Leaf-spray in vitro bioassays appraise new aphicidal formulations for managing deleterious plant-feeding aphids. The formulation may utilize alternative and integrated strategies. However, leaf spraying even under controlled conditions may affect aphid reproduction and mortality. This study examines leaf spray applications for optimum and reproducible aphicidal results using tobacco leaves overlaid on cotton fabric or water agar surfaces. Infestation of the undersides of tobacco leaves with nymphs of green peach aphids was used in the assays. Spray distance and volume were optimized using water-sensitive paper to ascertain the best surface coverage. Overlays of the leaves on water agar caused less mortality and greater reproduction than the use of cotton fabric. The relative humidity of the insect-rearing chambers changed with the watering regime for the insect - rearing chambers with cotton fabric; 60% relative humidity was optimal. Relative humidity was not affected by the concentration of agar in the water agar chambers. Applications of the chemical aphicidal standard, Sulfoxaflor, under the optimized conditions exhibited similar times for lethality although the rate was faster with leaves on the cotton fabric than on water agar. These studies establish reproducible and sensitive techniques for assessing the lethality and effects on reproduction of potential aphicidal products.

진딧물 방제제 개발을 위해 In vitro 경엽살포 검정방법이 널리 사용되고 있다. 이러한 신소재 진딧물 방제 제형은 종합방제와 화학농약의 대안 으로 많은 연구가 진행되고 있다. 하지만, 경엽살포 검정방법은 환경이 조절되는 실내에서도 진딧물의 증식과 살충에 영향을 받는다. 본 연구에서는 담배를 기주로 하여 솜과 한천방법을 이용하여 진딧물 방제제 검정을 위한 최적 경엽살포 확립하고자 하였다. 진딧물 검정 챔버에 솜과 한천을 넣은 후 담배 잎과 진딧물 3-4령 약충을 접종하였다. Water-sensitive paper를 이용하여 경엽살포 시에 가장 표면 피복이 높은 최적 경엽살포 거리와 살 포량을 확립하였다. 대조구로 물을 처리한 구에서 한천 방법이 솜 방법에 비해 살충율이 낮고, 증식율이 높았다. 솜 검정 방법에는 곤충 검정 챔버의 상대습도를 60% 이상 유지시켰을 때 가장 최적 조건이었지만, 한천 검정 방법에서는 한천의 농도에 상대습도 차이가 없었다. 최적화된 조건하에서 대조화학 농약, Sulfoxaflor, 경엽살포 시 솜 방법에서 살충율이 한천방법보다 빨랐지만, 최종 살충율은 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 본 연구는 살 진딧물 물질을 검정 시 재현성과 활용성이 가능한 최적화된 증식율과 살충율 검정 조건을 제시하였다.

온실가스 배출 증가에 의한 기후변화는 화분매개곤충과 식물과의 생태적 상호작용인 수분생태계와 농업생태계를 포함한 자연생태계를 변화시킬 수 있다. 특히 수분생태계에서 중요한 야생벌(wild bee)은 기후변화에 의해 감소되고 있어서 결국 농업경제, 현화식물의 생태활동, 나아가 전체 생물종 다양성에 악 영향을 끼치고 있음이 보고되고 있다. 따라서 지구온난화에 의해 한반도(남한)에서도 매년 기온이 상승하고 있고, 그에 따른 기후변화 발생으로 한반도 내 야생벌의 생태활동에 영향을 주고 있음을 예상할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 한반도(남한)에서 출현하는 야생벌(꿀벌상과, 말벌상과, 청벌상과)의 분포와 기후요인과의 관계를 검정하기 위하여, 2017년(37 조사지점)에서 2018년 (14 조사지점) 까지 총 51개 조사지점을 대상으로 말레이즈 트랩을 이용하여 야생벌류의 출현현황을 파악하였다. 형태 및 문헌을 통해 동정한 야생벌류와 산림기후대에 따른 분포는 평균기온, 적산온도와 상관성이 있음을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 공통사회 경제경로(Shared Socioeconomic Pathways, SSP) 시나리오의 2-4.5와 5-8.5버전으로 BIOMOD 종분포 모형에 따라 남한 전역에서 출현한 야생벌과 기후대별로 특이적으로 출현한 종의 서식지 분포 변화를 예측하여 현재의 종 서식지 분포에서, 2050년과 2100년에 북쪽으로 서식지가 이동함을 확인하였다. 이를 통해 향후 지구온난화가 지속될 경우 국내 야생벌의 분포 변화가 일어 날 수 있고, 그로 인한 한반도의 생태계 변화가 야기될 수 있음을 예측할 수 있었다. 본 연구결과는 기후변화에 따른 수분생태계 및 그와 관련된 영향에 대한 연구와 야생벌 관리를 위한 정책수 립을 위해 참조할 수 있는 연구자료가 될 수 있을 것으로 기대하고 있다.

A genus Cryptaulus Ôhira (Coleoptera: Elateridae) includes 15 species in Palearctic region and two of them, C. berus (Candèze) and C. larvatus pini (Lewis), have been recorded from South Korea. Recently, a rare species of genus, C. yamato (Nakane) which is regarded as endemic to Japan, was newly discovered from Gwangneung forest, South Korea with a DNA barcode sequence (In press). As results of the present study, a complete mitochondrial DNA genome of Cryptalaus yamato (Nakane), is reported for the first time. The genome consists of 15,882 base pairs including 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 20 tRNAs, two rRNAs and a 1,279 bp long AT-rich region. The overall base composition is 69.4% AT and 30.6% GC. The maximum likelihood analysis based on nucleotide sequence data of 13 PCGs supported that C. yamato is involved in monophyletic group of Elateridae.

The stick insect fauna of Laos has been poorly studied to date. Only 4 species are recorded from the country: Medauroidea brongniarti (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907), Phobaeticus magnus Hennemann & Conle, 2008, Parapachymorpha spiniger (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1907), Sipyloidea sipylus (Westwood, 1859). Assessment of their actual species richness is impeded by various unfavorable circumstances. Their cryptic and immobile lifestyle does not allow for easy trapping and collecting. The aim of this study is to update the taxonomic status of the order Phasmatodea in Laos for the future study.

This study investigates the spatial and temporal variations of moth diversity of Bulgapsan Mountain, Younggwang, Jeonnam. Moth collecting was carried out using a UV light trap at three different sites from February to October 2016 (5 times). A total of 177 moth species and 911 individuals in 17 families were identified. The family Geometridae (51 species and 282 individuals) was the most dominant in the numbers of species and individuals, followed by Erebidae (46 species, 248 individuals), Noctuidae (34 species, 219 individuals) and others. Seasonal change of the number of species and individuals showed a M-shaped pattern with May and July peaks. The Chao 1 estimated number of species using the observed species was 224~326 species, but the graph did not reach an asymptote. Among the surveyed sites, the Neolitsea sericea community showed the highest numbers of species and individuals.

Arctiinae are one of the most species-rich subfamily in the family Erebidae (or classified as family Arctiidae). Around 11.155 species of 750 genera have been described from all over the world (Heppner, 2005) of which 5.931 inhabit the Neotropics (Watson & Goodger, 1986; Heppner, 1991; Scoble, 1995). Taxonomic study of the Arctiinae in Cambodia has been done by a few foreign entomologists. As the results of this study, 182 species of 68 genera are reported on, of which described in recent pages 135 species of 44 genera are reported from Cambodia for the first time, five species are new to science (Bayarsaikhan & Bae, 2015; Bayarsaikhan et al., 2015; Bayarsaikhan & Bae, 2016): Danielithosia wooshini; Stictane cambodiensis; S. khmerensis; S. bokorensis; Cyana angkorensis. The materials for identification are based on the collection of Incheon National University, which were collected from 2009-2015 in Cambodia by Cambodian and Korean researchers.

일반적으로 한라산과 같은 산지는 저지대에 비해 식생, 지형 등의 자연환경이 고도와 경사에 따라 급격하게 변화하 기 때문에 특정 환경에 적응한 동물들이 환경에 대한 다양 한 특징을 나타내고 있다(Lomolino, 2001). 일반적으로 곤 충은 환경조건에 따라 크게 영향을 받는 것으로 알려져 있 으며(Kim, 1988), 특히, 딱정벌레류의 대부분 곤충들은 서 식지 변화, 하층식생과 낙엽량, 숲의 나이와 토지 조건, 온도 와 습도 변화 등의 환경변화에 매우 민감하여 산림의 형태 에 따라 분포하는 종이 달라지기 때문에 고립된 상태 또는 제한된 공간 내에서 특정 종의 급격한 변화는 그 지역의 환경변화를 반영함으로 기후와 서식지 등의 변화를 분석할 수 있는 환경지표성 곤충으로 인식되고 있다(Thiele, 1977; Maclean et al., 1992; Niemela et al., 1993; Ishitani and Yano, 1994; Butterfield et al., 1995; Ings and Hartley, 1999; Magura et al., 2000; Niemela et al., 2000; Koivula and Niemelä 2002; Melnychuk et al., 2003; Rainio and Niemela, 2003; Argyropoulou et al., 2005; Ohsawa, 2005; Apigian et al., 2006; Avgin, 2006; Sandoval et al., 2007; Žiogas and Vaičikauskas, 2007; Timmetal., 2009; Riley and Browne, 2011). 국내에서도 이러한 환경변화에 대한 딱정벌레 이용 연구의 중요성을 인식하여 고도, 식생 등 환 경변화에 대한 종 다양도 및 풍부도 분석, 계절에 따른 개체 군 변동, 지역적인 발생과 변화 등에 관한 연구가 수행되고 있다(Park et al., 1997; Jung et al., 2005; Yeon et al., 2005; Yang et al., 2006; Jung et al., 2011; Lee, 2011; Oh et al., 2011). 본 연구는 한라산국립공원에 서식하는 딱정벌레의 월별· 계절별 분포 특성을 파악하기 위해 성판악(750m)에서부터 시작하여 정상인 백록담(1950m)과 어리목(970m)에 이르 는 동서길이 약 18km구간에서 23개 조사구에 Pit-fall trap 을 설치하고 2010년 5월부터 10월까지 월 4회씩 설치 및 수거를 하였다. 조사결과 분포가 확인된 딱정벌레류는 총 16과 71종(14,405개체)으로 딱정벌레과가 22종(30.99%)으 로 가장 많고, 검정풍뎅이과 10종(14.08%), 송장벌레과 9종 (12.68%), 잎벌레과와 소똥구리과 각 6종(8.45%), 방아벌 레과 3종(4.23%) 등의 순으로 나타났다. 조사시기별 종 다 양성은 6월에 43종으로 가장 많은 종이 출현하였고, 8월(32 종), 7월(30종), 10월(25종), 9월(23종), 5월(21종) 순으로 나타났다. 출현 개체수는 10월 4,575개체, 9월 4,065개체 순으로 많았고, 5월 561개체로 적었다. 군집분석 결과, 종다 양도(H')와 종균등도(EI)는 7월(H'=2.448, EI=0.720)이 가 장 높고, 종풍부도(EI)는 6월에 5.229로 가장 높게 나타났 다. 반면 종다양도와 종균등도는 10월(H'=0.695, EI=0.216), 풍부도는 9월(RI=2.647)에 가장 낮게 나타났다. 시기별 출 현종을 분석한 결과 윤납작먼지벌레의 연간 2세대가 발생 하는 종임을 재확인하였다. 또한 분류군에 따라 출현시기에 차이가 있는데 이는 한라산국립공원에 출현하는 딱정벌레 목 곤충들 사이에 공간적, 시간적 출현과 먹이자원의 이용 에 있어 서로 경쟁을 피하며 공존할 수 있는 여건이 형성되 어 있음을 알 수 있었다. 본 연구결과는 아열대 기후로 인해 이국적이고 다양한 식생들이 수직 분포를 잘 나타내고 있고, 많은 기생화산들 과 분화구 및 고산 습지와 고산초지대 등 다양한 환경으로 다른 공원에 비하여 동․식물들이 다양하고 풍부하며 자연환 경도 비교적 잘 보전되어 있는 한라산국립공원지역에서 딱 정벌레의 월별·계절별 분포특성을 조사하여 향후 환경변화 에 대비한 한라산국립공원의 안정된 자연생태계를 유지 관 리하는데 필요한 기초 자료로 제공하고자 한다.

This study was aimed to investigate the elevational and seasonal variation of moth diversity of Mt. Baegun-san, Gwangyang-city, Jeonnam. Moth collecting was carried out using a UV light trap at three different elevational sites from September to October 2014 and from April to October 2015 (9 times) except winter. A total of 288 moth species and 1,444 individuals in 15 families were identified. Geometridae (97 species and 740 individuals) were the most dominant in the numbers of species and individuals, followed by Noctuidae (62 species, 193 individuals), Erebidae (52 species, 177 individuals) and Notodontidae (16 species, 111 individuals). Elevational change showed that the lower elevation, the higher number of species and individuals. Seasonal change of numbers of species and individuals showed the M-shaped pattern with June and August peaks. Compared to the previous records from historical literatures, 197 species were newly added and the total moth species richness of Mt. Baegun-san comprised 449 species in 20 families. The Chao 2 estimated number of species using the observed species including unpublished data set was 1,530 species that comprised about 43% of the Korean Lepidopteran fauna. This large number of estimated species requested the more extensive and long-term survey for better understanding of the total moth fauna in this area.

The genus Ypsolopha Latreille is the largest taxa in Ypsolophidae, comprising over 140 species worldwide. More than 100 species have been described from the Palaearctic and Oriental Regions. In Korea, 10 species have been listed by Byun et al. (2009), and recently 3 new recorded species were reported by Sohn (2010). Ypsolopha species have been known feeding on conifers and dicotyledonous plants. But studying of host plants is still not discovered thoroughly. In the present study, I carried out to breed larvae ofYpsolophid moth based on Japanese study in a laboratory. And reported one newly recorded species from Korea. Also, we provide description of adult, pictures of adults genitalia and a checklist of host plants is also provided.

We present the nearly complete mitogenome sequences of the garden chafer, Polyphylla laticollis manchurica, which is listed as an endangered species in Korea. The P. l. manchurica mitogenome, which includes unfinished whole A+T-rich region and a partial srRNA was 14,473-bp long, possessing typical sets of genes (13 PCGs, 22 tRNA genes, and 2 rRNA genes). Gene arrangement of the P. l. manchurica mitogenome was identical to the common one found in the majority of insects. The 5 bp-long motif sequence (TAGTA) that has been suggested to be the possible binding site for the transcription termination peptide for the major-strand was also found in the P. l. manchurica mitogenome between tRNASer(UCN) and ND1. As has been previously determined, the high A/T content was unanimously observed in P. l. manchurica in terms of A/T bias in the third codon position (73.5%) compared with the first (66.4%) and second codon position (66.2%), and a high frequency of A/T-containing codons (a total of 28.22% for TTA, ATT, TTT, and ATA). The PCGs encoded in major-strands are slightly T-skewed, whereas those of the minor-strand are A-skewed, indicating strand asymmetry in nucleotide composition in the Coleoptera including P. l. manchurica.

Yponomeutoidea are one of the largest superfamily of microlepidoptera, comprising over 1,800 species worldwide. The composition of the superfamily was clarified by Kyrki (1984), who suggested that the monophyly of the group (based on Yponomeuta) was supported by presence of pleural robes on abdominal segment of A8 of the male. First record of Yponomeutoidea from Korea has performed by K.T. Park in 1983, and then more than 50 species have been recorded up to date. In the present study, we reviewed of the species of Yponomeutoidea from Korea, with Ypsolopha sp.

The early investigations of Russian Far East Trichoptera is connected with A.V. Martynov (1879-1938) who is recognized as a “Father of Russian Trichopterists”. About hundred species described by Martynov were reported from Russian Far East (RFE). Then, I.M. Levanidova (1914-2005) devoted her life to study caddisflies of Pacific Russia and demonstrated the high biodiversity of Trichoptera fauna for the region. If the list of Russian Trichoptera includes 641 species in 148 genera of 28 families of caddisflies (Ivanov, 2010), the Far East of Russia consists of 435 species of caddis belonging to 103 genera of 26 families, it is about 67,8% of Trichoptera fauna of all Russia (Table). Nevertheless, specialists estimate that the real quantity of species should be much more as the majority of the territory still isn't investigated rather well. The core of RFE Trichoptera fauna the is represented by species of Palaearhearctic subregion of Palaearctic Region and species distributed in Eastern Palaearctic. Transpalaearctic and Holartic species are presented in much less number. Connection of North Pacific Russia with North America through the ancient Bering Bridge is traced based on caddisfly fauna. The fauna of Kamchatka is comparatively poor in comparison with continental. The fauna of Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands reflects, on the one hand, communication with eastern Asian continent, with another ? connection with the territory of the Japanese Archipelago and coastal territories of South-East Asia. Taxonomic difficulties of East Russia Trichoptera fauna studying is planning to resolve owing to complex investigation of morphology, distribution, genetic characteristics of caddisflies in cooperation with the international teams of trichopterists of USA and countries of East and North East Asia. Taxonomic list of the families and genera of Trichoptera in Russian Far East (Pacific Russia and Yakutia)

Cimicomorpha is one of the most diverse groups in true bugs comprising more than 20,000 species, which attract a great attention for a variety of life-history strategies as well as for agricultural and medical aspects as followed: traumatic insemination in the bed bugs and their relatives (Cimicoidea), diverse feedinghabits in the plant bugs (Miridae), parasitism and blood-feeding in the bed bugs and their relatives (Cimicidae and Polyctenidae), agricultural pests in the lace bugs and the plant bugs (Tingidae and Miridae), biological control agents in the minute pirate bugs and the plant bugs (e.g., the genus Orius), disease transmission in the Triatominae (Reduviidae), and micro-habitat transitions in the assassin bugs and the flower bugs (Reduviidae and Anthocoridae). In this talk, I conducted the phylogenetic analyses of the Cimicomorpha based on the molecular data. Additionally, through the phylogenetic comparative analyses, I also present the evolutionary history of the specialized biological traits of the Cimicomorpha.

fossil species. It consists of four genera, Caenosclerogibba Yasumatsu, Probethylus Ashmead, Sclerogibba Riggio & De Stefani-Perez and Pterosclerogibba Olmi. Thirteen species of two genera (60% of species worldwide) are known from the Oriental region. However, no species was reported in Cambodia so far. Even though the detailed biology of the sclerogibbids is poorly known, they are ectoparasitoids of the webspinners (Embiidina). From the present study, three species of the family are recognized for the first time from Cambodia: Sclerogibba talpiformis Benoit, S. rapax Olmi and S. impressa Olmi. Diagnoses and photographs for each species are presented.