{"title":"Taxonomy, new distribution, and DNA barcoding of the rare alga Chara altaica (Charales, Charophyceae) in Japan","authors":"Hidetoshi Sakayama , Yuji Omori , Hisayoshi Nozaki , Syou Kato , Kaname Kamiya , Makoto M. Watanabe","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.04.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.04.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Chara altaica</em> A. Braun (Charales, Charophyceae) is distributed mainly in Central to East Asia, and inhabits fresh and brackish water environments. In Japan, <em>C. altaica</em> is listed as a data-deficient species, according to the Japanese Red List, because it was recorded at only one locality in eastern Japan at Lake Takahoko-numa, Aomori Prefecture. In this study, we identified a new locality of <em>C. altaica</em> in western Japan at Tsubasa-ike pond, a shallow lake in Yonago Waterbird Sanctuary, Tottori Prefecture, based on DNA barcoding of herbarium specimens using two DNA barcoding regions [the chloroplast RuBisCO large subunit (<em>rbc</em>L) and maturase K (<em>mat</em>K) genes]. This is the oldest documented occurrence of <em>C. altaica</em> in Japan, although we did not observe <em>C. altaica</em> in our recent field survey in Tsubasa-ike pond. The morphological characteristics of the thalli of <em>C. altaica</em> are consistent with those described by other studies. Moreover, our genetic analyses using two DNA barcoding regions revealed a close genetic relationship between <em>C. altaica</em> specimens from Japan and Central Asia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 712-721"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704880","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}
Haneul Yu , Haeyong Oh , Seunghyun Lee , Jae-Seok Lee , Jongok Lim
{"title":"A new record of Rondibilis amanoi (Hayashi) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) from Korea with a key to Korean Rondibilis species","authors":"Haneul Yu , Haeyong Oh , Seunghyun Lee , Jae-Seok Lee , Jongok Lim","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>As a result of investigation on insect fauna of islands in Korea, <em>Rondibilis</em> (<em>Rondibilis</em>) <em>amanoi</em> (Hayashi, 1961) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) was newly discovered. <em>Rondibilis</em> (<em>R</em>.) <em>amanoi</em> is re-described based on a female specimen collected from Is. Heuksan, Jeollanam Province, Korea in 2022. A plate of diagnostic characteristics and a key to four Korean <em>Rondibilis</em> species is also provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 682-684"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704876","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":"Molecular phylogeny and taxonomic review of the family Pomacentridae from Korea","authors":"Ju Won Jin, Jin Koo Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A total of eight genera and 21 species of the family Pomacentridae have been reported in Korea, but the classification is uncertain. Therefore, this study aims to clarify molecular phylogeny and classification of eight genera and 17 species of the family Pomacentridae from Korea based on mtDNA sequences (16S rRNA 473 bp), nDNA sequences (RAG1 812 bp) and morphological traits. Molecular phylogenetic trees (ML, and BI) showed that four groups (Chrominae, Glyphisodontinae, Pomacentrinae, and Microspathodontinae) were largely formed, and monophyletic relationship was observed four groups. Each subfamily is divided by the number of spiniform procurrent caudal rays, the shape and rows of the teeth, and the margin of suborbital and preopercle. Each genus is divided by the number of dorsal fin spines and anal fin soft rays, the shape and rows of the teeth, and body coloration. Through an extensive examination of pomacentrids specimens loaned from museum or universities, it is believed that <em>Chromis analis,</em> <em>Neopomacentrus violascens</em> and <em>Pomacentrus chrysurus</em> are not distributed in Korea in spite of their previous records. Finally, we provide key to the species of the family Pomacentridae from Korea.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 722-738"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704879","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}
Jongok Lim , Sung Il Cho , Jungwoon Won , Jong Kook Jung , Kyong In Suh
{"title":"An additional record of Ibalia Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Cynipoidea: Ibaliidae) from Korea with a revised key to Korean species","authors":"Jongok Lim , Sung Il Cho , Jungwoon Won , Jong Kook Jung , Kyong In Suh","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Ibaliidae family, a small group within the Cynipoidea (Hymenoptera: Apocrita), includes fewer than 20 known species from the Northern Hemisphere. Ibaliids are parasitoids of wood-boring insect larvae and some are utilized as biological control agents for siricid woodwasps. In Korea, four species from two subgenera of <em>Ibalia</em> Thomson are recorded, with only one species, <em>Ibalia</em> (<em>Ibalia</em>) <em>leucospoides leucospoides</em> (Hochenwarth), previously documented. Recent taxonomic studies on Korean Ibaliidae have revealed that <em>I</em>. (<em>I</em>.) <em>aprilina</em> Kerrich, previously known only from Japan, is now recorded in Korea for the first time. This paper re-describes <em>I</em>. (<em>I</em>.) <em>aprilina</em> Kerrich with detailed illustrations of its diagnostic features and provides an updated key to the five Korean species of the genus <em>Ibalia</em>, including <em>I</em>. (<em>I</em>.) <em>aprilina</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 692-695"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704877","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}
Zeeshan A. Mirza , Soham Pattekar , Sourabh Verma , Bryan L. Stuart , Jayaditya Purkayastha , Pratyush P. Mohapatra , Harshil Patel
{"title":"A new long-snouted vine snake species in the genus Ahaetulla Link, 1807 (Colubridae: Chrysopeleinae) from India","authors":"Zeeshan A. Mirza , Soham Pattekar , Sourabh Verma , Bryan L. Stuart , Jayaditya Purkayastha , Pratyush P. Mohapatra , Harshil Patel","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.04.017","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.04.017","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new species of long-snouted arboreal snake of the genus <em>Ahaetulla</em> Link, 1807, is described from the Indian states of Bihar and Meghalaya. Molecular phylogenetic analysis using three mitochondrial genes recovered the new species as a member of the <em>A. fusca</em> clade and as a sister the species to <em>A. laudankia</em>. The new species differs from its congeners in bearing an elongate rostral appendage, green or ochre dorsum, orange-brown belly, and moderately keeled vertebral dorsal scale row. This description of a new reptile species highlights the need for systematic documentation of biodiversity in the region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 696-703"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704892","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":"Changes in vegetation composition and structure following landslide-induced disturbance in the Himalaya","authors":"Jaya Arora , Kumar Manish , Dinesh Chandra Nautiyal , Suman Lakhanpaul , Maharaj Krishan Pandit","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Himalaya cover 12% of India's landmass and are prone to approximately one-seventh of global rainfall-triggered landslides. Still, very few studies have examined the after-effects of landslides on native vegetation structure and composition. This study aims to fulfill this gap by analyzing the vegetation structure and composition of 10 landslide-impacted sites in Uttarakhand Himalaya along an elevational gradient between 1400–3500 m. The investigations revealed that physiognomically, the younger landslide-disturbed sites were dominated by herbaceous taxa while shrubs and trees dominated the older landslide-disturbed sites. Shannon–Wiener diversity values were highest at the old-low disturbed site compared with recent and young disturbed sites. Sorensen similarity index values indicated that the older landslide sites had the highest similarity in species composition of disturbed and undisturbed sites. The younger and recently disturbed landslide sites were highly dissimilar in species composition and structure as compared to the adjacent undisturbed sites. Notably, both the landslide-disturbed and undisturbed sites had a high percentage of native species (90%–95%). The fundamental understanding developed from this study can have potential applications in evolving management practices for ecological restoration of the degraded ecosystems in the Himalaya and other mountain ecosystems around the world.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 704-711"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704893","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":"Two genera, Stenaesthetus Sharp and Octavius Fauvel (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Euaesthetinae), new to Korea","authors":"Ui-Joung Byeon , Chang-Hwan Bae , Jong-Seok Park","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The subfamily Euaesthetinae Thomson (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) includes six species of the genus <em>Edaphus</em> Motschulsky in South Korea. In this study, two genera, <em>Stenaesthetus</em> Sharp and <em>Octavius</em> Fauvel, are recorded in the Korean Peninsula for the first time based on <em>S. sunioides</em> Sharp and <em>O. flavescens</em> (Kistner), respectively. As a result, Korean euaesthetine genera and species have increased to three and eight, respectively. Redescriptions, habitus illustrations, diagnostic characters, and a distribution map for each species are provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 685-691"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704878","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":"New Mistletoe host for the butterfly herbivory in an island ecosystem","authors":"Neelam Purti , Lal Ji Singh , Arun K. Pandey","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Hemi parasitic Loranths <em>viz. Dendrophthoe curvata</em> (Blume) Miq., <em>D. glabrescens</em> (Blakely) Barlow<em>, D. longensis</em> L.J. Singh and <em>Macrosolen andamanensis</em> L.J. Singh has been recorded here for the first time as new host plants for larvae of <em>Delias hyparete indica</em> (Wallace, 1867) of Pieridae and <em>Tajuria cippus cippus</em> (Fabricius, 1798) of Lycaenidae butterfly in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. Impact of herbivory of these butterflies on Loranths host plants is assessed along with its life history and conservation status of hosts is described in great detail. <em>D. longensis</em> and <em>M. andamanensis</em> are critically endangered and endemic to the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 663-677"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141712235","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 Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Crambidae) from India","authors":"Chandrakasan Sivaperuman , Barla Sumit Kumar Rao","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.010","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Four species of subfamily Spilomelinae are reported for the first time in India namely, <em>Bradina geminalis</em> Caradja, 1927, <em>Haritalodes annuligeralis</em> (Walker, 1866), <em>Orphanostigma angustale</em> Hampson, 1893, and <em>Agrotera longitabulata</em> Chen, Horak, Du & Zhang, 2017. Detailed illustrations of adults and genitalia, diagnosis, redescriptions, and distributional notes are provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 678-681"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141696102","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":"Spatial patterns of human–long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) conflicts in Java Island: A comparison of two secondary data sources","authors":"Farid Rifaie , Eko Sulistyadi , Yuli Sulistya Fitriana , Nurul Inayah , Maharadatunkamsi Maharadatunkamsi , Wendi Prameswari , Ismail Agung Rusmadipraja","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Human–macaque conflicts present a significant obstacle to conservation and management efforts in Indonesia. Long-tailed macaques, a species increasingly in conflict with humans, are often regarded as pests due to behaviors such as occasional raiding on agricultural land. This study aims to offer comprehensive insights into these conflicts by comparing data from two different sources and analyzing their spatial patterns to identify regions with significant conflict occurrences. Official records show a larger quantity of data, while online news supplements this. However, official records data quality varies, with diverse data formats and collection methods, whereas online news data consistently provide accessible information over a longer period. Both sources exhibit similar global spatial statistical patterns, indicating significant clustering. Local autocorrelation analysis identifies hotspot areas primarily at the borders of Yogyakarta, Central Java, and East Java. Discrepancies between the sources are evident in the High-Low class and the lack of clustering patterns in the western part of Java Island in official records. Despite similar spatial patterns, official records do not fully reflect the actual human–macaque conflict. Standardized methods and interview surveys are crucial for accurately assessing this conflict. Citizen science offers the potential for long-term wildlife monitoring, requiring systematic collaboration among stakeholders to mobilize experienced volunteers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 653-662"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141709525","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}