Specimen-based records of geometrid, pyralid, and crambid moths (Lepidoptera) with location information from the collection of Dr. Hiroshi Inoue
Citation
WATABIKI D, Osawa T (2020). Specimen-based records of geometrid, pyralid, and crambid moths (Lepidoptera) with location information from the collection of Dr. Hiroshi Inoue. National Institute of Genetics, ROIS. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mjmakj accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-07-04.Description
As moths of the geometrid group usually live in forests and do not move long distances, they are considered to be valuable as environmental bio-indicators. Biodiversity data based on voucher specimens should have high quality and reliability. Here, we publish the records of the family Geometridae and the superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralidae and Crambidae) with time of collection and location information, i.e. latitude and longitude on the basis of the collection of Dr. Hiroshi Inoue deposited at Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO (NIAES). The collection of Geometridae covers 653 records from 615 species, collected from 1926 to 1979. The collection of Pyraloidea covers 447 records from 418 species, collected from 1949 to 1985.Sampling Description
Study Extent
The collection includes the specimens collected from Hokkido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyusyu and the Nansei islands of Japan.Sampling
The collections of geometrid, pyralid, and crambid specimens were donated by the late Dr. Hiroshi Inoue.Quality Control
Specimens of Geometridae were identified before 1980 and those of Pyraloidea were identified before 1986 by Dr. Hiroshi Inoue. However, as over 30 years had passed since the original identification by Dr. Hiroshi Inoue, there had been many changes in taxonomic treatments. Therefore, Yoshimatsu et al. (2016) identified all specimens of Geometridae again, sometimes dissecting the male and female genitalia when compiling the list. With regard to the Pyraloidea, Yoshimatsu et al. (2015) identified all specimens again.Method steps
- Scientific names were according to Nakajima, Sato, & Kaneko (2011), Yamanaka, Sasaki, & Yoshiyasu (2013), and Sasaki, Yamanaka, & Yoshiyasu (2013). On the basis of the label of each specimen location information was taken using GSI Maps by Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (http://www.gsi.go.jp/ accessed 10 May, 2019).
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The collection includes the specimens collected from Hokkido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyusyu and the Nansei islands of Japan.
Bibliographic Citations
- Yoshimatsu S, Watabiki D, Osawa T. Specimen-based records of geometrid, pyralid, and crambid moths (Lepidoptera) with location information from the collection of Dr. Hiroshi Inoue. Ecological Research. -
Contacts
Daisuke WATABIKIoriginator
position: Curator
Kuriyama Town Board of Education
Asahi 4-9-36
Kuriyama
069-1513
Hokkaido
JP
email: dwataxon@hotmail.co.jp
Takeshi Osawa
metadata author
position: Associate Professor
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Minami-Osawa 1-1
Hachiouji
192-0397
Tokyo
JP
email: arosawa@gmail.com
Takeshi Osawa
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Minami-Osawa 1-1
Hachiouji
192-0397
Tokyo
JP
email: arosawa@gmail.com
Shin-ichi YOSHIMATSU
administrative point of contact
position: Senior Researcher
Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO
Kannondai 3-1-3
Tsukuba
305-8604
Ibaraki
JP
email: yosimatu@affrc.go.jp