlarged, folded few times, basally covered by wide sclerites; apical portion of ventral membranous plate with numerous spinules (Fig. 9 G). Female. Unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6DFFD83BD6FF627F58F99A.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The specific epithet is derived from the Korean word “ Gal-go-ri ”, which means hook, refers to the hook-shaped process of aedeagus.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6DFFD83BD6FF627F58F99A.taxon	materials_examined	Type specimens. Holotype, ♂, Korea: Jeollanam-do, Gwangyang-si, Ongnyong-myeon, Chusan-ri, Southern Experimental Forest of Seoul National University, 35 ° 01 ′ 52.9 ″ N, 127 ° 36 ′ 24.8 ″ E, 16 – 19. vi. 2019, Malaise trap, Nam & Park leg. [KNU-PHO 2023 - 0632] (NIBR); Paratype, 1 ♂, Korea: Gangwon-do, Wonju-si, Socho-myeon, Hakgokri, Mt. Chiaksan, 37 ° 24 ′ 20 ″ N, 128 ° 02 ′ 59 ″ E, 395 m, 24. vi – 25. vii. 2024, Malaise trap, Jun-Ho Lee leg. [KNU-PHO 2024 - 0724] (KNU).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6DFFD83BD6FF627F58F99A.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology. Ecological information for the species is largely unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6DFFD83BD6FF627F58F99A.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This new species is somewhat similar to two Russian species P. hastata Michailovskaya, 2000 and P. uncinata Michailovskaya, 2000 which have long hooked aedeagus, but can be readily distinguished by tibial chaetotaxy, hypopygium, and short, downwardly curved lower branch of aedeagus (long, upwardly curved lower branch in P. hastata and without lower branch in P. uncinata) (characteristics of P. hastata and P. uncinata refer to the illustrations of Michailovskaya 2000: figs. 1 – 9).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6DFFD83BD6FF627F58F99A.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Korea (Gangwon-do, Jeollanam-do).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6CFFC53BD6F9AE7D7AFC36.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 F, 1 G, 2 M – O, 3 F – J, 4 M – O, 5 F, 5 G, 10)	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6CFFC53BD6F9AE7D7AFC36.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Peromitra species by the combination of the following characteristics: ocellar region distinctly protruded; first flagellomere orange to yellow; midtibia with 4 – 6 strong dorsal bristles arranged in two or three pairs; hind tibia with two or three anterodorsal bristles on basal half; wing vein R 2 + 3 absent; hypopygium nearly symmetrical; posterior margin of hypandrium with securiform process protruded posteriorly; aedeagus with two long, extremely curved apical processes; ventral process of aedeagus with feathered apex.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6CFFC53BD6F9AE7D7AFC36.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length 2.40 – 3.23 mm (n = 10). Head (Figs. 1 F, 2 M – O). Frons black, shiny, with three transverse rows of four long bristles and sparsely covered fine hairs; supra-antennal bristle absent; middle row of bristles nearly straight. Vertex with distinctly raised ridge along posterior margin; ocellar region (Fig. 2 M – O) distinctly raised, 1.5 × wider than long; anterior ocellus oval, twice wider than long, 1.5 × wider than lateral ocelli, protruded anterodorsally. First flagellomere orange to yellow, subglobose. Arista brown, located subapically. Palpus yellowish brown to pale yellow, with single long apical bristle and some shorter bristles on ventral margin of apical half. Labrum and labella pale yellow, short. Thorax (Fig. 1 F). Scutum and scutellum blackish brown. Posterior margin of scutum without strong prescutellar bristle between post-alar bristles. Scutellum with anterior pair of short narrow bristles and posterior pair of long strong bristles. Pleuron reddish dark brown, slightly brighter under half of anepisternum. Upper half of anepisternum covered with short setae. Legs (Figs. 1 F, 4 M – O). Blackish brown except fore tibia and tarsus yellowish brown, midtarsus brown. Fore tibia (Fig. 4 M) with two or three (mostly two) dorsal bristles on basal half and single longitudinal row of short dorsal setulae along tibial length. Apical fore tarsomere widened, with enlarged pulvilli. Midtibia (Fig. 4 N) with single dorsal longitudinal setal palisade, 4 – 6 dorsal bristles arranged in two or three pairs (if five bristles, then arranged in two pairs plus one most basal anterodorsal bristle) on basal half, one long anteroventral bristle, one long ventroapical spur, and two short ventroapical setae near apical spur. Hind tibia (Fig. 4 O) with two dorsal longitudinal setal palisades, 2 – 4 (mostly three) anterodorsal strong bristles on basal half, one or two anterodorsal preapical bristle, one dorsoapical bristle, three ventroapical spurs, and some posteroapical short setae. Wing (Fig. 5 F). 2.53 – 3.01 mm long (n = 10). Costal index 0.47 – 0.51. Mean costal ratio 1.12: 1; range 1.00 – 1.26: 1. Costal setae of costal section II 0.08 – 0.13 mm long. Vein Rs with single row of short, fine setulae on dorsal face except apical one-third. Vein R 2 + 3 absent. Vein R 4 + 5 not distinctly widened. Vein M 1 slightly curved basally and nearly straight apically. Veins brown, membrane hyaline with yellow tinge. 7 – 10 alular setae present, 0.15 – 0.22 mm long. Halter black. Abdomen (Fig. 1 F). Tergites blackish brown, shiny. Venter of abdomen dark brown, with single pair of rounded sternite 6. Hypopygium (Fig. 10 A – D). Epandrium nearly symmetrical, dark brown; epandrial lobe dorsally fused, elongated posteroventrally on both side and widened apically, covered with some long setae basally and short, fine hairs apically (Fig. 10 A – C). Hypandrium large, dark brown. Lower portion of hypandrium with single pair of lateral membranous lobe boomerang-shaped, spinulose; anteroventral portion of lateral membranous lobe not distinctly developed (Fig. 10 A, C). Posterior margin of each side of hypandrium with securiform process protruded posteriorly (Fig. 10 A, C); left side of posterior margin of hypandrium with hooked plate hidden behind securiform process in left view (Fig. 10 A). Single pair of small anteroventral processes near basal portion of phallapodeme present, highly sclerotized (Fig. 10 D). Cercus and hypoproct short, with some short hairs. Aedeagus (Fig. 10 E, F). Basically tubular, consisting of dorsal tube and ventral process protruding at middle of dorsal tube. Dorsal tube curved perpendicularly, with apical half greatly elongated; extension of dorsal tube mostly membranous, greatly curved upwardly, spiral, with triangular membranous process ventrobasally; apical portion with serrated lower margin and pointed apex (Fig. 10 E). Ventral process greatly elongated and curved upwardly, apical portion with narrow membrane at left side and feathery lower margin and apex (Fig. 10 F). Female. Body length 3.25 – 3.41 mm (n = 5). Head (Figs. 1 G, 3 F – J). Similar to male but differed as follows: first flagellomere smaller, globose (Fig. 3 F); labrum similar to male but slightly larger, triangular, with apex not sclerotized (Fig. 3 G, H); labella enlarged, with ligula small, not highly sclerotized; ventral surface of each labellum with pseudotracheae extended on entire surface of labella (Fig. 3 I, J). Thorax (Fig. 1 G). Similar to male. Legs (Fig. 1 G). Similar to male but fore tarsomere 5 not widened. Wing (Fig. 5 G). Similar to male, 2.68 – 3.08 mm long (n = 5). Costal index 0.47 – 0.51. Mean costal ratio 1.08: 1; range 1.00 – 1.27: 1. Costal setae of costal section II 0.09 – 0.11 mm long. 6 – 8 alular setae present, 0.17 – 0.19 mm long. Abdomen (Figs. 1 G, 10 G – I). Tergites 1 – 6 well developed, blackish brown. Abdominal segment 7 without any sclerite. Tergite 8 narrowed, rectangular, yellowish brown (Fig. 10 G). Tergite 9 entirely developed on dorsal face of abdominal segment 9 + 10, oval, yellowish brown (Fig. 10 G). Venter of abdomen dark brown, with only sternite 9 discernable. Sternite 9 developed on posterior half of abdominal segment 9 + 10, short, triangular, yellowish brown (Fig. 10 H, I). Cercus small, oval, with single long hair on apex and some shorter hairs on surface.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6CFFC53BD6F9AE7D7AFC36.taxon	materials_examined	Specimens examined. Korea: 1 ♂, Gyeonggi-do, Pocheon-si, Soheul-eup, Korea National Arboretum, 37 ° 45 ′ 22 ″ N, 127 ° 09 ′ 48.9 ″ E, 16. vi. 2014, Malaise trap, KNA leg. (KNU); 5 ♂, Gangwon-do, Inje-gun, Buk-myeon, Hangye-ri, 38 ° 08 ′ 46.5 ″ N, 128 ° 15 ′ 47.5 ″ E, 4. vii. 2018, Malaise trap, S. Nam leg. (KNU); 1 ♂ 1 ♀, ditto, 24. vi – 2. vii. 2019, Park & Nam leg. (KNU); 3 ♂, Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Yongpyeong-myeon, Nodong-ri, Nodong Valley, 37 ° 42 ′ 31 ″ N, 128 ° 29 ′ 03.8 ″ E, 16. vi – 31. viii. 2019, Malaise trap, M. Lee & Park leg. (KNU); 4 ♂, Gangwon-do, Chuncheon-si, Dongnae-myeon, Geodu-ri, Mt. Daeryongsan, 37 ° 51 ′ 08 ″ N, 127 ° 48 ′ 22.2 ″ E, 5 – 19. vii. 2019, Malaise trap, J. - H. Lee leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Daejeon, Yuseong-gu, Seongbuk-dong, 36 ° 18 ′ 52.6 ″ N, 127 ° 17 ′ 23.3 ″ E, 13. vi – 4. vii. 2020, Malaise trap, Oh & Park leg. (KNU); 1 ♀, Gyeonggi-do, Yeoncheon-gun, Baekhak-myeon, Tonggu-ri, forest near Baekhak reservoir, 38 ° 01 ′ 43.1 ″ N, 126 ° 55 ′ 17.1 ″ E, 14 – 28. vi. 2020, Malaise trap, J. - H. Lee leg. (KNU); 5 ♂ 3 ♀, Gangwon-do, Pyeongchang-gun, Jinbu-myeon, Mt. Odaesan, near Sangwonsa Temple, 37 ° 47 ′ 03.9 ″ N, 128 ° 33 ′ 45.2 ″ E, 15. vii – 14. viii. 2020, Malaise trap, J. - H. Lee leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Chungcheongbuk-do, Danyanggun, Danyang-eup, Cheondong-ri, Mt. Sobaeksan, 36 ° 57 ′ 31 ″ N, 128 ° 26 ′ 10 ″ E, 5. vi – 17. vii. 2021, Malaise trap, J. - H. Lee leg. (NIBR); 6 ♂, Gyeonggi-do, Gwangju-si, Docheok-myeon, Sangnim-ri, Mt. Taehwasan, 37 ° 18 ′ 42.4 ″ N, 127 ° 18 ′ 33.4 ″ E, 8 – 25. vi. 2021, Malaise trap, S. Shin et al. leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Gyeonggi-do, Anyang-si, Manan-gu, Anyang-dong, Seoul National University Gwanak Arboretum, 37 ° 25 ′ 11.6 ″ N, 126 ° 56 ′ 10.2 ″ E, 8 – 25. vi. 2021, Malaise trap, S. Shin et al. leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Jeollabuk-do, Wanju-gun, Unju-myeon, Wanchang-ri, Mt. Daedunsan, 36 ° 05 ′ 59.4 ″ N, 127 ° 18 ′ 02.4 ″ E, 13. vi – 24. vii. 2021, Malaise trap, O. C. Kwon leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Gangwon-do, Wonju-si, Panbu-myeon, Chiaksan National Recreational Forest, 37 ° 15 ′ 03.6 ″ N, 128 ° 01 ′ 39.6 ″ E, 611 m, 14. vi – 3. ix. 2022, Malaise trap, S. Shin et al. leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Gangwon-do, Samcheok-si, Dogye-eup, Hwangjo-ri, Mt. Yukbaeksan, 37 ° 13 ′ 59 ″ N, 129 ° 06 ′ 15 ″ E, 859 m, 17. vi. 2023, J. - H. Lee leg. (KNU); 1 ♂, Gangwon-do, Hongcheon-gun, Nae-myeon, Sambong National Recreational Forest, 37 ° 52 ′ 03.9 ″ N, 128 ° 27 ′ 42.4 ″ E, 737 m, 3 – 24. vii. 2023, Malaise trap, S. Shin et al. leg. (KNU).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6CFFC53BD6F9AE7D7AFC36.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology. This species was collected widely in mountainous regions in South Korea. Adults usually appear in summer, wandering on leaves of broadleaf trees or shrubs. Detailed ecological information including larval feeding habits is largely unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6CFFC53BD6F9AE7D7AFC36.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The number of dorsal strong bristles on tibiae varies among the specimens from Korea, Russian specimens in Colyer (1966), and Japanese specimens in Nakayama & Shima (2002), as in Table 1. Nakayama & Shima (2002) confidently separated P. multisetalis from a similar species, P. eumimeta (Beyer, 1958), described from Myanmar, by the number of midtibial bristles (three pairs in P. multisetalis vs. two pairs in P. eumimeta). However, caution must be taken to distinguish these two species since the number of tibial bristles of P. eumimeta falls into the range of intraspecific variation of P. multisetalis (Table 1). Also, these two species have similar morphologies of ocellar region, color of antennae and hypopygium, with reference to the photograph of the holotype specimen (Fig. 13) and an illustration of P. eumimeta in Brown (1992). To clarify the identity of these two species, detailed examination of hypopygium, especially the morphology of aedeagus, is warranted because the aedeagus of P. eumimeta has not been illustrated.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E6CFFC53BD6F9AE7D7AFC36.taxon	distribution	Distributions. Korea (Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, Daejeon, Jeollabuk-do), Russia (Far East), Japan.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E71FFC73BD6FA147F72FBA6.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 H, 2 P – R, 4 P – R, 5 H, 11)	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E71FFC73BD6FA147F72FBA6.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. This species can be distinguished from the other Peromitra species by the combination of the following characteristics: ocellar region distinctly protruded; lateral area between ocellar region and compound eyes concave, bare, highly sclerotized; hind tibia with single strong anterodorsal bristle except one preapical bristle; wing vein R 2 + 3 absent; hypopygium asymmetrical; right epandrial lobe extended posteroventrally, ventral margin curved upwardly, with single pointed process at posteroventral corner; left side of posterior margin of hypandrium with large hooked plate; right side of posterior margin of hypandrium not enlarged.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E71FFC73BD6FA147F72FBA6.taxon	description	Description. Male. Body length 2.53 mm (n = 1). Head (Figs. 1 H, 2 P – R). Frons black, shiny, with three transverse rows of four long bristles and sparsely covered fine hairs; supra-antennal bristle absent; middle row of bristles slightly recurved. Vertex with distinctly raised ridge along posterior margin; ocellar region (Fig. 2 P – R) distinctly raised, 1.5 × wider than long; anterior ocellus oval, 3 × wider than long, twice wider than lateral ocelli, protruded anterodorsally; lateral area between ocellar region and compound eyes concave, bare, highly sclerotized. First flagellomere dark reddish brown, subglobose. Arista brown, located subapically. Palpus dark reddish brown, with single long apical bristle and some shorter bristles along apex to ventral margin. Labrum and labella pale yellow, short. Thorax (Fig. 1 H). Scutum and scutellum blackish brown. Posterior margin of scutum without strong prescutellar bristles between post-alar bristles. Scutellum with anterior pair of short, narrow bristles and posterior pair of long, strong bristles. Pleuron dark brown but lower part under one-third of anepisternum brighter. Upper half of anepisternum covered with short setae. Legs (Figs. 1 H, 4 P – R). Blackish brown except fore tibia and tarsus yellowish brown and midtarsus brown. Fore tibia (Fig. 4 P) with single strong dorsal bristle on basal half, single longitudinal row of short dorsal setulae on apical half, and two short posteroapical setae. Apical fore tarsomere widened, with enlarged pulvilli. Midtibia (Fig. 4 Q) with single dorsal longitudinal setal palisade, single pair of dorsal bristles on basal quarter, one anteroventral preapical bristle, one short anterodorsal seta, two long ventroapical spurs and one short ventral bristle near apical spurs. Hind tibia (Fig. 4 R) with two dorsal longitudinal setal palisades, one anterodorsal bristle on basal third, one anterodorsal preapical bristle, one dorsoapical bristle, three ventroapical spurs, and some short posteroapical setae. Wing (Fig. 5 H). 2.61 mm long (n = 1). Costal index 0.43. Costal ratio 1.22: 1. Costal setae of costal section III 0.11 mm long. Vein Rs with single row of short, fine setulae on dorsal face except apical one third. Vein R 2 + 3 absent. Apex of Vein R 4 + 5 slightly widened. Vein M 1 slightly curved basally and nearly straight apically. Veins brown, membrane hyaline with yellow tinge. Six alular setae present, 0.2 mm long (two of setae broken in Fig. 5 H). Halter black. Abdomen (Fig. 1 H). Tergites blackish brown, shiny. Venter of abdomen dark brown, with single pair of rounded sternite 6. Hypopygium (Fig. 11 A – D). Epandrium asymmetrical, dark brown. Left epandrial lobe elongated posteriorly, pointed apically, with some long hairs basally; ventral margin of left epandrial lobe slightly extended, rounded (Fig. 11 A). Right epandrial lobe greatly extended and broadened posteroventrally, with some long hairs basally and some straight carinae near ventral margin converged into posteroventral corner of epandrial lobe (Fig. 11 B, C); ventral margin of lobe curved upwardly, rounded, with single pointed process at posteroventral corner (Fig. 11 C). Hypandrium large, dark brown. Lower portion of hypandrium with single pair of lateral membranous lobe cordate, spinulose except anteroventral portion (Fig. 11 A, C); anteroventral portion of lateral membranous lobe distinctly protruded anteriorly, with single small, rounded process on ventrobasal surface (Fig. 11 D). Posterior margin of left side of hypandrium expanded posteriorly, with large, hooked plate, flattened digitiform process under hooked plate, and small, elongated ventral process near posteroventral corner of lateral membranous lobe (Fig. 11 A). Posterior margin of right side of hypandrium without hooked plate, with flattened digitiform process and small elongated process near posteroventral corner of lateral membranous lobe similar to left side (Fig. 11 C). Single pair of small anteroventral processes near basal portion of phallapodeme present, highly sclerotized (Fig. 11 D). Cercus and hypoproct short, with some short hairs. Aedeagus (Fig. 11 E, F). Basically tubular, elongated, consisting of dorsal tube and ventral process protruding at middle of dorsal tube. Dorsal tube slightly curved upwardly, with apical portion broadened longitudinally; apical extension of dorsal tube less sclerotized, right side with single long, less sclerotized spine at middle and single short, highly sclerotized spine near serrated ventral margin (Fig. 11 F). Ventral process mostly membranous except dorsal margin, with feathery dorsal apex and perpendicularly protruded ventral membrane. Female. Unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E71FFC73BD6FA147F72FBA6.taxon	materials_examined	Specimen examined. Korea: 1 ♂, Gangwon-do, Inje-gun, Buk-myeon, Hangye-ri, 38 ° 08 ′ 46.5 ″ N, 128 ° 15 ′ 47.5 ″ E, 22. xi. 2018, Malaise trap, S. Nam leg. [KNU-PHO 2023 - 0685] (NIBR).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E71FFC73BD6FA147F72FBA6.taxon	biology_ecology	Ecology. Ecological information for the species is largely unknown.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E71FFC73BD6FA147F72FBA6.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The overall morphology of hypopygium is similar to European species P. carinifrons (Zetterstedt, 1848) but can be readily distinguished by characteristics of ocellar region, right epandrial lobe and aedeagus.	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
03D787A88E71FFC73BD6FA147F72FBA6.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Korea (Gangwon-do), Russia (Far East).	en	Lee, Jun-Ho, Kim, Sam-Kyu (2025): First record of the scuttle fly genus Peromitra (Diptera: Phoridae) from South Korea, with a key to world species. Zootaxa 5594 (1): 111-135, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5594.1.5
