Abstract
Re-examination of the holotype of Burmoniscus kitadaitoensis Nunomura, 2009 from Kitadaitojima Island, southern Japan reveals that this species is a junior synonym of B. meeusei (Holthuis, 1947). Partial regions of mitochondrial COI, 12S and 16S rRNA genes, and nuclear 18S and 28S rRNA genes were detected for species identification in the future.
Highlights
Burmoniscus Collinge, 1914 can be dominant in terrestrial isopod communities in subtropical forests of East Asia (Ma et al 1991)
The aim of this study is to examine the holotype of B. kitadaitoensis and clarify its taxonomic status
The holotype of B. kitadaitoensis was deposited in Toyama Science Museum
Summary
Burmoniscus Collinge, 1914 can be dominant in terrestrial isopod communities in subtropical forests of East Asia (Ma et al 1991). Clarifying the taxonomic status of Burmoniscus species is important to understanding species diversity of isopod communities in these habitats. Thirteen species in the genus Burmoniscus were reported from Japan (Nunomura 2011), but their taxonomic status is still confused (Karasawa and Honda 2012). Shigenori Karasawa & Kenshi Goto / ZooKeys 386: 21–28 (2014)
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