Masunaga, K.
List of scientific papers

Last updated: 15 April 2016



Masunaga, K. & Saigusa, T. (1997) Comparison of phylogenetic relationships of marine shore dolichopodid flies inferred from external morphology and mtDNA sequences (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). The Third Asia-Pacific Conference of Entomology. Taizhong. Abstracts: 210.
Saigusa, T., Masunaga, K. & Lee, C.E. (1997) The Genus Diostracus Loew from Korea (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). ESAKIA, 37:135-140. http://www.lib.kyushu-u.ac.jp/esakia/es37/es370135.pdf
Masunaga, K. & Saigusa, T. (1998) A taxonomic study of the genus Medetera Fischer von Waldheim of Japan (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological Science, 1(4): 611-621.
Masunaga, K., Saigusa, T. & Koike, H. (1998) Phylogenetic relationships of marine shore dolichopodid flies deduced from external morphology and DNA sequences (Dolichopodidae). Fourth International Congress of Dipterology, Oxford. Abstracts Volume, 135-136.
Masunaga, K. (1999) Phylogenetic relationships of marine-shore dolichopodid flies inferred from morphological data and DNA sequences. The Nature & Insects, 34(2): 30-34. (In Japanese)
Masunaga, K., Saigusa, T. & Woodley, N.E. (1999) A remarkable disjunct introduction of Conchopus borealis Takagi to the New World. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological Science, 2(3): 399-404.
Masunaga, K. (2000) Two new species of the torrenticolous genus Diostracus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with biogeographical notes on the Japanese fauna. Entomological Science, 3(4):  675-685.
Masunaga, K & Saigusa, T. (2000) Speciation and dispersal of marine shore dolichopodid flies in East Asia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae, Hydrophorinae). XXI International Congress of Entomology. Foz do Iguazu. Abstracts Book 1, 266.
Masunaga, K. (2001) Redescription of Liancalus zhenzhuristi Negrobov (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Japan, with description of immature stages and biological notes. Entomological Science, 4(1): 109-119.
Yang, D., Saigusa, T. & Masunaga, K. (2001) Two new genera and four new species of Dolichopodinae from China and Nepal (Diptra: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae). Entomological Science, 4(2), 175-184.
Masunaga, K. (2001) Biogeography of marine-shore dolichopodid flies. The Nature & Insects, 36(4): 20-23. (In Japanese)
Yang, D., Saigusa, T. & Masunaga, K. (2002) A review of the genus Hercostomus from Nepal (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae). Entomologie, 72: 221-243.
Masunaga, K. (2002) Biogeography of the torrenticolous genus Diostracus Loew in Japan (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Fifth International Congress of Dipterology. Brisbane. Abstracts Volume, 146.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2003) Notes on the genus Chaetogonopteron from Guangxi, China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological News. 114(5): 279-283.
Yang, D., Saigusa, T. & Masunaga, K. (2003) A new species of Nepalomyia from Indonesia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological News. 114(5): 275-277.
Yang, D., Saigusa, T. & Masunaga, K. (2003) Notes on Dolichopus, Allohercostomus, and Phalacrosoma from Nepal (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological News. 114(5): 271-274.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2003) A review of the genus Diostracus  (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae) from China. Biologia, Bratislava. 58(5): 891-895.
Yang, D., Saigusa, T. & Masunaga, K. (2003) A review of the genus Neurigonella Robinson, 1964 from Nepal (Diptera: Empidoidea: Dolichopodidae). Annales Zoologici. 53(4) : 663-665.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2004) New species of Hercostomus from Taiwan (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological News, 115(4): 219-225
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2004) Two new species of Hercostomus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological News. 115(1): 35-43.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2004) Two new species of the genus Hercostomus from Taiwan, China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa. 811:1-8.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2004) Notes on species of Tachytrechus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 130(4): 499-503.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2004) Notes on species of Paraclius from Continental China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 130(4): 493-497.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2005) Reiew of the Hercostomus (Hercostomus) Incisus-Group from Oriental Realm (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 131(3+4) : 419-424.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2005) Notes on the Species of Aphalacrosoma Zhang et Yang from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 131(3+4) : 415-418.
Zhu, Y., Yang, D. & K. Masunaga (2005) Notes on Medetera Fischer von Waldheim from Taiwan (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 131(3+4) : 411-414.
Wang, M., Yang, D. & Masunaga, M. (2005) Notes on Rahpium Meigen from the Chinese mainland (Dolichopodidae, Diptera). Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 131(3+4) : 403-409.
Zhu, Y., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2005) A review of the species of Thambemyia Oldroyd (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China. Aquatic Insects. 27(4) : 299-307.
Masunaga, K. & Saigusa. T. (2005) East Asian phylogeography of Diostracus (Diptera:  Dolichopodidae), a torrenticolous genus of long-legged flies. Proceedings, Fifth Asia-Pacific Congress of Entomology. :14.
Masunaga, K. Saigusa T. & Grootaert. P, (2005) Revision of the genus Thambemyia Oldroyd (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) with description of a new subgenus. Entomological Science. 8(4): 439-455.
Masunaga, K., Saigusa, T. & Yang, D. (2005) Taxonomy of the genus Acymatopus Takagi (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological Science. 8(3) : 301-311.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2005) A new Diostracus species from Sichuan, China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Aquatic Insects, 27(1): 57-62.
Masunaga, K. (2005) Dolichopodidae.1221-1228 In: Kawai, T. and Tanida (ed), Aquatic Insects of Japan: Manual with Keys and Illustrations. 1342pp.Tokai University Press, Kanagawa, 1221-1228. (In Japanese)
Masunaga K. & Saigusa, T. (2006) Biogeography and phylogeny of marine dolichopodid flies in the Hawaiian Islands (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Sixth International Congress of Dipterology. Fukuoka. Abstracts Volume, 19-20.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2006) Two New Long-legged Flies of the Genus Paraclius (Insecta: Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Taiwan, with New Records of Three Species. Species Diversity. 11: 149-156.
Zhu, Y., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2006) A new species of Hydrophorus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), with a key to species from China. Entomological News. 117(3): 293-296.
Zhu, Y., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2006) Two new species of Thinophilus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 132(1+2): 145-149.
Wang, M., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2006) Note on Syntormon from Chinese mainland (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 132(1+2): 129-132.
Zhang, L., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2007) The Hercostomus ulrich group Palaearctic China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Entomological Fennica. 18: 32-35.
Wang, M., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2007) New data on Asyndetus (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from China, with description of a new species. Entomological News. 118(2) : 149-153.
Wang, M., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2007) Notes on Nepalomyia (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Taiwan. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 133(1+2) : 123-127.
Zhu, Y., Yang, D. & Masunaga, K. (2007) Two new species of Diostracus from China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 133(1+2) : 133-142.
Zhu, Y., Masunaga, K. & Yang, D. (2007) Two new Plagiozopelma species with a key to Chinese soecies (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 133(1+2) : 161-166.
Zhu, Y., Masunaga, K. & Yang, D. (2007) New species of Diostracus from Yunnan, China (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Aquatic Insects. 29(3): 219-224.
Yang, D., Saigusa, T. and Masunaga, K. (2008) Species of Chrysotimus Loew from Nepal (Diptera: Empidoidea, Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa. 1917: 29-37.
Yang D., Saigusa T. and Masunaga K. 2008.One new genus and species of Dolichopodidae from Oriental Region (Diptera: Empidoidea). In: Shen
X.C., Zhang R.Z. et Ren Y.D. (eds.). Classification and distribution of insects in China: 20-22. China Agritech Press, Beijing(in Chinese).
Wang, M.,Yang, D. and Masunaga, K. (2009) Species of the genus Chaetogonopteron (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from Taiwan, Journal of Natural History, 43(9-10): 609-617.
Masunaga K., Saigusa T. 2010. A revision of the Hawaiian and Wake Island species of the genus Conchopus Takagi (Diptera, Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 2729: 1-35.
Masunaga K. and Evenhuis N.L. 2012. Two new species of the genus Cymatopus Kertesz from the Mariana Islands (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). Zootaxa 3159: 36-46.
  • Masunaga, K. 2014. Biogeography of the tribe Aphrosylini (Diptera: Dolichopodidae). In: 8th International Congress of Dipterology, Potsdam 2014, Abstract volume: 213.
  • Masunaga K. 2014. Dolichopodidae. In: Catalogue of the Insects of Japan. 8. Diptera. Part 2. Brachycera Schizophora. Published by the Entomological Society of Japan. Printed Touka Shobo. Sarayama: 439-447.


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