Studies on organization and on-line networking of species information of East Asian insects

1.《昆虫学数据库Konchu》的重建和对外开放：将物种信息数据库Konchu转移到工作站，并对数据库管理系统Sigma进行了修订。在新的系统中，搜索更容易，也更有用。Konchu已于1999年6月在互联网上向公众开放，并有日语和英语两种语言的主页。到2000.2年3月，它将拥有16个数据库文件。在《日本昆虫名录》的基础上重建和向公众开放。MOKUROKU文件(Taduchi等人，1990)被修订为供外国人使用，它的搜索更容易和更有用。MOKUROKU已于1999年9月在互联网上向公众开放，并有日语和英语两种语言的主页。监督日本昆虫名称词典。建立了一个有两个搜索者的词典，从日语名称到科学名称，以及它的河流，并在INTERNET上向公众开放。昆虫及昆虫类型标本物种信息库的建立：建立了古北区Andrena、亚洲哈利克特等8个野生蜜蜂物种信息库和九州大学保存的2个模式标本数据库。东亚昆虫的分类研究。首席调查员和研究人员在每个专门的分类领域进行了研究，共发表了12篇使用东亚材料的文章。

1. Reconstruction and opening to the public of "Entomology Database KONCHU".Species information database KONCHU was transferred to a workstation and the database management system SIGMA was revised. The search is easier and more useful in a new system. The KONCHU has been opened to the public on INTERNET from June, 1999, and has homepages both in Japanese and English. It will have 16 database files until March, 2000.2. Reconstruction and opening to the public of "KONCHU" based on "A Check List of Japanese Insects" .A MOKUROKU file (Tadauchi et al., 1990) was revised for use of foreigners and its search was easier and more useful. The MOKUROKU has been opened to the public on INTERNET from September, 1999, and has homepages both in Japanese and English.3. Supervising of dictionary of Japanese insect names.A dictionary which has two searchers, from Japanese name to scientific one, and its rivers was constructed and opened to the public on INTERNET.4. Construction of species information database on insects and insect type specimens.Eight database on species information of wild bees, such as Palaearctic Andrena, Asian Halictus were produced and also two databases on type specimens preserved in Kyushu University.5. Taxonomic studies on East Asian insects.Head investigator and investigators studied in each special taxonomic field and a total of 12 articles using East Asian materials were published.