{"title":"A synopsis of the genus Lepidagathis (Acanthaceae) in India, new taxa and notes on Dalzell's species","authors":"Sneha P. Bramhadande , Mayur D. Nandikar","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Nicolas Alexander Dalzell (1817–1878) described seven species of <em>Lepidagathis</em> (Acanthaceae). Except for <em>Lepidagathis grandiflora</em>, which was later recognized as <em>Calacanthus</em>, all are retained in the genus <em>Lepidagathis</em>. Of these, five are endemic to peninsular India. While exploring Dalzell’s species, we have made field explorations, consulted <em>Lepidagathis</em> collection at different herbaria, and presented here a synopsis of the genus in India. The nomenclature, taxonomy, distribution, and The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) threat status of <em>Lepidagathis</em> species in India are reviewed. Nomenclature and taxonomic notes on <em>L. cristata</em> and <em>L. cuspidata</em> and the infraspecific taxa in <em>L. pungens</em>, <em>L. incurva</em> are provided. <em>Lepidagathis aristata</em>, a Malaysian species is resurrected; a new name <em>Lepidagathis forskaolii</em> is proposed for the oldest basionym <em>Ruellia aristata</em>. <em>Lepidagathis clavata</em>, <em>L. prostrata</em>, and <em>L. rigida</em> are rare, and only known by a few collections, <em>L. lutea</em> is confined to Konkan and adjoining areas. <em>Lepidagathis cuspidata</em> is collected from its entire geographic range and an overlooked variety, <em>L. cuspidata</em> var. <em>stenostegia</em> is resurrected. Based on live and herbarium collections, a riverine, elliptic-linear-leaved variety <em>elliptica</em> is proposed. <em>Lepidagathis dalzellii,</em> a large flowered new species, allied to <em>L. cuspidata</em> from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Natural Heritage Site (Kaas plateau, Maharashtra) is also described and illustrated.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X23000948/pdfft?md5=7314a7854b236fcde5a32bcc12ebb995&pid=1-s2.0-S2287884X23000948-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135248413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new species of Crematogaster Lund, 1831 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Iran with an identification key to Iranian Crematogaster species","authors":"Mohammad Reza Mohseni , Alexander Mikheyev","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new species of <em>Crematogaster</em> Lund, 1831, <em>Crematogaster gypsophila</em> Mohseni, sp. nov., is described based on museum and worker specimens from Iran collected in 2022. <em>Crematogaster gypsophila</em> appears to be well-adapted to gypseous soils. It was found only at one site, a gypsum arid dryland covered with sparse but diverse vegetation, suggesting it may have a narrow niche breadth. Additionally, we present a synoptic list and an identification key to the Iranian <em>Crematogaster</em> species.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X2300095X/pdfft?md5=27afb81e608f6b5a4bacc4983c260643&pid=1-s2.0-S2287884X2300095X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135248432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Four newly recorded species of Microlepidoptera (Lepidoptera) in Korea","authors":"Sol-Moon Na , Un-Hong Heo , June-Hyeok Jeong , Bong-Kyu Byun","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, four species of the families Praydidae and Tortricidae, <em>Prays kappa</em> Moriuti, 1977, <em>P. lambda</em> Moriuti, 1977, <em>Matsumuraeses vicina</em> Kuznetzov, 1973, and <em>Phaecasiophora walsinghami</em> Diakonoff, 1959, are reported for the first time from Korea. The description, photographs of adult and genitalia, and host plant are provided.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X23000985/pdfft?md5=d016a16b72b6dce9d995cd5a8dd6d436&pid=1-s2.0-S2287884X23000985-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135249295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ayikkara Vivek Chandran , David Valiyaparambil Raju , Subin Kaniyamattathil Jose , Zeeshan Ayaz Mirza
{"title":"A new species of Epithemis Laidlaw, 1955 (Odonata: Libellulidae), from the Western Ghats, India","authors":"Ayikkara Vivek Chandran , David Valiyaparambil Raju , Subin Kaniyamattathil Jose , Zeeshan Ayaz Mirza","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The monotypic genus <em>Epithemis</em> Laidlaw, 1955, is endemic to the Western Ghats and is represented by the nominate species <em>Epithemis mariae</em> (Laidlaw, 1915). <em>Epithemis mariae</em> is distributed across the Western Ghats, and as part of an ongoing study, we identified a distinct population from Wayanad. Morphological and molecular data for <em>E. mariae</em> and the population from the Wayanad plateau affirm that the two are distinct taxa and allow us to describe a new species. <em>Epithemis wayanadensis</em> sp. nov. is described based on male specimens collected from Wayanad, a part of the Western Ghats in Kerala state, southern India.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287884X23000961/pdfft?md5=60cec6629e21170623370fcab2568b3f&pid=1-s2.0-S2287884X23000961-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135249297","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discovery of an additional nematine sawfly, Euura tibialis (Newman) (Hymenoptera, Tenthredinidae) associated with false acacia in Korea","authors":"Bia Park , Seungho Oh , Seulki Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2022.12.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2022.12.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Euura tibialis</em> (Newman, 1837) is newly recorded in South Korea, attacking false acacia trees (<em>Robinia pseudoacacia</em> L.) without gall-inducing. This species is native to North America but introduced into Europe and Japan, and is regarded as an invasive alien sawfly. In this study, we present the taxonomic information and brief biological notes of this new insect pest in South Korea as well as genetic data.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49030680","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Two species of the genus Euconnus Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) new to Korea","authors":"Ui-Joung Byeon, Min-Ho Song, Jong-Seok Park","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2022.12.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2022.12.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The genus <em>Euconnus</em> Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Scydmaeninae) includes four species in Korea. In this study, <em>E.</em> (s. str.) <em>fustiger</em> and <em>E.</em> (s. str.) <em>dulcis</em> are recorded for the first time Korea and <em>E.</em> (<em>Cladoconnus</em>) <em>rudimentalis</em> is redescribed. As a result, the number of the Korean species of <em>Euconnus</em> is increased to six. A key descriptions, habitus illustrations, diagnostic characters, and a distribution map are provided.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44689253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ae-Ra Moon, Sodam Kim, Shin-Young Kwon, Sungwon Son
{"title":"Analyzing National Red List data of East Asia","authors":"Ae-Ra Moon, Sodam Kim, Shin-Young Kwon, Sungwon Son","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.01.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.01.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List aims to assess global species distribution rather than specific regional or national distribution units. Most conservation activities are carried out on a national or regional basis; therefore, the demand for a national Red List is very high. This study analyzed the current status of the National Red List of six East Asian countries at a national level. A total of 12,462 taxa were evaluated in the Red List of six East Asian countries, in which China and Taiwan had the highest percentage of evaluated taxa, with more than 99% of native plants assessed in the country. In the threat category of the evaluated list, Japan received the highest rating at 82.8%, whereas China and South Korea received the lowest ratings at 10.9%. More than 85% of the taxa assessed on the Red List in six countries were not assessed on the IUCN Red List, and less than 10% were assessed redundantly in threat categories. The reason for the different evaluations of these two Red Lists is considered to be the setting of the distribution range. It is expected that the present study will serve as a foundation for future research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49529368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yeong-Bin Cha , Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan , Tak-Gi Lee , Chang-Moon Jang , Hanul Kim , Jeong-Nam Kim , Yang-Seop Bae
{"title":"The newly recorded genus Manoba Walker, 1864 with four species in Laos (Lepidoptera: Nolidae: Nolinae)","authors":"Yeong-Bin Cha , Ulziijargal Bayarsaikhan , Tak-Gi Lee , Chang-Moon Jang , Hanul Kim , Jeong-Nam Kim , Yang-Seop Bae","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.02.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.02.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The paper contains information on a newly recorded genus <em>Manoba</em> Walker (1864), with four Laotian species (<em>M</em>. <em>lativittata</em> (Moore, 1888), <em>M</em>. <em>gyulaipeteri</em> László, Ronkay & Witt, 2010, <em>M</em>. <em>dorothea</em> László, Ronkay & Ronkay, 2014 and <em>M</em>. <em>tristicta</em> (Hampson, 1900)). Color figures of adults and genitalia of the examined species are provided.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44970047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Description of immature stages of Cephitinea colonella (Erschoff, 1874) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae: Myrmecozelinae)","authors":"Yohei Osada , Yusuke Tsuji","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.04.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2023.04.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p><em>Cephitinea colonella</em> (Erschoff, 1874) (Lepidoptera: Tineidae: Myrmecozelinae) is known as a pest of stored products. However, detailed information on its life history is poor. In the present investigation, larvae of this species feeding on the rice bran were found in a rice mill. In order to make possible the correct identification of the immature stages of <em>C. colonella</em>, their morphology is described and illustrated. In addition, the larval character of the genus is morphologically discussed comparing from allied species.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47307010","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyeong-Kyu Kim , Sadahisa Yagi , Toshiya Hirowatari
{"title":"First report of non-case making Antispila (Lepidoptera: Heliozelidae) with taxonomic notes of Hydrangea-feeding species from Japan","authors":"Hyeong-Kyu Kim , Sadahisa Yagi , Toshiya Hirowatari","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2022.12.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2022.12.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A new heliozelid moth, <em>Antispila folimansiella</em> Kim & Yagi sp. nov., is described in Japan. This species is characterized by feeding on <em>Hydrangea petiolaris</em> (Hydrangeaceae) and not making a case before pupation, which is an unusual habit in the “Shield Bearer Moths” (Heliozelidae). We compared the new species with other <em>Hydrangea</em>-feeding species by the shape of the genitalia, wing venation, and DNA (cytochrome c oxidase I barcode region). We also provide a redescription of <em>A. hydrangifoliella</em> with intraspecific variation of the wing venation and female genitalia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48233792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}