Data Set Citation:
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Yoshimatsu S.
Specimen-based records of geometrid, pyralid, and crambid moths (Lepidoptera) with location information from the collection of Dr. Hiroshi Inoue
ERDP-2020-21.1.1 (https://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2020-21.1.1/jalter-en)
General Information:
Title:Specimen-based records of geometrid, pyralid, and crambid moths (Lepidoptera) with location information from the collection of Dr. Hiroshi Inoue
Identifier:ERDP-2020-21.1.1
Abstract:
As moths of the geometrid group usually live in forests and do not move long distances, they are considered to be valuable as environmental bio-indicators. Biodiversity data based on voucher specimens should have high quality and reliability. Here, we publish the records of the family Geometridae and the superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralidae and Crambidae) with time of collection and location information, i.e., latitude and longitude on the basis of the collection of Dr. Hiroshi Inoue deposited at Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO (NIAES). The collection of Geometridae covers 653 records from 615 species, collected from 1926 to 1979. The collection of Pyraloidea covers 447 records from 418 species, collected from 1949 to 1985. For the purpose, all users can access the data from the GBIF portal site with open data license CC BY 4.0; all data is published in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) through the Japan node of GBIF (JBIF). The detailed Metadata for this abstract published in the Data Paper section of the journal is available in MetaCat in JaLTER.
Keywords:
  • bio-indicator
  • database
  • GBIF
  • identified specimen
  • voucher specimen
Data Table, Image, and Other Data Details:
Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Data Table:InoueCollectionRevisedData0618 ( View Metadata | Download File download)
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Involved Parties

Data Set Owners:
Individual: Shin-ichi Yoshimatsu
Organization:Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO
Address:
Kannondai 3-1-3,
Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604 Japan
Email Address:
yosimatu@affrc.go.jp
Data Set Contacts:
Individual: Shin-ichi Yoshimatsu
Organization:Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO
Address:
Kannondai 3-1-3,
Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8604 Japan
Email Address:
yosimatu@affrc.go.jp

Data Set Characteristics

Geographic Region:
Geographic Description:The collection includes the specimens collected from Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu and the Nansei Islands of Japan.
Bounding Coordinates:
West:  123.82  degrees
East:  145.76  degrees
North:  45.46  degrees
South:  24.28  degrees

Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods

Step by Step Procedures
Step 1:
Description:

METHODS

1 Collection overview The collections of geometrid, pyralid, and crambid specimens were donated by the late Dr. Hiroshi Inoue. 2 Data verification Scientific names were according to Nakajima, Sato, & Kaneko (2011), Yamanaka, Sasaki, & Yoshiyasu (2013), and Sasaki, Yamanaka, & Yoshiyasu (2013). On the basis of the label of each specimen location information was taken using GSI Maps by Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (http://www.gsi.go.jp/; accessed on 10 May, 2019). 3 Taxonomy and systematics Specimens of Geometridae were identified before 1980 and those of Pyraloidea were identified before 1986 by Dr. Hiroshi Inoue. However, as over 30 years had passed since the original identification by Dr. Hiroshi Inoue, there had been many changes in taxonomic treatments. Therefore, Yoshimatsu et al. (2016) identified all specimens of Geometridae again, sometimes dissecting the male and female genitalia when compiling the list. With regard to the Pyraloidea, Yoshimatsu et al. (2015) identified all specimens again.

Data Set Usage Rights

License and usage rights This dataset is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode). All specimens were deposited in NIAES. More detailed data of the specimen collection have been published in Yoshimatsu et al. (2015, 2016).
Access Control:
Auth System:JaLTER
Order:allowFirst
Allow: [read] public
Metadata download: Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File