Kita Akihito, Elsayed Ayman Khamis, Tokuda Makoto
Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University, Saga, Japan Faculty of Agriculture, Saga University Saga Japan.
Saga Prefectural Space and Science Museum, Takeo, Japan Saga Prefectural Space and Science Museum Takeo Japan.
Biodivers Data J. 2022 Apr 28;10:e79184. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e79184. eCollection 2022.
In contrast to a great diversity in insects in terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, few known species have adapted to inhabit marine environments. In this study, we surveyed insects associated with halophytic plants of (Amaranthaceae) distributed in intertidal zones, in northern Kyushu, Japan. On four Japanese native species of , we found insects belonging to five orders and 18 species. Amongst them, the genus (Diptera: Ephydridae) and (Lepidoptera: Coleophoridae) were newly reported from Japan; and Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) parvulus (Hemiptera: Miridae) was newly recorded from Kyushu. The seasonal occurrence of several insects on is reported.
与陆地和淡水生态系统中昆虫的巨大多样性形成对比的是，已知适应栖息在海洋环境中的物种很少。在本研究中，我们调查了与分布于日本九州北部潮间带的藜科盐生植物相关的昆虫。在四种日本本土的藜科植物上，我们发现了属于五个目、18个物种的昆虫。其中，扁蝇属（双翅目：水蝇科）和鞘蛾属（鳞翅目：鞘蛾科）为日本新记录；小狭盲蝽（半翅目：盲蝽科）为九州新记录。报道了几种昆虫在藜科植物上的季节性出现情况。
