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Publications (52)      

1. Akita, Katsumi & Kimio Masumoto. 2012 New or Little-known Tenebrionid Species (Coleoptera) from Japan (12) A Revisional Study of the Genus Byrsax Pascoe (Tenebrionidae, Tenebrioninae, Bolitophagini) Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 18(1): 57-74.
2. Akita, Katsumi & Kimio Masumoto. 2017 New or Little-known Tenebrionid Species (Coleoptera) from Japan (19) Descriptions of three New Species and a New Occurring Record Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 23(1): 47-52.
3. Akita, Katsumi & Kimio Masumoto. 2023 New or Little-known Tenebrionid Species (Coleoptera) from Japan (21). Description of a New Ischnodactylus Species (Diaperinae: Diaperini) from Amami-guntô Islands with a Diagnostic Key to Species Distributed in Japan and its Neighboring Areas Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 29(1): 105-108.
4. Ho, Bin-Hong & Kimio Masumoto. 2020 Paraphytus dentifrons (Lewis, 1895): A new record for the species and genus in Taiwan (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Taiwanese Journal of Entomological Studies 5(1): 1-4.
5. Kakizoe, Showtaro, Munetoshi Maruyama & Kimio Masumoto. 2019 Cheleion watanabei sp. n., a new species of Stereomerini (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Aphodiinae), and description of the male of C. jendeki ZooKeys 824: 45-52.
6. Kakizoe, Showtaro, Munetoshi Maruyama & Kimio Masumoto. 2019 Megasybacodes brevitarsis, a new genus and species of Rhyparini (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Borneo Zootaxa 4568(1): 139–148.
7. Kobayashi, Hirokazu, Kimio Masumoto, Kaoru Sakai, Hiraku Yoshitake & Motomi Ito. 2015 Records of Scarabaeoid Beetles from Ludao Is., Taiwan (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 21(2): 367–372.
8. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2011 Description of a New Strongylium Species from Vietnam and Redescriptions of Two Named Species from Thailand and Laos on the Basis of Males (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 17(2): 307-313.
9. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2011 New and little-known Species of Strongylium and its allied Genera from Asia (Stenochiini, Stenochiinae, Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera) 2. Descriptions of Twelve New Species from Thailand Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 17(2): 315-345.
10. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2011 New or Rare Species of Strongylium and Its Allied Genera from Asia (Stenochiini, Stenochiinae, Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera). 1. Nine New Strongylium Species from Southeast Asia Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 17(1): 27-46.
11. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2012 A Revision of the Genus Hoploedipinus Kaszab (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) Part 1 Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 18(1): 133-148.
12. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2012 A Revision of the Genus Hoploedipinus Kaszab (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) Part 2 Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 18(2): 209-229.
13. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2012 New Strongylium Species (Stenochiinae, Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera) from Laos (Part 2) Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 18(2): 355-387.
14. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2013 New Strongylium Species (Stenochiinae, Tenebrionidae, Coleoptera) from Laos (Part 2) Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 19(1): 147-171.
15. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2014 New Strongylium Species (Stenochiinae: Tenebrionidae: Coleoptera) from Laos (Part 3) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 20(1): 159-175.
16. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2019 Description of a New Species from Laos belonging to Uenostrongylium Masumoto, and Proposal of a New Replacement Name of a Strongylium Kirby from Tonkin (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Stenochiini) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 25(2): 203–205.
17. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2019 Description of a New Species from Laos belonging to Uenostrongylium Masumoto, and Proposal of a New Replacement Name of a Strongylium Kirby from Tonkin (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Stenochiini) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 25(2): 203–205.
18. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2020 Plesiophthalmus Species from Laos (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae: Amarygmini) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 26(1): 130-137.
19. Masumoto, Kimio & Katsumi Akita. 2024 Two New Leprocaulinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae: Cnodalonini) Species from Thailand with Proposing a New Combination Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 30(1): 54-59.
20. Masumoto, Kimio, Bin-Hong Ho, Teruo Ochi, Jing-Fu Tsai & Makoto Kiuchi. 2018 Descriptions of three new Species and Redescriptions and Resurrections of two known Species of Dung Beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from Taiwan Japanese journal of systematic entomology 24(2): 307–314.
21. Masumoto, Kimio, Chi-Feng Lee & Katsumi Akita. 2016 A Note of the Genus Ziaelas (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae, Amarygmini) with a Description of a New Species from the Southern Part of Vietnam Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 22(2): 209–213.
22. Masumoto, Kimio, Katsumi Akita & Chi-Feng Lee. 2015 New Tenebrionid (Coleoptera) Beetles from Taiwan (12) Descriptions of Five New Species and Reports of Two New Occurring Records Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 21(2): 305–312.
23. Masumoto, Kimio, Katsumi Akita & Chi-Feng Lee. 2018 New or little-known Tenebrionid Beetles from Taiwan (15) Descriptions of Three New Derispia Species (Diaperinae: Leiochrinini) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 24(1): 43-47.
24. Masumoto, Kimio, Katsumi Akita & Chi-Feng Lee. 2019 New or little-known Tenebrionid beetles (Coleoptera) from Taiwan(16) Descriptions of New Species, Proposals of New Systematic Position and Reports of Distributions Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 25(1): 123–128.
25. Masumoto, Kimio, Katsumi Akita & Fusheng Huang. 2021 Two New Bolitophagini Species (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae) from Taiwan Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 27(1): 125-130.
Masumoto, Kimio, Katsumi Akita & Yupa Hanboonsong. 2024 A New Paragonocnemis (Borneogonocnemis) Species from North Thailand (Tenebrionidae: Tenebrioninae: Amarigmini) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 30(1): 4-6.
Masumoto, Kimio, Makoto Kiuchi & Bin-Hong Ho. 2018 A New Species of the Genus Onthophagus (Coleoptera: Scarabaidae) from Taiwan Japanese journal of systematic entomology 24(1): 151–152.
Masumoto, Kimio, Makoto Kiuchi & Tai-Chuan Wang. 2014 Studies on the Taiwanese Aphodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) I. A New Species and Three Known Species from the Central Mountains Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 20(2): 185-188.
Masumoto, Kimio, Makoto Kiuchi & Tai-Chuan Wang. 2014 Studies on the Taiwanese Aphodius (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) II. A New Species and Collecting Records of Species from the North and Central Mountainous Areas in Taiwan Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 20(2): 337-340.
Masumoto, Kimio, Makoto Kiuchi & Tai-Chuan Wang. 2017 Two New Aparammoecius Species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Aphodiinae) from Taiwan Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 23(2): 279–282.
Masumoto, Kimio, Teruo Ochi & Masahiro Kon. 2011 A new Onthophagus species (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Borneo Elytra, (n. s.) 1(2): 213-216.
Masumoto, Kimio, Teruo Ochi & Yen-Chiu Lan. 2013 Dung Beetles (Scarabaeidae, Coleoptera) from the Kenting Area in Taiwan Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 19(2): 243-250.
Masumoto, Kimio, Yen-Chiu Lan & Makoto Kiuchi. 2017 A New Species of the Genus Onthophagus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from the Southernmost Area of Taiwan Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 23(1): 135-137.
Masumoto, Kimio, Yuka Utsunomiya & Yupa Hanboonsong. 2020 A New Species of the Genus Lepidocaulinus from North Thailand (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 26(1): 106-107.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1984 A new Mozartius (Coeloptera, Scarabaeidae) found in a schist cave of Shikoku, Southwest Japan Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Series A (Zoology) 10(1): 25–29.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1990 New Himalayan species of Laena (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) preserved in the collection of the National Science Museum, Tokyo Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Series A (Zoology) 16(4): 175–196.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1995 A new Laena (Coeloptera, Tenebrionidae) from northern Vietnam Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Series A (Zoology) 21(1): 33–36.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1996 Fourteen new Laena (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from China, Vietnam and Tahailand Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Series A (Zoology) 22(3): 165–187.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1996 New tenebrionid beetles of the tribes Strongyliini, Misolampini and Adeliini (Coeloptera) from northern Vietnam Bulletin of the National Science Museum, Series A (Zoology) 22(1): 33–43.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1996 Study of Asian Strongyliini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), II. New Strongylium species from northern Thailand (Part 1) Elytra, Tokyo 24(2): 337-366.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1996 Study of Asian Strongyliini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). I. Six New Strongylium Species from Thailand, Laos and Taiwan, together with a New Replacement Name Elytra, Tokyo 24(1): 131-140.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1997 Study of Asian Strongyliini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). IV. Three Species-groups of the Genus Strongylium from Southeast Asia Elytra, Tokyo 25(2): 279-309.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1998 Study of Asian Strongyliini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae), VI. New Strongylium species from Northern Thailand (Part 2) Elytra, Tokyo 26(2): 403-432.
Masumoto, Kimio. 1998 Study of Asian Strongyliini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). V. Twenty New Species of the Genus Strongylium from East Asia Elytra, Tokyo 26(1): 173-200.
Masumoto, Kimio. 2003 Study of Asian Strongyliini (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). XII. New Strongylium species from Thailand Elytra, Tokyo 31(1): 65-86.
Ochi, Teruo, Kimio Masumoto, Showtaro Kakizoe & Takeharu Yanagi. 2019 A new species of the family Glaresidae - the first species from Japan (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea) Kogane 22: 55-58.
Ochi, Teruo, Masahiro Kon & Kimio Masumoto. 2012 A new species of the genus Parascatonomus (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from the Malay Peninsula Kogane(13): 139-142.
Ochi, Teruo, Masahiro Kon & Kimio Masumoto. 2013 Six New Taxa of the Genus Nothochodaeus Nikolajev from the Malay Peninsula, Sumatra and Borneo (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Ochodaeidae) Japanese Journal of systematic entomology 19(2): 309-326.
Ochi, Teruo, Yen-Chiu Lan & Kimio Masumoto. 2015 Necrophagous Scarab-Beetles collected from Dead Diplopods Baited Traps in Taiwan (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Parascatonomus) Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology 21(2): 366.
Telnov, Dmitry & Kimio Masumoto. 2024 New species of Strongylium W. Kirby, 1819 (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Stenochiinae) from the Indo-Australian faunal transition zone Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 24(1): 9-25.
Yuan, Cai-Xia, Guo-Dong Ren & Kimio Masumoto. 2015 NOTE ON THE TAXONOMIC POSITION OF STRONGYLIUM CLAVIPES MÄKLIN, 1864 (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) Far Eastern Entomologist(285): 12-14.
Yuan, Cai-Xia, Guo-Dong Ren & Kimio Masumoto. 2015 NOTE ON THE TAXONOMIC POSITION OF STRONGYLIUM CLAVIPES MÄKLIN, 1864 (COLEOPTERA: TENEBRIONIDAE) Far Eastern Entomologist(295): 13-14.
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