At present, the genus Clytiomya of the tribe Gymnosomatini includes four Palaearctic species, which exhibit high intraspecific variability. While studying Korean members of the bug-killing fly subfamily Phasiinae, we discovered C. continua for the first time in the Korean Peninsula. This is also the first record of Clytiomya from Korea. Our collection of C. continua includes over 150 freshly frozen individuals showing intraspecific variation as well as sexual dimorphism. This provided us an opportunity to examine their variability and species status. In fact, we initiated this study assuming the presence of multiple species. We examined the morphological variation, and analyzed the DNA barcode sequences of individuals, covering as many morphological variants as possible to distinguish any biological species. DNA barcoding analysis of 21 Korean C. continua sequences and over 180 phasiine sequences retrieved from the Barcode of Life Data (BOLD) Systems revealed that C. continua is a highly variable species with extreme sexual dimorphism. In both sexes, bright golden and dark dull individuals can be easily confused as two or more distinct species when there are only a few individuals available. Based on the examination of the Korean individuals, we provide taxonomic diagnosis and description. Moreover, DNA barcoding analysis demonstrated the close relationship between the genera Clytiomya and Ectophasia, although they both are not monophyletic. Further study is needed to clarify the species limits of the remaining three Clytiomya species.

目前，Gymnosomatini部落的Clytiomya属包括四种古菌种，它们具有较高的种内变异性。在研究杀死昆虫的苍蝇亚科Phasiinae的韩国成员时，我们在朝鲜半岛首次发现了连续隐孢子虫。这也是来自韩国的Clytiomya的第一个记录。我们收集的连续隐孢子虫包括150多名表现出种内变异和性二态性的新鲜冷冻个体。这为我们提供了检查其变异性和物种状态的机会。实际上，我们在假设存在多种物种的情况下启动了这项研究。我们检查了形态变异，并分析了个体的DNA条码序列，涵盖了尽可能多的形态变异以区分任何生物物种。21个韩语的DNA条形码分析C.连续体从寿命数据的条形码（BOLD）系统检索序列和超过180 phasiine序列显示，C.连续体是高度变异的物种，具有极端的性二态性。在男女中，只有几个人时，明亮的金色和深色暗淡的个体容易被混淆为两个或多个不同的物种。在对韩国人进行检查的基础上，我们提供了分类学诊断和描述。此外，DNA条形码分析证明的属之间的密切关系Clytiomya和Ectophasia，尽管它们不都是单系。需要进一步的研究来阐明其余三种浮萍属的物种限制。