MASASHI YOSHIMURA Ph.D.

Schlinger Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Entomology
California Academy of Sciences
Golden Gate Park, 55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, California 94118, U.S.A
myoshimura@ant-database.org / myoshimura@calacademy.org

Last update July 21, 2009




 

Masashi YOSHIMURA Publication

The Original Papers


1. Onoyama K, Yoshimura M (2002) The ants of the genus Proceratium (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Japan. Entomological Science 5, 29-49.

2. Yoshimura M, Onoyama K (2002) Male-based keys to the subfamilies and genera of Japanese ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Entomological Science 5, 421-443.

3. Japanese Ant Database Group (2003) Ant Image Database 2003. Japanese Ant Database Group, Sendai.

4. Japanese Ant Database Group (2003) Ants of Japan. GAKKEN, Tokyo.

5. Yoshimura M, Hirata T, Nakajima A, Onoyama K (2003) Ants from scats and pellets in the nests of the Japanese Wryneck Jynx torquilla japonica. Ornithological Science 2, 127-131.

6. Yoshimura M, Onoyama K (2003) A new record of a dacetine ant, Strumigenys godeffroyi Mayr, 1866 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Japan. Edaphologia 71, 9-10.

7. Japanese Ant Database Group (2003) Super visual encyclopedia, Ants of Japan. GAKKEN, Tokyo (in Japanese).

8. Azuma N, Takahashi J, Kikuchi T, Yoshimura M, Onoyama K, Higashi S (2005) Microsatellite loci for Myrmica kotokui and their application in some congeneric ant species distributed in northern Japan. Molecular Ecology Notes 5, 118-120.

9. Eguchi K, Yoshimura M, Yamane S (2006) The Oriental species of the ant genus Probolomyrmex (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicinae: Proceratiinae). Zootaxa 1376, 1-35.

10. Yoshimura M, Fisher BL (2007) A revision of male ants of the Malagasy region (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): Key to subfamilies and treatment of the genera of Ponerinae. Zootaxa 1654, 21-40.

11. Yoshimura M, Onoyama K (2007) A new sibling species of the genus Strumigenys, with a redefinition of S. lewisi Cameron. In: Snelling RR, Fisher BL, Ward PS (eds) Advances in ant systematics (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): homage to E. O. Wilson | 50 years of contributions, pp. 664-690. American Entomological Institute, Gainesville.

12. Yoshimura M, Onoyama K, Ogata K (2007) The ants of the genus Odontomachus (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Japan. Species Diversity 12, 89-112.

13. Japanese Ant Database Group 2008 (2008) Japanese Ant Image Database 2008. Japanese Ant Database Group, Sendai, Japan (in Japanese).

14. Yoshimura M, Hosoishi S, Kuboki Y, Onoyama K, Ogata K (2009) A new synonym and a new record of the ant genus Ponera (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Japan. Entomological Science 12, 194-201.

Papers Published in Bulletin (in Japanese)


1. Yoshimura M (1998) Ants from Islands in Hokkaido, Northern Japan (No.1, Rishiri Island). Rishiri Kenkyu 17, 33-38.

2. Kosugi K, Satoh M, Yoshimura M, Yoshimura Mar, Sakamoto R (1998) Morphological measurements body mass and stomach contents in Black-tailed Gull (Lalus crossirostris). Rishiri Kenkyu 17, 39-40.

3. Yoshimura M (1999) Ants from Islands in Hokkaido, Northern Japan (No. 2, Rebun Island). Rishirikenkyu 18, 49-54.

4. Yoshimura M (1999) Ants from Dung of Black Woodpecker in Rishiri-Island. Rishiri Kenkyu 18, 35-36.

5. Yoshimura M (2000) Ants from Islands in Hokkaido, Northern Japan (No. 3, Teuri Island). Rishiri Kenkyu 19, 27-35.

6. Yoshimura M (2000) Good relationship between ants and fungus. Hokkaido Kinoko no kai kaiho 43, 38-39.

7. Tarayama M, Onoyama K, Ogata K, Yoshimura M (2002) Notes on common names of Japanese ants. Ari 26, 48-50.

8. Kawabe M, Tanaka Y, Suda O, Nemoto K, Kawashima E, Matsuda M, Yoshimura M (2003) Remains of Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martis martis collected in the eastern part to Taisetsuzan (Daisetsuzan) National Park, Hokkaido. Bulletin of the Higashi Taisetsu Museum of Natural History, 25: 51-52.

9. Ogata K, Kubota M, Yoshimura M, Kuboki Y, Hosoishi S (2005) Taxonomic system The ant classification system proposed by Bolton. Ari 27, 13-24.

10. Yoshimura M (2007) Ant Image Databse 2007 Beta Version. Konchu to Shizen 42, 12-15.

11. Hosoishi S, Yoshimura M, Kuboki Y, Ogata K (2007) Ants from Yakushima Island, Kagoshima Prefecture. Ari 30, 47-54.

12. Yoshimura M, Onoyama K (2008) Taxonomic changes in the genus Strumigenys of Japan from 2003. Ari 31, 1-12.

13. Yoshimura M, Kubota M, Onoyama K, Ogata K (2008) Taxonomic changes since the publication of Japanese Ant Image Database 2003. Ari 31, 13-28.