What's the Staphylinidological Society of Japan?
The 3rd collecting tour to Mt. Ryougamisan, Saitama Pref. in 31th Oct. 1999
From the left, S. Arai, K. Toyoda, T. Shimada, T. Kishimoto, H. Oda, S. Naomi, Y. Ueda, S. Nomura and T. Watanabe
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What's the Staphylinidological Society of Japan?
The Staphylinidological Society of Japan is a biological society studying the superfamily Staphylinoidea which is a taxonomical group of beetles. Our biological study includes taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology, physiology, biogeography, faunistic study and the other kinds of researches.
The Staphylinidological Society of Japan is oparative since June 1996, and established formally at 1st Jan. 1997. Its address is located in the Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba. The managing staffs are as follows: Dr. Shun-Ichiro Naomi (Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba), Dr. Shuhei Nomura (National Science Museum, Tokyo) and Dr. Toshio Kishimoto (Tokyo University of Agriculture). The Kansai branch of the society started in 1998, which is managed by Dr. Yasuhiko Hayashi and Mr. Tateo Ito. We have sixty-four members as of Feb. 1999.
A meeting is held in June or July and a collecting tour in October or November as annual schedule of this society around Tokyo. We publish "The Newsletter of the Staphylinidological Society of Japan" in three times for a year. The Kansai branch originally have meetings, collecting tours and publish its newsletters.
---A record of the Staphylinidological Society of Japan
1st meeting: 23th Jun. 1996, in Chiba.
1st collecting tour: 16-17th Nov. 1996, in Dohshi-mura, Yamanashi Pref.
Formal establishment: 1st Jan. 1997.
2nd meeting: 1st Jun. 1997 in Chiba.
2nd collecting tour: 11-12th Oct. 1997, in Okukinu, Tochigi Pref.
Kansai branch started: 15th Jan. 1998.
3rd meeting, 14th Jun. 1998, in Chiba.
3rd collecting tour: 24-25th Oct. 1998, Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Chiba Pref.
4th meeting: 25th Jul. 1999, in Chiba.
4th collecting tour: 30-31th Oct. 1999, Mt. Ryogamisan, Saitama Pref.
5th meeting: 25th Jun. 2000, in Chiba.
5th collecting tour: 11-12th Nov. 2000, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Pref.
6th meeting: 24th Jun. 2001, in Atsugi, Kanagawa Pref.
6th collecting tour: 20-21th Nov. 2001, Niiharu-mura, Gunma Pref.
7th meeting: 13th Jul. 2002, in National Science Museum, Tokyo, Shinjuku.
7th collecting tour: 9-10th Nov. 2002, Nishi-Tanzawa, Yamakita-machi, Kanagawa Pref.
8th meeting: 26th Jul. 2003, in National Science Museum, Tokyo, Shinjuku.
8th collecting tour: 18-19th Oct. 2003, Shimogo-machi, Ten-ei-mura, Fukushima Pref.
9th meeting: 20th Jun. 2004, in National Science Museum, Tokyo, Shinjuku.
9th collecting tour: cancelled.
10th meeting: 9th Jul. 2005, in National Science Museum, Tokyo, Shinjuku.
10th collecting tour: 23-24th Oct. 2005, Matsunoyama-machi, Niigata Pref.
11th meeting: 25th Jun. 2006, in National Science Museum, Tokyo, Shinjuku.
11th collecting tour: 14-15th Oct. 2006, Masutomi Spa, Sudama-cho, Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi Pref.
12th meeting: cancelled.
12th collecting tour: 10-11th Nov. 2007, Abe-toge Pass, Shizuoka Pref.
13th meeting: 28th Jun. 2008, in National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Shinjuku.
13th collecting tour: 12-13th Oct. 2008, Mt. Sobatsubuyama, Shizuoka Pref.
---For all inquiries apply to the following address:
Dr. Shuhei Nomura
Dept. Zoology
National Science Museum
Hyakunin-cho 3-23-1
Shinjuku, Tokyo 169-0073
JAPAN
E-mail address: nomura@kahaku.go.jp
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