{"title":"Three new records of the genus Batracomorphus Lewis (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Iassinae) from Korea","authors":"Munirah Hamzah , Sunghoon Jung","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, three newly recorded species of the genus <em>Batracomorphus</em> are reported for the first time from Korea. Morphological information, photographs of habitus, illustrations of the genitalia structure, distributional records, and updated keys to the species are provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 175-180"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453581","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}
Eunji Kim , Il-Kwon Kim , Sumin Oh , Sunghoon Jung
{"title":"Taxonomic review of the genus Hishimonus Ishihara (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha: Cicadellidae: Deltocephalinae) from Korea","authors":"Eunji Kim , Il-Kwon Kim , Sumin Oh , Sunghoon Jung","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The species of genus <em>Hishimonus</em> Ishihara were reviewed including two new records from Korea: <em>H. bucephalus</em> and <em>H. expansivus.</em> Morphological descriptions, photographs of habitus and genitalia for each species are given. A key to males of Korean <em>Hishimonus</em> is provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 760-763"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704883","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":"Mimogonellus Fagel and Thoracophorus Motschulsky (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae) new to Korea","authors":"Joon-Yong Park, Kee-Jeong Ahn","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Mimogonellus japonicus</em> (Naomi) and <em>Thoracophorus</em> (<em>Thoracophorus</em>) <em>certatus</em> Sharp are identified for the first time in the Korean peninsula. The genera <em>Mimogonellus</em> Fagel and <em>Thoracophorus</em> Motschulsky are also new records to the Korean fauna. Diagnoses and illustrations of the habitus and diagnostic characters of these two species are provided to facilitate identification.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 807-809"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704889","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}
Tanveer Ahmad Dar , Altaf Hussain Mir , Meenakshi Bharti
{"title":"Comparison of the sweeping net and bait method to access the species diversity of Calliphoridae (Insecta: Diptera) in Kashmir Himalaya, India","authors":"Tanveer Ahmad Dar , Altaf Hussain Mir , Meenakshi Bharti","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Calliphoridae commonly known as blowflies, bluebottles, greenbottles, or carrion flies is a family of Diptera which are of immense importance in medical, veterinary, and forensic sciences. Many sampling methods are known for collecting blowflies but sweeping net is the most dominant method used for their collection. The present study compares sweep netting with the less common bait method and quantifies differences in species richness, Shannon's diversity, and Simpson's diversity using the Hill numbers approach. The sampling procedure yielded 2000 specimens out of which 744 were collected using a sweeping net method while as bait method yielded 1256 specimens belonging to 6 genera and 15 morphospecies, <em>Lucilia sericata</em> (Meigen 1826Meigen 1826) was reported as the most abundant species in sweeping net method while as <em>Calliphora vicina</em> Robineau-Desvoidy 1830 was reported as most abundant species collected through the bait method. This study will be useful for the methodology of future field surveys.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 88-96"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453597","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":"Geographical variation in Isophya camptoxypha (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) male songs: Part 1—Solo performance across different microphones","authors":"Andriy Kovalchuk","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Through the analysis of male-song characteristics in <em>Isophya camptoxypha</em> (Fieber), a Curve-tailed plump bush-cricket species prevalent in the highlands of the Alps and the Carpathians, this study establishes that acoustic signals not only serve for species identification among closely related counterparts but also contribute to biogeographical assumptions and constructions. The investigation delves into the formation of a relict locality on Stinka Mountain, situated at the junction of two Carpathian biogeographical regions. Additionally, the research explores the implications of using different types of microphones for bioacoustic measurements.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 748-759"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704882","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":"Family Mobulidae of Pakistan: Taxonomic assessment for their conservation and management","authors":"Pirzada J.A. Siddiqui, Amir Javed, Seema Shafique","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.02.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.02.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Species belonging to the family Mobulidae of Pakistan are described based on external morphology. In Pakistan, six species of <em>Mobula birostris</em> (Walbaum, 1972), <em>Mobula eregoodoo</em> (Cantor, 1849), <em>Mobula mobular</em> (Bonnaterre, 1788), <em>Mobula kuhlii</em> (Müller & Henle, 1841), <em>Mobula tarapacana</em> (Philippi, 1892), and <em>Mobula thurstoni</em> (Lloyd, 1908) belonging to family Mobulidae are found. Family Mobulidae are found in tropical and sub-tropical water around the world. However, their life history and ecological traits make them highly susceptible to overfishing. Like other unmanaged and unreported high-value elasmobranchs, their trade internationally led them to rapid depletion and potential indigenous extinction unless a rapid conservation management response occurs worldwide. Accurate identification at the species level is useful for the conservation, especially when direct exploitation or bycatch in various fisheries needs to be managed for their sustainability. Taxonomic misidentification creates uncertainties that could result in the mismanagement of regional and international threats of extinction. Here, we described the family Mobulidae fisheries of Pakistan based on their external morphology, an identification key is provided, and their distribution and global conservation status is also provided which will support the overall systematic stability of the mobulid rays in Pakistan and surrounding waters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 79-87"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453580","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":"Sexual dimorphism and pollination mechanism of Zanthoxylum armatum, a vulnerable medicinally important dioecious tree","authors":"Renu Sharma , Yash Mangla , Pratibha Magotra , Namrata Sharma","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Among dioecious species, the differential strategy of resource allocation between male and female plants is depicted in their life-history traits and reproductive features. This is classified as sexual dimorphism. The strategies of resource allocation along with the habitat of these species pose an impact on their pollination mechanism and reproductive success. <em>Zanthoxylum armatum</em> DC (Rutaceae) is a small tree with wide economic and medicinal value. The species is naturally distributed in tropical parts of India and other countries. Due to overexploitation of natural populations in India, the species is rapidly declining. To restore the population of the species in the wild and establish commercial plantations, detailed knowledge of its reproductive biology is essential. Thus, the present study was conducted in natural population of <em>Z. armatum</em> growing in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The study revealed sex-biased allocation and sexual dimorphism both in vegetative and reproductive traits. Such traits include more height and higher number of shoots, inflorescences, and flowers in male plants than in female plants. The natural populations of <em>Z. armatum</em> exhibit a male-biased sex ratio, and such biasness appears to be the outcome of resource allocation strategies and other demographic characteristics. Species possibly exhibit presence of ambophilous suite, i.e., a combination of wind and insect pollination in floral features. However, pollen dispersal by wind is up to limited distance, and thus wind may or may not be effective in fruit-set.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 739-747"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704881","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}
Yongsung Kim , Sang Deog Shim , Su-Young Jung , Gi Heum Nam , Narae Yun , Bo-Mi Nam
{"title":"New records of four introduced alien plants in coastal and port areas of South Korea","authors":"Yongsung Kim , Sang Deog Shim , Su-Young Jung , Gi Heum Nam , Narae Yun , Bo-Mi Nam","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.05.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>We report the first confirmed records of four alien plants belonging to the families Poaceae, Cyperaceae, and Fabaceae in South Korea. <em>Bromus rubens</em> L. originated in the Mediterranean area and adjacent regions and was first discovered in the port area of Gunsan-si. This species is known as an invasive species in the Americas, Australia, parts of Europe, Japan, and Africa and is designated as an Alert Alien Species in Korea. <em>Eriochloa contracta</em> Hitchc., native to the United States, is classified as a weed harmful to crops and has been identified in an open area near the coast of Geoje-si. <em>Carex oklahomensis</em> Mack., which is indigenous to the central and eastern United States, was first identified in Sacheon-si, appearing to be the first recorded appearance in Asia. Finally, <em>Chamaecrista nictitans</em> (L.) Moench., a plant native to the Americas and introduced to Japan, was identified for the first time in Tongyeong-si. This study presents the distribution of introduced alien plants in Korea and provides information on their habitats and morphological details, accompanied with photographs. Additionally, this study establishes an important baseline for enhancing knowledge regarding alien plants primarily introduced through ports and coastal areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 2","pages":"Pages 238-246"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139504","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":"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}