Flower chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) are globally distributed, comprising approximately 4,000 described species. They primarily feed on nectar and sap of deciduous trees. The larvae exhibit the unique characteristic of crawling on their backs, distinguishing them from other scarabs. Additionally, the majority of flower chafers fly with their elytra closed, unlike other scarabs that fly with fully opened wings. Šípek et al. (2016) conducted the first molecular phylogenetic study to investigate their phylogenetic relationships and characters of elytra related to the flight mode. Building upon this study, we infer the diversification times and rates of Cetoniinae and its subgroups, and reconstruct the evolutionary process of flight mode transformation. Furthermore, we discuss the current limitations and future directions of this topic.

섬진강 수계에 서식하는 누치 (Hemibarbus labeo)의 미토콘드리아 DNA에서 cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) 유전자를 발굴하고 누치속 Hemibarbus 및 잉어과 (Cyprinidae) 내 계통유전학적인 위치를 확인하는 연구를 수행하였다. 발굴된 577 bp COI 시컨스의 다중배열 결과 섬진강산 누치들의 높은 염기서열 상동성을 보였다 (99~100%). 우리나라에서 발견되는 누치속 3종에서 누치 (H. labeo: HD1)와 어름치 (H. mylodon)의 염기서열 유사성은 88.91%, 참마자 (H. longirostis)와는 88.81%이었 다. 또한, H. maculatus, H. meditus, H. umbrifer, H. barbus 는 각각 누치와의 염기서열 유사성이 98.97%, 97.20%, 96.87%, 98.85% 등으로 나타났다. 누치속 7종의 계통유전 학적 분석결과 섬진강산 누치 (H. labeo)들은 두개의 단계통 (clade)을 형성하는데 하나는 하동, 임실, 강진, 순창의 섬진강 누치들로만 이루어진 단계통, 다른 하나는 하동의 HD2, HD8, HD9와 국내 부산, 아산, 서울 등에서 채집 보고된 누치들과 단계통을 형성하였다. 잉어과 내 섬진강산 누치 (HD1)의 계통진화적 위치는 피라미 (Zacco platypus) 와는 진화적 거리가 0.143, 누치속 H. maculatus와는 0.006 으로 나타났다. 또한 잉어과 28종 내 계통유전학적 위치는 모래무지아과 (Gobioninae) 어류들이 포함된 그룹 I에 섬진 강산 누치가 위치함을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 누치를 포함하는 잉어과 내 어류의 계통유전학적 비교와 환경 오염에 따른 담수환경 모니터링을 위한 모델어류의 발굴 연구에 주요한 유전적 정보를 제공할 것이다.

Jumping plant-lice (Hemiptera: Psylloidea) are known for a few deleterious pest species worldwide, yet the phylogeny of the group has been poorly understood. The goal of researching the Korean Psylloidea is to achieve a total overview of the group. The systematic study relies on three main pillars which are i) the taxonomic review of superfamily Psylloidea in the Korean Peninsula, ii) the correction of taxonomic confusions caused by phenetic plasticity and iii) the molecular phylogeny of Psylloidea to elucidate the higher-level phylogenetic relationships among the families and subfamilies of the superfamily Psylloidea. Discussions of the early diversification and evolution of Psylloidea will be presented together with comments on biogeography and host plant association.

한국산 나문재속 식물에 대한 계통학적 유연관계를 밝히고, 분자계통학적 연구를 통해 나문재속 종간 유연관계를 확인할 수 있는 분자마커를 찾아내기 위해 연구를 수행하였다. 핵 리보솜 DNA ITS와 엽록체 DNA matK, psbA-trnH 그리고 trnL-trnF를 분자마커로 사용하였다. ITS 영역은 칠면초와 해홍나물 그리고 해홍나물과 방석나물을 구분하지 못하였다. psbA-trnH와 trnL-trnF 영역의 염기서열은 칠면초와 방석나물을 구분하지 못하였다. 그러나 4종의 분자마커 영역을 조합하여 분석한 결과 나문재속 식물 5종이 각각 독립적인 계통을 형성하는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서 나문재속 계통관계 분석을 위해서 여러 개의 분자마커 조합이 유용할 것으로 판단된다. 나문재속 내 분류군 간의 계통관계를 명확히 밝히기 위해 차후에 좀 더 많은 생태학적, 형태학적 자료를 조사해야 할 것으로 보인다.

The study about biodiversity have been reported based on the many organism (snake, lizard, acacia, fungi and so on). There are many indices like species richness and evenness and so on for identifying the biodiversity. In this study, we adopted the phylogenetic indices. The phylogenetic diversity (PD) estimates calculated by the sum of the branch length that connect species of the corresponding minimum spanning path. The phylogenetic endemism (PE) identifies geographical concentrations of phylogenetically and geographically restricted species which metrics was measured by multiplying each branch length by the part of its range found within a given area. This study aimed to detect and quantify species richness (SR), weighted endemism (WE), phylogenetic diversity (PD) and phylogenetic endemism (PE) using data of Korean butterflies. The presence of 161 butterfly species, comprising 7930 records, was mapped onto 0.0625° grid cells and phylogenetic tree was constructed mainly from COI sequences used to calculate phylogenetic metrics. We illustrate the SR, WE, PD and PE using data of Korean butterfly using Biodiverse software In this study, we tested the phylogenetic indices and compared the species richness and weighted endemism. Additionally, we confirm the relationship among four indices. Using these indices, we got the results which suggest that the conservation value of different areas and hot spot of Korean butterflies easily found from Korea.

Miridae, commonly plant bugs, is the most diverse group in Heteroptera, with more than 11,000 species, and is widely distributed in the world. This group has a great attention by taxonomists, applied entomologists, and evolutionary biologists because of their great morphological diversity, high biodiversity as well as association with host plants. However, there have been a few phylogenetic studies within this family to date. In this talk, we present the first phylogenetic analyses of the largest tribe Mirini in the family Miridae based on nuclear (18S rRNA and 28S rRNA) and mitochondrial (COI and 16S rRNA) sequence data, based on the results, we discuss on the phylogenetic relationships and classifications within the tribe.

The superfamily Psylloidea of Korean Peninsula is systematically revised. Systematic studies on the Psylloidea are conducted mainly three themes: (1) The taxonomic review of superfamily Psylloidea (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha) in the Korean Peninsula, (2) DNA barcoding for the correction of taxonomic confusions and confirmation of seasonal forms, and (3) molecular phylogeny of Psylloidea to elucidate higher group relationships and to test current controversial morphological classifications.

This work was performed to confirm the molecular discrimination through the nrITS1 sequences among 3 taxa of Scirpus L. sensu lato (s.l.) species. S. planiculmis represented only 2 base sequence variations with S. maritimus in spite that they showed different morphological features. The nucleotide sequences of the ITS1 region from S. planiculmis were shown to have 99.1% homology with S. maritimus and 60.4% homology with S. triqueter. Although the morphology of S. planiculmis is similar with S. triqueter, molecular basis of the size and sequences on ITS1 region were shown to have distinctive differences. For divergency investigation on same sites and metapopulation, sequencing was conducted on ITS1 region with partial 5.8S and 18S regions. All plants of each species collected at the same site had identical band size pattern and sequences. Intraspecific molecular divergency was not identified in spite that these species live in different wetland sites. The ITS1 sequences described here provided a powerful genetic tool for phylogenetic studies which was difficult by morphological identification as high rate of morphological plasticity

The genus Tilia is characterized by linear form bracts of which the lower part is attached to the peduncle of a cyme. This character is distinguished from the others genus of Malvaceae. The purpose of this study is verifying the phylogenetic relationship of genus Tilia. Phylogenetic analyses were conducted to evaluate relationships of 10 taxa of Tilia in Korea and Japan including one outgroup (Gossypium hirsutum). The molecular phylogenetic analyses were conducted with sequences based on ITS, trnL-F and rpl32-trnL region. The combined data result of ITS, trnL-F and rpl32-trnL was formed by 6 clades. T. kiusiana situated as the most basal clade. T. amurensis, T. taquetii and T. rufa are composed a clade. T. koreana, T. insularis and T. japonica was formed independent clade. T. insularis has the closest relationship with T. japonica. T. miqueliana, T. mandshurica, and T. megaphylla are composed a clade and showed a sister relationship than other species.

In this study, the phylogenetic relationship of Korean Hydrangea was evaluated by using sequenced three chloroplast regions and ITS region, including the 7 taxa. The result of phylogenetic analysis indicated that Korean Hydrangea, 7 taxa formed the monophyletic group. This analysis also revealed that subsect. Macrophyllae of Korea was separated into two groups; H. serrata f. acuminate and H. macrophylla group. The H. serrata f. acuminta group was included with H. serrata f. buergeri and H. serrata f. fertilis. These three species form a monophyletic clade, with no significant differences between their nucleotide sequences. The H. serrata f. acuminta group showed a monophyletic group with H. serrata f. buergeri and H. serrata f. fertilis and there is significant differences between their nucleotide sequences. H. macrophylla group was an independent clade distinguished by H. serrate f. acuminate group. Subsect. Petalanthe, Heteromallae and Calyptranthae form a monophyletic group. H. petiolaris which is located in Subsect. Calyptranthae was separated into two subgroups; First subgroup: Jeju island (except for Mt. Halla) and Second subgroup: Ulleung island and Japan. Additional studies of two subgroups of H. petiolaris should be conducted a geographical study and add more samples.

한국산 담배풀속(Carpesium L.) 7분류군과 3개의 외군(Inula britannica L., Inula germanica L., Rhanteriopsis lannginosa(DC.) Rauschert)을 대상으로 유연관계를 파악하기 위하여 nuclear ribosomal DNA(nrDNA) 중 ITS(internal transcribed spacer) 지역의 계통분류학적 분석을 수행하였다. 계통분류학적 연구방법은 maximum parsimony, neighbor-joining와 maximum likelihood 방법을 사용하였다. 정렬된 계통분의 총 길이는 731 bp이며, ITS1, ITS2와 5.8S 부위의 길이는 각각 284~297 bp, 264~266 bp와 164 bp로 나타났다. 계통분류학 변이를 보이는 site는 111개로 확인 되었으며, 그 중 64개의 site가 계통학적으로 유효한 것으로 나타났고, ITS1 지역이 ITS2 지역보다 염기 변이가 다양하게 나타나는 것으로 확인되었다. 그 결과, 한국산 담배풀속은 단계통을 형성하였으며, 담배풀(C. abrotanoides L.)이 가장 기저부에 위치하였다. 여우오줌(C. macrocephalum Franch. & Sav.)와 두메담배풀(C. triste Maxim.)은 가까운 유연관계를 나타냈으며, 애기담배풀(C. rosulatum Miq.)와 천일담배풀(C. glossophyllum Maxim.) 그리고 좀담배풀(C. cernuum L.)와 긴담배풀(C. divaricatum Siebold & Zucc.)도 유연관계가 가깝게 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과로 담배풀속 nrDNA의 ITS 지역 염기서열에 기초한 분자 계통학적 연구는 계통분류를 이해하는데 유용한 방법으로 판단된다.

괭이눈속 식물에 대한 계통 유연관계를 알아보기 위하여 핵 rDNA의 internal transcribed spacer(ITS) 지역에 대한 염기서열을 분석하였다. 5.8s를 포함한 ITS 염기서열은 647-653 bp로 그중 219개의 염기에서 유전적 다양성을 나타내었다. 정렬된 염기서열은 bootstrap을 포함한 parsimony 방법과 neighbor-joining 방법을 통하여 계통수를 평가하였다. 그 결과 C. pseudofauriei(선괭이눈)이 군내군의 가장 기부에 분계조를 형성하였고, Ser. Pilosa and Ser. Oppositifolia와 Ser. Alternifolia and Ser. Flagellifera가 높은 bootstrap 값으로 두 개의 분계조를 각각 형성하였다. Neighbor-joining 분석의 결과도 일치하였다. 본 연구결과 핵 rDNA의 ITS 염기서열 분석은 괭이눈속의 계통학적 연구에 유용한 마커로 확인되었으며, 최종적으로 ITS 염기서열과 종자 형태형질을 바탕으로 C. sphaerospermum Maxim. and C. valdepilosum (Ohwi) S.H. Kang & J.W. Han에 대한 분류학적 검토를 하였다.

Vegetative characters (e.g. habitat, root, ramification and habit of stem, phyllotaxy, leaf sape, shape of leaf margin, shape of division and lobe of division, number of division, thick and texture of leaf and shape of stipule) on 35 species of Asian Geranium were reviewed to discussion propriety of taxonomic character and evolutionary trends. Wilfordii group is characterized by three divided leaf, Farreri group was grown a high altitude, and Maculatum group is grouped by life cycle of anneal. Arrangement state of leaf is alternate type G, tripartitum, G. eriostemon, and G. erianthum is thought the more primitive than the other taxon, and regarded as more advanced group the sibiricum group and pseudosibiricum group which divided of leaf deeply. Shape of leaf, division degree of lobes, shape of leaf margin and number of division are considered a good identification characters because width of change are fixed between population.