S. Mahunka szerk.: Folia Entomologica Hungarica 33/1. (Budapest, 1980)
Remarks: The diagnosis of Ansiulus given by TAKAKUWA (1940a) is inadequate. It is quite clear that this genus is most closely related to Skleroprotopus Attems, some 16 or 17 so far known forms of which are wide-spread in North China, Korea, the Soviet Far East and Japan. Similarities between the two genera, aside from the same geographical pattern, lie in the habitus, structure of male leg-pairs 1 and 2, as well as in gonopods and vulvae. The main differences between them to be mentioned are the presence of multi-jointed leglike telopodites of male pair 7 and lack of the latter' s modifications of coxae, as well as the more or less strongly reduced telopodites of posterior gonopods in Ansiulus. Thus Skleroprotopus seems to be a somewhat aberrant derivative of Ansiulus. POL YDE SMIDAE Epanerchodus bifidus Takakuwa, 19 54 Localities: Pyongyang City, Mt. Dae song-san, 12 km NE from Pyongyang, under stones and in soil, 1 °_ - 21. V. 1970 (No. 6), leg. S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann. - Same locality, in litter and decomposing materials, 2 13 juv. - 10. VI. 1970 (No. 127), leg, S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann. - Same locality, forest litter, 44 33, CJKJJ, juv. - 7. VIII. 1971 (No. 147), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - Same locality, under stones, 4 CJKJ> - 7. VIII. 1971 (No. 149), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - Same locality, 10 km NE from Pyongyang, under stones, 2 ojj>23. IX. 1978 (No. 393), leg. A. Vojnits, L. Zombori. - South Pyongan Prov. , Lyong-ak san, 25 km W from Pyongyang, coniferous-decidious forest, 7 5c?, o_o_ - 9. VIII. 1971 (No. 154), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - South Pyongan Prov., Mt. Ryongak-san, 20 km W of Pyongyang, 1 o_ - 24. IX. 1978 (No. 395), leg. A. Vojnits, L. Zombori. - Same locality, 1 2 pp, 10 juv.24. IX. 1978 (No. 397), leg. A. Vojnits, L. Zombori. - South Pyongan Prov. , Za-mo san> 60 km NE from Pyongyang, 8 op, juv. - 2. IX. 1971 (No. 230), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - Kangwon Prov., Mt. Kumgang-san, Kuryong Falls, in environs of a waterfall, 4 o_c£ 1. VI. 1970 (No. 79), leg. S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann. - Same locality, 12 km from rest-house along serpentine road to Kwinyon-am Rock, under stones, 1 cf, 2 o_o_, 8 juv. - 14. X. 1978 (No. 504), leg. A. Vojnits, L. Zombori, - Kaesong, Mt. Pagyon, 20 km NE from Kaesong, in bushy and grassy vegetation, 1 o 1 - 10. IX, 1971 (No. 254), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. North Hwanghae Prov., Sariwon, 20 km SSE from town by Lake Sohung-ho, under stones, 1 €, 3o_£, 3 juv. - 29.IX. 1978 (No, 426), leg. A. Vojnits, L. Zombori. - Material examined: more than 100 specimens. Remarks : This species is quite common throughout Korea, also known from Kyushu, Japan, and the Maritime Prov. , Soviet Far East. PARADOXOSOMATIDAE Oxidus gracilis (C. L. Koch, 1847) Localities: Pyongyang City, NE outskirts, on river bank, under stones and among decaying plants, 1 ^ - 22. V. 1970 (No. 14), leg. S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann, - Pyongyang City, Mt. Daesong-san, 12 km NE from Pyongyang, in coniferous litter, 1 juv, - 27, V. 1970 (No. 38-2), leg. S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann. - Same locality, oak litter, 3 juv.27. V. 1970 (No. 39-1), leg. S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann. - Same locality, coniferous litter, 1 juv. - 27. V. 1970 (No. 39-2), leg. S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann. - Same locality, in litter and decomposing materials, 12 juv. - 10. VI. 1970 (No. 127), leg. S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann. Same locality, forest litter, 263 tê, juv. - 1 VIII. 1971 (No. 147), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - Same locality, under stones, 61 So, o^, juv. - 7. VIII. 1971 (No. 149), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - Pyongyang City, Nung-ra do (an island in the River Taedong-gang), 1 6, 3 o_o_. - 14. VIII. 1971 (No. 174), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - South Pyongan Prov., Mangyongdae, 25 km W from Pyongyang, on rudimental vegetation, 81 So, ojj>, Juv. - 5. VIII. 1971 (No. 139), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - Same locality, Lyong-ak san, coniferousdeciduous forest, 49 33, o_£ - 9. VIII. 1971 (No. 154), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - South Pyongan Prov. , Ponghwa-ri, on the River Taedong-gang, about 45 km E from Pyongyang, 1 juv. - 23. V. 1970 (No. 20), leg, S. Mahunka, H. Steinmann. - South Pyongan Prov. , Zamo san, 60 km NE from Pyongyang, sweet chestnut forest, 1166, op - 18. VIII. 1971 (No. 186), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - Same locality, 8 33, go - 2. IX. 1971 (No. 230), leg. J. Papp, S. Horvatovich. - Material examined: hundreds of specimens.