Taxonomy and evolution of myrmecophilous aleocharines based on their higher classification

• Project/Area Number: 20870031
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Biodiversity/Systematics
• Research Institution: Kyushu University
• Principal Investigator: MARUYAMA Munetoshi Kyushu University, 総合研究博物館, 助教 (80512186)
• Project Period (FY): 2008 – 2009
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,302,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,540,000、Indirect Cost: ¥762,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,560,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥360,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥1,742,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,340,000、Indirect Cost: ¥402,000)
• Keywords: ヒゲブトハネカクシ / 系統 / 進化 / 分類 / 生物多様性 / 好蟻性 / マレーシア / カメルーン / エクアドル

Research Abstract

Taxonomy and biodiversity studies of ant-associated aleocharine beetles have not been studied well. In this project, I studied taxonomy and molecular phylogeny of those insects based on material collected in field research in domestic areas and foreign countries.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] The Ceratocanthinae of Ulu Gombak: high species richness at a single site, with descriptions of three new species and an annotated checklist of the Ceratocanthinae of Western Malaysia and Singapore (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Hybosoridae). (2010)
  • Author(s): Ballerio, A., Maruyama, M.
  • Journal Title: In: Ratcliffe B, Krell F-T (Eds) Current advances in Scarabaeoidea research. Zookeys 34 Pages: 77-104
• [Journal Article] A new genus and species of myrmecophilous aphodiine beetle (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) inhabiting the myrmecophytic epiphyte Platycerium sp. (Polypodiaceae) in the Bornean rainforest canopy. (2010)
  • Author(s): Maruyama, M.
  • Journal Title: In: Ratcliffe B, Krell F-T (Eds) Current advances in Scarabaeoidea research. Zookeys 34 Pages: 49-54
• [Journal Article] A new genus and species of myrmecophilous aphodiine beetle(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)inhabiting the myrmecophytic epiphyte Platycerium sp.(Polypodiaceae)in the Bornean rainforest canopy (2010)
  • Author(s): Maruyama M.
  • Journal Title: Zookeys 34 Pages: 49-54
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Ceratocanthinae of Ulu Gombak : high species richness at a single site, with descriptions of three new species and an annotated checklist of the Ceratocanthinae of Western Malaysia and Singapore(Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Hybosoridae) (2010)
  • Author(s): Ballerio, A., M.Maruyama
  • Journal Title: Zookeys 34 Pages: 77-104
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] On the myrmecophilous genus Losiusa Seevers, 1978 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama, M.
  • Journal Title: Esakia 49 Pages: 111-116
  • NAID: 120001788290
• [Journal Article] A new species of the genus Merismoderus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae) from Laos, with a revised key of the genus and a new combination. (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama, M.
  • Journal Title: Esakia 49 Pages: 107-109
  • NAID: 120001788289
• [Journal Article] Rhinocerotopsis nakasei (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae), a new genus and species of Stereomerini from Peninsular Malaysia. (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama, M.
  • Journal Title: Esakia 49 Pages: 103-106
  • NAID: 120001788288
• [Journal Article] Behavioral differences between two ant cricket species in Nansei Islands: host-specialist versus host-generalist. (2009)
  • Author(s): Komatsu, T., M. Maruyama, T. Itino
  • Journal Title: Insectes Sociaux 56 Pages: 389-396
• [Journal Article] Description of the intertidal aleocharine Halorhadinus sawadai sp. n. from Japan, with notes on the genus Halorhadinus Sawada, 1971. (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama, M., M. Hayashi
  • Journal Title: Koleopterologische Rundschau 79 Pages: 71-82
• [Journal Article] Description of Aleochara (Maseochara) hiranoi sp. n. from Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae). (2009)
  • Author(s): Yamamoto, S., M. Maruyama
  • Journal Title: Koleopterologische Rundschau 79 Pages: 65-70
• [Journal Article] Behavior and cuticular hydrocarbons of myrmecophilous insects (Tysanura; Coleoptera: Staphylinidae; Diptera: Phoridae) associated with Asian Aenictus army ants (Hymenoptera; Formicidae). (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama M., T. Akino, R. Hashim, T. Komatsu
  • Journal Title: Sociobiology 54 Pages: 19-35
• [Journal Article] Behavior and cuticular hydrocarbons of myrmecophilous insects(Tysanura ; Coleoptera : Staphylinidae ; Diptera : Phoridae)associated with Asian Aenictus army ants(Hymenoptera ; Formicidae) (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama M., T.Akino, R.Hashim, T.Komatsu
  • Journal Title: Sociobiology 54 Pages: 19-35
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Behavioral differences between two ant cricket species in Nansei Islands : host-specialist versus host-generalist (2009)
  • Author(s): Komatsu, T., M.Maruyama, T.Itino
  • Journal Title: Insectes Sociaux 56 Pages: 389-396
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Rhinocerotopsis nakasei(Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae), a new genus and species of Stereomerini from Peninsular Malaysia (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama M.
  • Journal Title: Esakia 49 Pages: 103-106
  • NAID: 120001788288
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A new species of the genus Merismoderus(Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae)from Laos, with a revised key of the genus and a new combination (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama M.
  • Journal Title: Esakia 49 Pages: 107-109
  • NAID: 120001788289
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] On the myrmecophilous genus Losiusa Seevers, 1978(Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) (2009)
  • Author(s): Maruyama M.
  • Journal Title: Esakia 49 Pages: 111-116
  • NAID: 120001788290
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Giraffaenictus eguchii (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), a new genus and species of fully myrmecoid myrmecophile from a colony of Aenictus binghami (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae) in Vietnam. (2008)
  • Author(s): Maruyama, M.
  • Journal Title: Esakia 48 Pages: 51-56
  • NAID: 120000982086
• [Journal Article] First record of Lebioderus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae) from the Indochinese Peninsula, with description of a new species. (2008)
  • Author(s): Maruyama, M., Y. Katayama, W. Sakchoowong, S. Nomura
  • Journal Title: Esakia 48 Pages: 47-49
• [Journal Article] mtDNA phylogeny of Japanese ant crickets (Orthoptera: Myrmecophilidae) : Diversification in host specificity and habitat use. (2008)
  • Author(s): Komatsu T., M. Maruyama, S. Ueda, T. Itinio
  • Journal Title: Sociobiology 52 Pages: 553-565
  • NAID: 120007114308
• [Journal Article] Three new species of legless, wingless scuttle flies (Diptera: Phoridae) associated with army ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Malaysia. (2008)
  • Author(s): Maruyama, M., H.R. Disney, R. Hashim
  • Journal Title: Sociobiology 52 Pages: 485-496
• [Journal Article] A DNA and morphology based phylogenetic framework of the ant genus Lasius with hypotheses for the evolution of social parasitism and fungiculture. (2008)
  • Author(s): aruyama M., F. M Steiner, C. Stauffer, T. Akino, R. H Crozier, B. C Schlick-Steiner
  • Journal Title: BMC Evolutionary Biology 8 Pages: 237-237
• [Journal Article] Giraffaenictus eguchii (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae), a new genus and species of fully myrmecoid myrmecophile from a colony of Aenictus binghami (Hymenoptera, Formicidae, Aenictinae) in Vietnam (2008)
  • Author(s): Munetoshi Maruyama
  • Journal Title: Esakia (48) Pages: 51-56
  • NAID: 120000982086
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] First record of Lebioderus (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussinae)from the Indochinese Peninsula, with description of a new Species (2008)
  • Author(s): Munetoshi Maruyama, Yuji Katayama, Wanata Sakchoowong, Shuhei Nomura
  • Journal Title: Esakia (48) Pages: 47-49
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Three new species of legless, wingless scuttle flies (Diptera : Phoridae)associated with army ants(Hymenoptera : Formicidae)in Malaysia (2008)
  • Author(s): Munetoshi Maruyama, Henry R. Disney, Rosli Hashim
  • Journal Title: Sociobiology 52(3) Pages: 485-496
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] mtDNA Phylogeny of Japanese Ant Crickets (Orthoptera : Myrmecophilidae) : Diversification in Host Specificity and Habitat Use (2008)
  • Author(s): Takashi Komatsu, Munetoshi Maruyama, Shouhei Ueda, Takao Itino
  • Journal Title: Sociobiology 52(3) Pages: 553-565
  • NAID: 120007114308
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A DNA and morphology based phylogenetic framework of the ant genus Lasius with hypotheses for the evolution of social parasitism and fungiculture (2008)
  • Author(s): Munetoshi Maruyama, Florian M Steiner, Christian Stauffer, Toshiharu Akino, Ross H Crozier, Birgit C Schlick-Steiner
  • Journal Title: BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:237
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 熱帯雨林における生物種多様性指標としてのヒメサスライアリ (2009)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利・小松貴・伊藤文紀・Rosli Hashim
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第69回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 三重大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-10-10
• [Presentation] アリヅカコオロギ属内におけるスペシャリスト種とジェネラリスト種 : 寄主アリに対する行動の違い. (2009)
  • Author(s): 小松 貴, 丸山 宗利, 市野 隆雄.
  • Organizer: 第56回日本生態学会大会
  • Place of Presentation: 岩手県立大学
  • Year and Date: 2009-03-20
• [Presentation] 熱帯雨林における生物種多様性指標としてのヒメサスライアリ. (2009)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利・小松貴・伊藤文紀・Rosli Hashim
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第69回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 三重大学, 津
• [Presentation] クサアリ亜属5種の形態分類とCHC組成の比較 (2009)
  • Author(s): 遠藤真太郎・丸山宗利・市野隆雄
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第56回全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 盛岡
• [Presentation] アリヅカコオロギ属内におけるスペシャリスト種とジェネラリスト種:寄主アリに対する行動の違い. (2009)
  • Author(s): 小松貴・丸山宗利・市野隆雄
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第56回全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 盛岡
• [Presentation] 好白蟻性クロバネキノコバエ(Pnyxiopalpus sp. )の発見とその特異な生態 (2008)
  • Author(s): 須島充昭, 丸山宗利, 小松貴.
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 香川大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-17
• [Presentation] ヒメサスライアリ属3種の好蟻性昆虫群集における形態・行動の多様性と体表炭化水素 (2008)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利, 秋野順治, 小松貴.
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 香川大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-16
• [Presentation] アリヅカコオロギ属Myrmecophilus (バック目 : アリヅカコオロギ科)におけるスペシャリスト種とジェネラリスト種の寄主アリ巣内での行動および生存の違い (2008)
  • Author(s): 小松 貴, 丸山 宗利, 市野 隆雄
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 香川大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-15
• [Presentation] ケアリ属Lasius (ハチ目 : アリ科)における社会寄生・菌共生・形態の進化 (2008)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利, Florian M. Steiner, Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner, 秋野順治, 升屋勇人, 濱口京子, 坂本洋典
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 香川大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-15
• [Presentation] 好蟻性昆虫の形態進化の可塑性と寄主への適応 (2008)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利
  • Organizer: 日本進化学会2008年大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京大学
  • Year and Date: 2008-08-22
• [Presentation] シロアリノミバエ亜科(仮称) Termitoxeniinaeの日本からの発見 (2008)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利・小松貴・R. Henry L. Disney
  • Organizer: 日本鞘翅学会第21回大会・日本甲虫学会2008年次大会・日本昆虫分類学会第11回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 愛媛大学, 松山
• [Presentation] 好白蟻性クロバネキノコバエ(Pnyxiopalpus sp. )の発見とその特異な生態. (2008)
  • Author(s): 須島充昭・丸山宗利・小松貴
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 香川大学, 高松
• [Presentation] ヒメサスライアリ属3種の好蟻性昆虫群集における形態・行動の多様性と体表炭化水素 (2008)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利・秋野順治・小松貴
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 香川大学, 高松
• [Presentation] アリヅカコオロギ属Myrmecophilus(バッタ目:アリヅカコオロギ科)におけるスペシャリスト種とジェネラリスト種の寄主アリ巣内での行動および生存の違い (2008)
  • Author(s): 小松貴・丸山宗利・市野隆雄
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 香川大学, 高松
• [Presentation] ケアリ属Lasius(ハチ目:アリ科)における社会寄生・菌共生・形態の進化 (2008)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利・Florian M. Steiner・Birgit C. Schlick-Steiner・秋野順治・升屋勇人・濱口京子・坂本洋典
  • Organizer: 日本昆虫学会第68回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 高松
• [Presentation] 好蟻性昆虫の形態進化の可塑性と寄主への適応. (2008)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利
  • Organizer: 日本進化学会第10回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京
• [Presentation] ヒメサスライアリに多様化した好蟻性昆虫の形態・行動・体表炭化水素. (2008)
  • Author(s): 丸山宗利・秋野順治・Rosli Hashim・小松貴
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第55回全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡
• [Presentation] 寄主アリ及びハビタット特異性からみた好犠牲昆虫アリヅカコオロギ属Myrmecophilusの分子系統 (2008)
  • Author(s): 小松貴・丸山宗利・市野隆雄
  • Organizer: 日本生態学会第55回全国大会
  • Place of Presentation: 福岡
• [Remarks] 丸山宗利研究室
  • URL: http://sites.google.com/site/myrmekophilos/