Karimov Bobur , Toshtemirov Jorabek , Muzafarova Sarviniso , Yusupov Ziyoviddin
{"title":"First complete chloroplast genome of Thymus seravschanicus: Insights into genome structure and phylogenetic relationships within Lamiaceae","authors":"Karimov Bobur , Toshtemirov Jorabek , Muzafarova Sarviniso , Yusupov Ziyoviddin","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study presents the complete chloroplast genome sequence of <em>Thymus seravschanicus</em>, a medicinally important species from Central Asia. The 151,712 bp genome features a typical quadripartite structure and 114 unique genes. Comparative analysis of eight <em>Thymus</em> chloroplast genomes identified hotspots of nucleotide diversity, including the SSC region, <em>ycf1</em> gene, and intergenic spacers, which can be exploited for phylogenetic and population genetic marker development. Phylogenomic analysis of 33 Lamiaceae species strongly supports the monophyly of major clades, including the genus <em>Thymus.</em> This work provides a valuable reference for molecular studies of <em>T. seravschanicus</em> and contributes to our understanding of chloroplast evolution in the Mint family.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 185-189"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453601","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":"First report of poorly known genus Gloeoheppia (Ascomycota: Gloeoheppiaceae), reveals one new species from Pakistan","authors":"Muhammad Shahid Iqbal, Abdul Nasir Khalid","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.08.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.08.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The new species <em>Gloeoheppia immersusia</em> sp. nov. is described from Darel Valley, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. A comparative morpho-anatomical and chemical study and ITS-based molecular analyse indicated a position of this new species within the genus <em>Gloeoheppia</em> Gyeln. <em>Gloeoheppia immersusia</em> sp. nov. is closely related to <em>G. turgida</em> (Ach.) Gyeln and <em>G. erosa</em> (J. Steiner) Marton, characterized by thallus gelatinose, squamulose to peltate, upper surface blackish brown to dark olive brown, apothecial disc blackish brown to reddish brown, apothecia 0.4 – 1 mm, hymenium 110–150 μm, subhymenium 50–85 μm, exciple 30–42 μm, ascospores 12–18 × 6–9 μm and growing on calcareous rocks. A key and comparison to all existing species of the genus <em>Gloeoheppia</em> is also given.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 2","pages":"Pages 282-287"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139507","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}
Jong Bong Choi , Taeyeong Kwon , Eun Young Choi , Myeonghwan Kim , Sodavy Gnim , Seungmin Shin , Jong Kyun Park
{"title":"Taxonomic review of the subfamily Paussinae from Cambodia","authors":"Jong Bong Choi , Taeyeong Kwon , Eun Young Choi , Myeonghwan Kim , Sodavy Gnim , Seungmin Shin , Jong Kyun Park","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The carabid beetle fauna of Cambodia is poorly known compared to other countries in Southeast Asia, resulting in a small number of recorded species even when compared to neighboring countries. Particularly, within the subfamily Paussinae, only two species have been recorded, with one considered doubtful for its species—group name. In this study, the authors aim to contribute to the Paussine beetle fauna in Cambodia by providing some new specimens and preliminary keys for lower taxa in the Oriental region.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 2","pages":"Pages 274-281"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144139506","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 genus Aceria (Acari: Eriophyidae) on Chinese fringetree from Korea","authors":"Woong Ki , Jong-Ho Lee , Ki-Jeong Hong","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>It has been reported that young shoots of the Chinese fringetree (<em>Chionanthus retusus</em> Lindl. & Paxton), a roadside tree in Korea, deformed into cauliflower-like galls, causing stunted growth. The symptom is associated with the occurrence of an eriophyid mite belonging to the genus <em>Aceria</em>, which is identified as <em>Aceria chionanthi</em> sp. nov. This study provides descriptions and photographs of this new mite species.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 810-813"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704890","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 new records of the genus Cis Latreille (Coleoptera: Ciidae) from Korea","authors":"Boo Hee Jung , Jinbae Seung","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.02.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.02.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Four species of the genus <em>Cis</em> Latreille, 1796 are first reported from Korea: <em>Cis nipponicus</em> Chûjö, 1940, <em>Cis rufocastaneus</em> Nakane & Nobuchi, 1955, <em>Cis seriatulus</em> Kiesenwetter, 1879, and <em>Cis taiwanus</em> Chûjö, 1939. Redescriptions for the newly recorded species, a key to Korean <em>Cis</em>, photographs for diagnostic characters of adult, and ecological information on their host fungi are provided.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 814-819"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704891","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":"Redescription of Paracentrobia (Paracentrobia) mira (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae), with two new synonyms","authors":"Serguei V. Triapitsyn","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.08.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.08.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Both sexes of <em>Paracentrobia</em> (<em>Paracentrobia</em>) <em>mira</em> (Girault) (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae) are redescribed and illustrated based on type material from Queensland, Australia and additional, non-type specimens from Oceania. <em>Paracentrobia sexguttata</em> (Girault), syn. nov., originally described from Queensland, and <em>Paracentrobia</em> (<em>Paracentrobia</em>) <em>yasumatsui</em> Subba Rao, syn. nov., originally described from Thailand, are synonymized under <em>P</em>. (<em>Paracentrobia</em>) <em>mira</em>. This species is a known egg parasitoid of rice leafhoppers and planthoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae and Delphacidae) of economic importance in Asia.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 118-124"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453628","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":"Effects of stochastic intraspecific seed dispersal variation on dispersal distance predictions in a temperate forest in Japan","authors":"Pavithra Rangani Wijenayake , Takashi Masaki , Akiko Hirata","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The incorporation of seed dispersal models into conservation practices plays a pivotal role in predicting future ecosystems. Seed dispersal significantly influences plant population dynamics; however, our understanding of its implications at a landscape scale remains limited. We investigated how different seed dispersal processes impact the distributions of individual species within a 20 km × 20 km plot centered around a temperate old-growth forest reserve in Japan. We hypothesized that random variation in seed dispersal (i.e., stochastic processes) and variation mediated by distance (i.e., deterministic processes) would explain landscape-scale species distributions more effectively than deterministic seed dispersal processes alone. We evaluated 16 tree species with different seed dispersal modes by simulating seed dispersal processes. Stochastic simulations predicted higher dispersal distances for the majority of species. The findings of this study suggest that stochastic simulations are a more reliable tool for identifying dispersal restrictions in the context of climate change and biodiversity loss, highlighting the significance of using stochastic simulations for analyzing seed dispersal patterns in temperate forests, rather than more conventional deterministic methods.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"17 4","pages":"Pages 800-806"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704888","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":"Three Falagriini species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) new to Korea","authors":"Kee-Jeong Ahn, Gae-Nam Jeon, Min-A Cho","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><em>Cordalia occipitalis</em> Pace, <em>Myrmecocephalus concinnus</em> (Erichson), and <em>Myrmecocephalus zhejiangensis</em> (Pace) are identified for the first time in the Korean peninsula. The genus <em>Cordalia</em> Jacobs is also new record to the Korean fauna. An updated key is given for the separation of the known species of Korean Falagriini. Redescriptions and illustrations of habitus and diagnostic characters are provided to facilitate identification.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 181-184"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143452909","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":"Brachymeria swaminathani sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Chalcididae, Brachymeriinae) a new pupal parasitoid of rice leaf folder from southern India","authors":"C. Binoy, K. Sreejina Sreedharan, M. Nasser","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.06.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A new species of the megadiverse cosmopolitan chalcidid genus <em>Brachymeria</em> Westwood (Chalcididae, Brachymeriinae), <em>B. swaminathani</em> is described with illustrations based on female specimens reared from pupae of rice leaf folder <em>Cnaphalocrocis medinalis</em> (Guenée) from southern India.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 97-100"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453598","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}
Indumathi Kamatchi Balakrishnan , Himanshu Dubey , Rajal Debnath , Gangavarapu Subrahmanyam , P. Kallare Arunkumar , Jay Prakash Pandey , Kangayam M. Ponnuvel , Vankadara Sivaprasad , Kutala Sathyanarayana
{"title":"Complete characterization and comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Indian tasar silkworm Antheraea mylitta (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae) and phylogenetic implications","authors":"Indumathi Kamatchi Balakrishnan , Himanshu Dubey , Rajal Debnath , Gangavarapu Subrahmanyam , P. Kallare Arunkumar , Jay Prakash Pandey , Kangayam M. Ponnuvel , Vankadara Sivaprasad , Kutala Sathyanarayana","doi":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.japb.2024.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The Indian tasar silkworm <em>Antheraea mylitta (A. mylitta)</em> is an economically important silkmoth and is native to tropical India. Our current research has deciphered the mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of <em>A. mylitta</em> by recovering the complete genome sequence from the NCBI-SRA database and comparing it with other mitogenomes from the order Lepidoptera. The mitogenome is a double-stranded circular molecule spanning 15,354 bp with an A + T content of roughly 80.4%. It consists of a total of 37 genes, comprising 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 transfer RNAs (tRNAs), and two ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs), along with a 337 bp long control region. The arrangement of PCGs is similar to other Lepidoptera mitogenomes, with the exception of <em>Cox1</em> and <em>Cox2</em>, which have different initiation codons. The control region of <em>A. mylitta</em> contains a conserved five bp ATAGA motif as seen in other <em>Antheraea</em> species. Phylogenetic analysis supports previous morphological hypotheses that Bombycoidea, Noctuoidea, Geometroidea, Papilionoidea, and Torticoidea are monophyletic. The divergence time analysis of 13 protein-coding genes reported that <em>A. mylitta</em> diverged from the last common ancestor ∼ 23 million years ago. As per our knowledge, this is the first documented record of the entire mitogenome of <em>A. mylitta</em>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37957,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity","volume":"18 1","pages":"Pages 108-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143453599","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}