Larval host records of butterflies in Japan

Ecological Research, May 2016

Using Japanese literature, we created a consolidated list of host records of butterflies in Japan. The list used the host records described in eight major illustrated reference books, two checklists, and 14 other pieces of literature. The presence of larvae on plants, the observation of larvae eating plants or insects in the field were considered as host records. We collected all species recorded in Japan. Scientific, family, and Japanese names of butterflies were consolidated using the BINRAN database (http://​binran.​lepimages.​jp/​). Scientific and Japanese names of host plants were based on the YList database (http://​ylist.​info/​). If scientific names of host plants were not found in YList, we used scientific names based on The Plant List (http://​www.​theplantlist.​org/​). Family names of host plants were based on the Catalogue of Life database (http://​www.​catalogueoflife.​org/​). Scientific, family, and Japanese names of host insects were based on the MOKUROKU database (http://​konchudb.​agr.​agr.​kyushu-u.​ac.​jp/​mokuroku/​) for Hymenoptera and the catalogue of the Paraneoptera of Japan published by the Entomological Society of Japan for Hemiptera. We also provided the references of each host record and the original names described in the referred literature. Two datasets, HostDB and ReferenceDB, were created to include 3600 records of butterfly larval hosts in Japan, along with scientific and Japanese names of each species and a literature list. These datasets will be useful for basic and applied biological studies of butterflies. Data files are stored in the Ecological Research Data Archives (http://​db.​cger.​nies.​go.​jp/​JaLTER/​ER_​DataPapers/​) and available from http://​hostbj.​lepumus.​net/​. These datasets are published under the Creative Commons License Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA, https://​creativecommons.​org/​licenses/​by-sa/​4.​0/​).

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Larval host records of butterflies in Japan

Larval host records of butterflies in Japan Masayuki U. Saito 0 1 2 3 4 Utsugi Jinbo 0 1 2 3 4 Masaya Yago Osamu Kurashima 0 1 2 3 4 Motomi Ito 0 1 2 3 4 0 U. Jinbo Department of Zoology, National Museum of Nature and Science , 4-1-1 Amakubo, Tsukuba-Shi, Ibaraki 305-0005 , Japan 1 M. U. Saito Japan Society for the Promotion of Science , 5-3-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 102-8472 , Japan 2 M. U. Saito (&) Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology , 3-5-8 Saiwaicho, Fuchu-Shi, Tokyo 183-8509 , Japan 3 O. Kurashima Æ M. Ito Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo , 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 153-8902 , Japan 4 M. Yago The University Museum, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033 , Japan Using Japanese literature, we created a consolidated list of host records of butterflies in Japan. The list used the host records described in eight major illustrated reference books, two checklists, and 14 other pieces of literature. The presence of larvae on plants, the observation of larvae eating plants or insects in the field were considered as host records. We collected all species recorded in Japan. Scientific, family, and Japanese names of butterflies were consolidated using the BINRAN database (http://binran.lepimages.jp/). Scientific and Japanese names of host plants were based on the YList database (http://ylist.info/). If scientific names of host plants were not found in YList, we used scientific names based on The Plant List (http://www.theplantlist.org/). Family names of host plants were based on the Catalogue of Life database (http://www.catalogueoflife.org/). Scientific, family, and Japanese names of host insects were based on the MOKUROKU database (http://konchudb. The complete data set for this abstract published in the Data Paper section of the journal is available in electronic format in Ecological Research Data Paper Archives at http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/ER _DataPapers/archives/2016/ERDP-2016-02. Biotic interaction Æ Database Æ Feeding habit Æ Food plant Æ Host insect Æ Host plant Æ Larva Æ; Lepidoptera Æ Life history Æ Literature study - agr.agr.kyushu-u.ac.jp/mokuroku/) for Hymenoptera and the catalogue of the Paraneoptera of Japan published by the Entomological Society of Japan for Hemiptera. We also provided the references of each host record and the original names described in the referred literature. Two datasets, HostDB and ReferenceDB, were created to include 3600 records of butterfly larval hosts in Japan, along with scientific and Japanese names of each species and a literature list. These datasets will be useful for basic and applied biological studies of butterflies. Data files are stored in the Ecological Research Data Archives (http://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/ER_DataPapers/) and available from http://hostbj.lepumus.net/. These datasets are published under the Creative Commons License Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA, https://creative commons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). (...truncated)


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Masayuki U. Saito, Utsugi Jinbo, Masaya Yago, Osamu Kurashima, Motomi Ito. Larval host records of butterflies in Japan, Ecological Research, 2016, pp. 491, Volume 31, Issue 4, DOI: 10.1007/s11284-016-1365-8