STUDIES ON THE SOIL FAUNA OF SOUTHWESTERN CHAINA

在日本和中国的合作研究中，我们对中国的土壤动物进行了分类调查，作为我国进一步开展生态学和环境生物学研究的重要基础。1995年开始的本项目完成了原项目《亚热带中国土壤动物研究》(1989年~1991年)和《热带中国土壤动物研究》(1992年~1994年)。共采集弹尾目12,000种，脊索目14,000种，原尾目3,500种，尾目3,800种，等足目800种，其中包括许多中国新记录种，其中还包括许多新种和5种弹尾目，3种步甲科，10种新种。

IN THE CO-OPERATIVE STUDY OF JAPAN AND CHINA TAXONOMICAL INVESTIGATIONS OF SOIL ANIMALS IN CHINA WERE CARRIED OUT AS AN IMPORTANT BASE FOR FURTHER STUDIES IN ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF THIS COUNTRY.THE FORMER PROJECTS "STUDIES ON SOIL FAUNA OF SUBTROPICAL CHINA" (1989-1991) AND "STUDIES ON SOIL FAUNA OF TROPICAL CHINA" (1992-1994) WERE SUCEEDED BY THE PRESENT PROJECT which WAS STARTED IN 1995. THE AREA INVESTIGATED WERE FIJIANG,YULONGXUESHAN,JIZUSHAN,BAOSHAN AND TENGCHONG AND CA.12,000 SPECIMENS OF COLLEMBOLA,14,000 SPECIEMNS OF ROIBATIDA,3,500 SPECIMENS OF PROTURA,3,800 SPECIMENS OF COFEOPTELA AND 800 SPECIMENS OF ISOPODA WERE COLLECTED,WHICH CONTAIN A NUMBER OF SPECIES NEWLY WOUND FROM CHINA.THEY ALSO CONTAIN MANY NEW SPECIES AND 5 SPECIES OF COLLEMBOLA,3 SPECIES OF CARABIDAE,10 SPECIES OF STAPHYKINIDAE WERE NAME AND DESCRIBED AS NEW AND PUBLISHED IN SOME SCUENTIFIC JOURNALS.