Study on the fauna of the northeastern Indochinese Peninsula - in relation to the Japanese fauna

在1997年至1999年总共148天的时间里，12名日本科学家和5名越南科学家参加了这一项目，调查了越南北方一些地方的昆虫、蜘蛛和其他陆地无脊椎动物区系，包括山。潭道山Pia Oak，Ba Be，Ha Giang，Sa Pa，孙拉，Cuc Chongong和Que Phong。作为这一研究项目的成果，迄今为止已发表了以下组的15篇科学论文：昆虫纲，鳞翅目（6），鞘翅目（4），双翅目（2），蜻蜓目（1），水翅目（1）;蛛形纲，蜘蛛目（1）。越南和日本的一些类群在动物区系上存在相似之处，例如七蛛属（蜘蛛目）和三角蛛属（鞘翅目）。利用线粒体DNA序列对分布于印度支那至日本的步甲亚属Apotomopterus进行了系统发育分析，提出了一个新的系统发育系统，并对该亚属的多样性进行了讨论。小和田博士与河内农业大学昆虫学系师生举行了昆虫学分类学著作座谈会。他还与Cuc Chongong国家公园的护林员讨论了该地区自然的研究和保护。1999年6月12日至22日，越南研究员Ha Quang Hung教授访问日本，讨论该项目的结果和未来的进一步合作研究。

In the total of 148 days from 1997 to 1999, twelve Japanese and five Vietnamese scientists participated in this project and surveyed the fauna of insects, spiders and the other terrestrial invertebrates in some localities in northern Vietnam, including Mt. Tam Dao, Mt. Pia Oak, Ba Be, Ha Giang, Sa Pa, Son La, Cuc Phuong and Que Phong. As the result of this research project, fifteen scientific papers have been published up to now in the following group : Insecta, Lepidoptera (6), Coleopera (4), Diptera (2), Odonata (1), Hymenoptera(1) ; Arachnida, Araneae (1). The faunistic similarity between Vietnam and Japan was suggested on some groups, for example, Heptathela (Araneae) and Triomicrus (Coleoptera). A phylogenetic analysis using mitochondrial DNA sequences was made on the carabid beetle subgenus Apotomopterus distributed from Indochina to Japan ; as the result, a new phylogenetic system was proposed and the diversification of this group was discussed.The Vietnamese and the Japanese scientists worked together cooperatively in this project. A forum on taxonomic works of entomology was made by Dr. Owada with the staffs and students of entomology in the Hanoi Agricultural University. He also discussed with the rangers of the Cuc Phuong National Park on the study and conservation of nature in this area. In 12-22th Jun. 1999, the Vietnamese investigator, Prof. Ha Quang Hung visited Japan for discussing on the results of this project and further cooperative studies in future.