Ye-Seul Kim , So-Yeon Kim , Neung-Ho Ahn , Young-Gwang Song , Hayong Choi , Bong-Kyu Byun
{"title":"Annotated checklist of the genus Cosmopterix (Lepidoptera, Cosmopterigidae) in Korea","authors":"Ye-Seul Kim , So-Yeon Kim , Neung-Ho Ahn , Young-Gwang Song , Hayong Choi , Bong-Kyu Byun","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.10.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.10.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>An annotated checklist of the genus <em>Cosmopterix</em> Hübner [1825] (Lepidoptera: Cosmopterigidae) from Korea is presented. The study is based on the examination of newly collected specimens and previous literature. A total of 24 species is recognized from Korea and enumerated with their available information. For each taxon, distributional data, host plant, and diagnostic information are provided, with genitalia slides deposited in national and institutional collections. The results considerably expand the known diversity of the genus in Korea and provide a refined basis for further systematic, faunistic, and molecular studies on the family Cosmopterigidae.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 187-192"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147427175","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":"A new species of Cyrtodactylus Gray, 1827 (Reptilia: Squamata: Gekkonidae) from the montane forests of Dima Hasao District, Assam, India","authors":"Manmath Bharali , Krijoboti Thaosen , Mathipi Vabeiryureilai , Hmar Tlawmte Lalremsanga , Jayaditya Purkayatha , Rupankar Bhattacharjee , Madhurima Das , Sanath Chandra Bohra , Arup Kumar Hazarika","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.06.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.06.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new species of the genus <em>Cyrtodactylus</em> is described from Dima Hasao, Assam based on an integrative approach combining morphological characters and molecular phylogenetic evidence derived from the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2) gene. Molecular phylogenetic analysis places the new species as the sister taxon to the clade comprising <em>C. namtiram</em> and <em>C.</em> <em>barailensis</em>, from which it differs by an uncorrected pairwise genetic distance of at least 11% in the ND2 gene. In addition to molecular evidence, it is morphologically distinguishable from all known congeners based on the combination of precloacal pore count, mid-ventral scale rows, number of paravertebral tubercles, and dorsal tubercle arrangement. This increases the number of <em>Cyrtodactylus</em> in Assam to five species, highlighting the region’s importance as a hotspot for herpetofaunal endemism.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 85-95"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147426219","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}
Sehyeon Lim , Hwal-Su Hwang , Seoyoung Keum , Yun-Sik Lee , Kyeong-Yeoll Lee
{"title":"Integrative taxonomic survey of soil microarthropods from Dokdo Island, Korea","authors":"Sehyeon Lim , Hwal-Su Hwang , Seoyoung Keum , Yun-Sik Lee , Kyeong-Yeoll Lee","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dokdo, a remote volcanic island in the East Sea of Korea, harbors a unique ecosystem but remains poorly studied in terms of soil microarthropods. To address this gap, we conducted an integrative taxonomic survey of Acari and Collembola, combining morphological observations with mitochondrial cytochrome <em>c</em> oxidase subunit I (COI) and nuclear 28S ribosomal DNA (28S rDNA) sequence data. Soil samples were collected from eight sites during three field surveys in 2023–2024, and microarthropods were extracted using Berlese–Tullgren funnels. Phylogenetic analyses based on COI sequences, together with species delimitation approaches (ASAP and mlPTP), complemented morphological identifications. In total, 16 Acari and eight Collembola species were confirmed. This study provides a comprehensive baseline of soil microarthropod diversity on Dokdo and offers valuable reference data for future ecological and biogeographical research on island ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 155-163"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147427172","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}
Connor Lee , Nancy E. McIntyre , Matthew A. Barnes , Xiaofeng Luan
{"title":"Effects of land use on Eurasian otter presence in northeast China","authors":"Connor Lee , Nancy E. McIntyre , Matthew A. Barnes , Xiaofeng Luan","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.11.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.11.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Eurasian otters (<em>Lutra lutra</em>) occur across Asia, Europe, and northern Africa, yet many populations are declining or endangered. Otter populations in northeast China have decreased substantially over the past 70 years, which is generally attributed to land use change, though this hypothesis remains untested. We examined the relationship between land use and otter occurrence in Jilin Province by characterizing land use in 100-m river buffers extending 7.5 km upstream and downstream from each of the 58 known otter occurrences compared to 100 randomly selected pseudo-absence points across the same landscape. Logistic regression revealed that otters were less likely to occur as agricultural land increased (<em>p</em> = 0.00347). We also observed negative but nonsignificant trends between otter presence and average cropland patch size, percentage of built-up land, and average built-up patch size. A principal component analysis explained 48.7% of total landscape variation and indicated that locations where otters were known to be present were less variable in landscape conditions (i.e. amount and size of agricultural and urbanized patches) compared to random locations. Overall, this ensemble approach suggests that otters are affected by land use at least at a localized scale, complementing other studies within its range.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 193-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147427176","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":"New species and records of Alissonotum Arrow, 1908 from India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini)","authors":"Irtiza Wani , Devanshu Gupta","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.11.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.11.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new species of the pentodontine genus <em>Alissonotum</em> Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini), <em>Alissonotum indicum</em> Wani & Gupta, sp. nov., is described from the Western Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India. This novel species is distinguished from its congeners, particularly <em>Alissonotum binodulum</em> (Fairmaire 1891) and <em>Alissonotum crassum</em> Arrow, 1908, based on the unique structure and shape of its parameres, pronotum with relatively deep and well-defined depression near the middle of the anterior margin and dense and prominent punctation on the 1<sup>st</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup>, and 5<sup>th</sup> elytral intervals. Furthermore, this study reports the first records of <em>Alissonotum pittinoi</em> Endrödi, 1985b and <em>Alissonotum piceum besucheti</em> Endrödi, 1977 from India. Additionally, the presence of <em>Alissonotum simile</em> Arrow, 1910 is confirmed in Jammu and Kashmir. To facilitate species identification, an updated key to the Indian species of <em>Alissonotum</em> is provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"19 1","pages":"Pages 226-236"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147427177","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":"In the rocks: An integrative assessment of Scorpiops Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae) in Peninsular India with a description of a new species","authors":"Shubhankar Deshpande , Mihir Joshi , Sajiri Ukale , Deshabhushan Bastawade , Victoria Tang , Gaurang Gowande , Lionel Monod , Shauri Sulakhe","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.02.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The genus <em>Scorpiops</em> Peters, 1861 exhibits significant diversity, especially in Peninsular India. From our continued arachnological surveys in the Western Ghats and Peninsular India, we describe a new species based on molecular and morphological data. Furthermore, additional sampling revealed new species with distinct molecular signatures, but future investigation is warranted to gather additional data before species are formally described.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 807-821"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145719079","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}
Donguk Kim , Eunjoong Kim , Soo-Jeong Park , Sang Jae Suh
{"title":"Discovery of an unrecorded jewel beetle species of the genus Trachys (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in South Korea, with ecological notes","authors":"Donguk Kim , Eunjoong Kim , Soo-Jeong Park , Sang Jae Suh","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.11.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.11.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The leaf-mining jewel beetle, <em>Trachys auricollis</em> Saunders, 1873, is a known leaf-miner of <em>Pueraria</em> <em>montana</em> var. <em>lobata</em> and is widely distributed across East Asia, including Japan, China, Taiwan, Vietnam, and India. However, this species had not been recorded on the Korean Peninsula until now. During a recent survey of buprestid beetles on Namhaedo Island, South Korea, a significant number of <em>T. auricollis</em> specimens were discovered, marking the first record of this species in Korea. Additionally, diagnostic characters and ecological notes are provided to support species identification.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 757-761"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145719073","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}
Mohsan Raza , Arif Muhammad Khan , Azhar Abbas Khan , Sayyad Ali Raza Bukhari , Sher Khan Panhwar , Muhammad Ashfaq
{"title":"Genetic diversity of nearly threatened and vulnerable species of Serranidae fish family from the coastal area of Pakistan","authors":"Mohsan Raza , Arif Muhammad Khan , Azhar Abbas Khan , Sayyad Ali Raza Bukhari , Sher Khan Panhwar , Muhammad Ashfaq","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.01.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.01.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Species belonging to the <em>Serranidae</em> fish family exhibit an overlapping color pattern that may lead to misidentification in the field. Their color pattern varies from juveniles to adults. DNA barcoding of species <em>Epinephelus bleekeri</em>, <em>Epinephelus erythrurus</em>, <em>Epinephelus epistictus</em>, <em>Epinephelus diacanthus, Epinephelus coioides, Epinephelus stoliczkae, Epinephelus latifasciatus, Epinephelus polylepis, Epinephelus aerolatus, Epinephelus morrhua, Epinephelus radiatus,</em> and <em>Cephalopholis formosa</em> belonging to <em>Serranidae</em> fish family was done to substantiate existing knowledge based on taxonomic relationships. Samples were collected from fish landing facilities along the Pakistan coast. The 680 bp 5ʹ region of COI was amplified with the help of universal primers. After successful amplification sequencing was done using Sanger's method. Genetic diversity was calculated using obtained sequences. The mean interspecific genetic distance of 0.1444 was significantly higher than the mean intraspecific distance of 0.0051. The barcode gap analysis depicted significant genetic divergence affirming the delineation of species. The haplotype network gave valuable insights into the isolated and connected populations. The phylogenetic tree delineated apparent clades for all grouper species. The species having bars (<em>E. diacanthus</em> and <em>E. stoliczkae</em>) were clustered under the same clade and species having dots like (<em>E. bleekeri, E. polylepis</em>, and <em>Epienephelus areolatus</em>) were clustered under separate clade. DNA barcoding of the <em>Serranidae</em> fish family was done for the first time in Pakistan. The findings from the present study emphasized the importance of genetic-based sustainable management of fisheries, aquaculture, and the formation of conservation strategies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 798-806"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145719078","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}
Taeyeong Kwon , Jong Bong Choi , Myeonghwan Kim , Eun Young Choi , Seungmin Shin , Jong Kyun Park
{"title":"Taxonomic note of the genus Anisodactylus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from Korea","authors":"Taeyeong Kwon , Jong Bong Choi , Myeonghwan Kim , Eun Young Choi , Seungmin Shin , Jong Kyun Park","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.06.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.06.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>According to previous studies, a total of four species in two subgenera have been recorded in Korea. Through this study, a new combination is proposed here: <em>Harpalomimetes fukiensis</em> (Jedlička, 1957) <strong>=</strong> <em>Anisodactylus</em> (<em>Anisodactylus</em>) <em>fukiensis</em> (Jedlička, 1957) n. comb. In addition, <em>Anisodactylus</em> (<em>Anisodactylus</em>) <em>fukiensis</em> (Jedlička, 1957) and <em>Anisodactylus</em> (<em>Hexatrichus</em>) <em>mandschuricus</em> Jedlička, 1942 are newly recorded from Korea. Photographs of adults, taxonomic key, morphological characteristics are provided herein.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 892-899"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145718966","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":"Rapid loss of germinability and gradual loss of physiological activity in Japanese Dryopteris uniformis (Dryopteridaceae) spores stored in herbaria","authors":"Takashi Shiga , Hiroyuki Yamada , Seiko Fujii , Syou Kato","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.03.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2025.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Herbaria of museums and universities contain vast arrays of plant specimens. If seeds and spores from these specimens can be successfully germinated, they can help restore genetic diversity in current plant populations and even reestablish lost species. The spores of <em>Dryopteris uniformis</em> Makino (Dryopteridaceae) were collected from 23 specimens stored in the Herbarium of Osaka Museum of Natural History and the Niigata University Herbarium, and their germinabilities and physiological activities were examined using germination and tetrazolium staining tests, respectively. Although no germination was observed, some stained fern spores were confirmed from five specimens that had been stored for 0.3, 3.3, 4.9, 12.3, and 24.3 years, respectively. The number of partially stained spores rapidly declined over time; however, some spores were observed in specimens stored for >88 years (0.8% ± 0.3%). In germination tests using gibberellin, three spores germinated from specimens stored for 5.3 years. The discrepancy between spore germination and staining rates indicates that the loss of mitochondrial activity, which indicates spore death, occurs much later than that of germinability. This study will enhance our understanding of the potential viability of specimens preserved in herbaria.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 4","pages":"Pages 845-850"},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145719083","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}