RECENT PUBLICATIONS (3 YEARS)

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, Shuhei Nomura and Volker Puthz. 2022. The  subfamily Steninae Macleay, 1825 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of  Japan Part 3. Stenus satsuki-group and S. cephalotes-group. National  Museum of Nature and Science Monographs, (53): 1-310.

ALL PUBLICATIONS

I. Systematics (theoretical)

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2011. On the integrated frameworks of species concepts: Mayden’s hierarchy of species concepts and de Queiroz’s unified concept of species. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, 49(3): 177-184.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2014. Proposal of an integrated framework of biological taxon- omy: a phylogenetic taxonomy, with the method of using names with standard endings in clade nomenclature. Bionomina, 7: 1-44.

II. Morphology and phylogeny of Insecta (mostly of Staphylinid Coleoptera)

Doctoral dissertation
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1985. A comparative morphology, phylogeny and higher classification of the Staphylinidae and their allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphy- linoidea). Doctoral dissertation. Kyushu University.

Morphology
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1987. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) I. Introduction, head sutures, eyes and ocelli. Kontyu, Tokyo, 55(3): 450-458.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1987. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) II. Cranial structure and tentorium. Kontyu, Tokyo, 55(4): 666-675.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) III. Antennae, labrum and mandibles. Kontyu, Tokyo, 56(1): 67-77.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) IV. Maxillae and labium. Kontyu, Tokyo, 56(2): 241-250.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) V. Cervix and prothorax. Kontyu, Tokyo, 56(3): 506-513.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) VI. Mesothorax and metathorax. Kontyu, Tokyo, 56(4): 727-738.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1989. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) VII. Metendosternite and wings. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 57(1): 82-90.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1989. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) VIII. Thoracic legs. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 57(2): 269-277.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1989. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) IX. General structure, lateral plates, stigmata and 1st to 7th segments of abdomen. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 57(3): 517-526.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1989. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) X. Eighth to 10th segments of abdomen. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 57(4): 720-733.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1990. Comparative morphology of the Staphylinidae and the allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea) XI. Abdominal glands, male genitalia and female spermatheca. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 58(1): 16-23.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2014. A morphological study on the prothorax of Coleoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 20(1): 47-59.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2014. The lateral sclerites of the pregenital abdominal segments in Coleoptera (Arthropoda: Hexapoda). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomo- logy, 20(2): 319-335.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2016. The ovipositor and genital segments of abdomen in female Coleoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 22(2): 135-139.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2018. Structures and functions of the endophallic copulatory tube in the family Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). In Betz, O., U. Irmler and J. Klimaszewski (eds.), Biology of rove beetles (Staphylinidae), pp. 299-320.　 Springer, Berlin.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2018. Structures and functions of the aedeagal median lobe and endophallic components of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with descriptions on its copulation mechanism. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 24(2): 327-345.

Phylogeny
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1985. The phylogeny and higher classification of the Staphylini- dae and their allied groups (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea). Esakia, Fukuoka, (23): 1-27.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1991. Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Anisolinus Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Japan. Journal of the Biogeographical Society of Japan, 46(1): 1-20.

III. Monograph of Steninae (Insecta, Coleoptera, Staphylinidae)

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, Shuhei Nomura and Volker Puthz. 2017. The subfamily Steninae Macleay, 1825 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Japan. Part 1. Dianous and Stenus (S. comma group to S. guttalis group). National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs, (46): 1-339.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, Shuhei Nomura and Volker Puthz. 2019. The subfamily Steninae Macleay, 1825 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Japan. Part 2. Stenus asyura-group to S. cirrus-group. National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs, (51): 1-256.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, Shuhei Nomura and Volker Puthz. 2022. The subfamily Steninae　Macleay, 1825 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Japan Part 3. Stenus satsuki-group and S. cephalotes-group. National Museum of Nature and Science Monographs, (53): 1-310.

IV. Taxonomy of Staphylinidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1981. On the genus Anisolinus Sharp (Coleoptera, Staphylini- dae), with description of a new species. Kontyu, Tokyo, 49(1): 109-115.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1982. Description of a new subgenus Paramichrotus of the genus Amichrotus Sharp from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society, 16(1/2): 37-39.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1982. Revision of the subtribe Xanthopygina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Japan I. Kontyu, Tokyo, 50(1): 125-133.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1983. Revision of the subtribe Xanthopygina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Japan II. Kontyu, Tokyo, 51(1): 47-55.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1983. Revision of the subtribe Xanthopygina (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Japan III. Kontyu, Tokyo, 51(4): 582-592.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1984. Studies on the genus Phytolinus Sharp (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan and Taiwan, with descriptions of two new species. Kontyu, Tokyo, 52(3): 382-389.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1984. Studies on the genus Oligota Mannerheim (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Kontyu, Tokyo, 52(4): 516-521.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1986. Taxonomic study on the genus Velleius Mannerheim of Japan, with description of a new species (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Transac- tions of the Shikoku Entomological Society, 17(4): 239-246.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1986. Taxonomic study of the subfamily Megalopininae (Coleoptera, Oxyporidae) of Japan, with descriptions of two new species. Kontyu, Tokyo, 54(2): 344-352.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1986. Redescription and systematic notes of Aspidobactrus claviger Sharp (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, (34): 46-52.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1986. Taxonomic study on the subfamily Osoriinae (Coleoptera, Oxytelidae) from Japan I. Elytra, Tokyo, 14(2): 33-42.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Mamoru Terayama, 1986. Taxonomic study on the subfamily Trichopseniinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Japan, with descriptions of three new species. Kontyu, Tokyo, 54(4): 697-705.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Mamoru Terayama. 1986. Discovery of the subtribe Termito- zyrina Seevers (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) of Japan, with de- scription of a new genus and species. Kontyu, Tokyo, 54(3): 504-508.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1987. Taxonomic study on the subfamily Osoriinae (Coleoptera, Oxytelidae) from Japan II. Elytra, Tokyo, 15(1/2): 12-18.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1987. Discovery of the subfamily Hypocyptinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan, with description of a new species. Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society, 18(3/4): 245-247.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1987. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypo- ridae) from Japan VII. Subgenus Parastenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 2. Akitu, New Series, Kyoto, (87): 1-9.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Studies on the subfamily Steninae from Japan I. New or little known species of the genus Dianous Leach (Coleoptera, Oxyporidae). Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society, 19(1/2): 47-54.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera: Oxypori- dae) from Japan II. Subgenus Hemistenus of the genus Stenus Latreille. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoololgy, (37): 27-33.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coeloptera, Oxypo- ridae) from Japan III. New or little known species of the subgenus Nestus of the genus Stenus Latreille. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, (38): 43-50.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Studies on the subfamily Steninae from Japan IV. New or little known species of the subgenus Stenus s. str. of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Oxyporidae). Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society, 19(1/2): 55-62.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan VI. Subgenus Parastenus of the genus Stenus, Part 1. Elytra, Tokyo, 16(1): 33-40.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan VIII. Subgenus Parastenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 3. Elytra, Tokyo, 16(2): 65-71.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1988. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan IX. Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 1. Elytra, Tokyo, 16(2): 73-84.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1989. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan V. Subgenus Tesnus of the genus Stenus Latreille, with a key to the species of the subgenera Tesnus and Nestus. Proceedings of the Japanese Society of Systematic Zoology, (39): 37-42.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1989. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan X. Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 2. Akitu, New Series, Kyoto, (105): 1-11.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1989. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan XII. Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 4. Elytra, Tokyo, 17(1): 45-52.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1989. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan XIII. Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part. 5. Elytra, Tokyo, 17(2): 159-167.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1990. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan XI. Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 3. Akitu, New Series, Kyoto, (113): 1-10.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1990. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan XIV. Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 6. Elytra, Tokyo, 18(1): 45-53.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1990. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxypori- dae) from Japan XV. Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 7. Elytra, Tokyo, 18(2): 197-207.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Shuhei Nomura. 1990. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Oxyporidae) from Japan XVI. Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille, Part 8. Esakia, Special Issue, Fukuoka, (1): 45-49.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1990. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Staphylini- dae) from Japan XVII. Descriptions of five new species of the genus Stenus Latreille. Natural History Research, Chiba, (1): 99-107.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1990. Description of the male genitalia of Anisolinus taoi Naomi (Coleoptera, Staphylinoidea). Elytra, Tokyo, 18(1): 54.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1991. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Staphylini- dae) from Japan XVIII. Stenid fauna of Chiba Pref., Central Japan. Journal of the Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, 1(2): 9-13.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1991. Studies on the subfamily Steninae (Coleoptera, Staphylini- dae) from Japan, XIX. The Steninae deposited in the Entomological Institute, Hokkaido University. Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society, 19(4): 163-166.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1992. Taxonomic studies on the subgenus Protocypus Muller of the genus Ocypus Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Japan, I. Natural History Research, Chiba, 2(1): 53-64.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1992. Taxonomic studies on the subgenus Protocypus Muller of the genus Ocypus Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) of Japan, II. Akitu, New Series, Kyoto, (127): 1-12.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1992. Taxonomic studies on the subgenus Protocypus of the genus Ocypus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) of Japan, III. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 60(1): 137-147.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1993. Description of a new species of the genus Anisolinus Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Nepal. Natural History Research, Chiba, 2(2): 185-187.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Volker Puthz. 1993. Descriptions of five new species of the subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Elytra, Tokyo, 21(2): 303-312.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Volker Puthz. 1994. Descriptions of three new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with notes on synonyms and new records from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 62(1): 211-221.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Volker Puthz. 1994. Descriptions of four new species of the Subgenus Hypostenus of the genus. Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 62(2): 299-307.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Volker Puthz. 1994. Descriptions of three new species of the subgenus Parastenus of the genus Stenus Latreille from Japan (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae). Transactions of the Shikoku Entomological Society, 20(3/4): 257- 263.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1994. Description of a new species of genus Gymnusa Graven- horst (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Hokkaido, Japan. Natural History Re- search, Chiba, 3(1): 47-50.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1994. Revision of the debile group of the genus Siagonium Kirby et Spence from Japan (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Piestinae). Entomological Review of Japan, 49(2): 145-154.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1995. Description of a new species of the genus Trichophya (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Special Bulletin of the Japanese Society of Coleopterology, Tokyo, (4): 347-350.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1995. Revision of the subfamily Piestinae (Coleoptera: Staphyli- nidae) from Japan, I. Natural History Research, Chiba, 3(2): 141-151.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Takehiko Nakane. 1995. Revision of the gracile group of the genus Siagonium Kirby et Spence from Japan (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Piestinae). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 1(1): 1-10.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1995. Taxonomic study on the genus Thinobius Kiesenwetter from Japan (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Entomological Review of Japan, 50(1): 17-25.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1995. Descriptions of two new species of the subfamily Paederi- nae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 1(2): 161-168.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1995. Revision of the genus Piestoneus Sharp (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 63(4): 763-780.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro 1996. Revision of the tribe Leptochirini Sharp (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 2(1): 1-17.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1996. Taxonomic studies on the subfamily Osoriinae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan, VI. Natural History Research, Chiba, 4(1): 49-55.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1996. Two new species of the tribe Pygostenini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Taiwan and Nepal. Entomolgical Review of Japan, 51(1): 23-26.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1996. Two new species of the family Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) from Japan. New Entomologists, Nagano, 45(3/4): 69-73.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1996. Newtonius placidus Naomi gen. et sp. nov., the first representative of the tribe Leptotyphlini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Leptotyph- linae) from the Australian Region. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 2(2): 235-240.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1996. Revision of the genera Lispinus Erichson and Neolosus Blackwelder (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Ento- mology, 64(4): 762-771.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Yoshiyuki Hirono. 1996. A new genus and species of a termitophilous Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) associated with Hodotermopsis japonica (Isoptera: Termopsidae) from Taiwan. Sociobiology, 28(1): 83-89.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Ryutaro Iwata. 1996. Kistnerium japonicum Naomi & Iwata n. gen. & n. sp., the first representative of the tribe Mesoporini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae) from Japan, associated with termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Sociobiology, 28(1): 73-81.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Volker Puthz. 1996. Descriptions of three new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with notes on new records from Japan. Entomological Review of Japan, 50(2): 153-161.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Mamoru Terayama. 1996. A new species of Trichopsenius Horn (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. New Entomologists, Nagano, 45(3/4): 84-86.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1997. Two new Dianous Leach (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan, with taxonomic notes on some Japanese Stenus Latreiile. New Ento- mologists, Nagano, 46(1/2): 1-7.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1997. Four new species and two new subspecies of the subgenus Nestus of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Natural History Research, Chiba, 4(2): 135-143.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1997. A new species of Stenus cirrus-group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae) from Japan, with discussion on the terminology of spermatheca. Entomological Review of Japan, 52(1): 1-7.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1997. Four new species of the subgenus Parastenus of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 3(1): 15-23.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1997. Taxonomic study on Stenus wasabi Hromadka and its allied species (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae; Steninae), with discussion on the internal structure of the aedeagus. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 65(3): 600-611.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1997. Four new species of the genus Stenus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with redescriptions of two interesting species from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 65(4): 745-759.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1997. A revision of the genus Nacaeus Blackwelder (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 65(1): 127-142.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Munetoshi Maruyama. 1997. Revision of the genus Sepedophilus Gistel (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from Japan: Species group of S. armatus Sharp. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 3(2): 239-257.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Munetoshi Maruyama. 1997. Revision of the genus Sepedo- philus Gistel (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from Japan: species group of S. glabratus and S. exiguus. Entomological Review of Japan, 52(2): 61- 71.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Munetoshi Maruyama. 1997. Redescriptions of two interest- ing species of the genus Sepedophilus Gistel (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Entomological Review of Japan, 52(2): 73-78.
Nomura, Shuhei and Shun-Ichiro Naomi. 1997. Discovery of the genus Mayetia (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan, with description of a new species. Japanese Journal of Entomology, 65(3): 556-561.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1998. Four new brachypterous species of the subgenus Hypostenus of the genus Stenus (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Entomological Science, 1(1): 99-104.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 1998. Six new brachypterous species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Entomological Science, 1(3): 385-392.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Munetoshi Maruyama. 1998. Revision of the genus Sepedophilus Gistel (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from Japan: species group of S. pedicularius. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 4(1): 51-75.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Munetoshi Maruyama. 1998. Three new species of the genus Sepedophilus Gistel (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Tachyporinae) from Taiwan. Natural History Research, Chiba, 5(1): 43-51.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, Ryoichi B. Kuranishi, Akiko Saito and Munetoshi Maruyama. 2000. A list of the family Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) collected during the biological expedition to the Kamchatka Peninsula and the North Kuril Islands in 1996 and 1997. Natural History Research, Special Issue, Chiba, (7): 101-111.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2004. Descriptions of two new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Natural History Research, Chiba, 8(1): 13-18.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2004. Two new species of the S. cirrus group of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Natural History Research, Chiba, 8(1): 19-25.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2004. Taxonomic study on Stenus asyura Naomi and its allied species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Natural History Research, Chiba, 8(1): 27-32.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2004. Taxonomic study on Stenus biwa Hromádka and its allied species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Entomological Review of Japan, 59(1): 105-112.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2004. Taxonomic study on Stenus bicara Naomi and its allied species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Japan. Esakia, Fukuoka, (44): 183-189.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2004. Description of a new species of the genus Priochirus Sharp (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Entomological Review of Japan, 59(1): 99-104.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2004. Descriptions of two new species of the family Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) from Japan. Entomological Review of Japan, 59(2): 153-159.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2006. Taxonomic revision of the genus Stenus Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae) of Japan: Species group of S. indubius Sharp. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 12(1): 39-121.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2006. Taxonomic revision of the genus Stenus Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae) of Japan: Species group of S. (Hypostenus) rufescens Sharp. Natural History Research, Chiba, Special Issue (9): 1-81.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2006. Description of a new species of the genus Siagonium Kirby et Spence from Japan (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Piestinae). Natural History Research, Chiba, 9(1): 41-44.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2007. Descriptions of two new species of the subgenus Hypo- stenus of the genus Stenus Latreille from Japan (Coleoptera; Staphylinidae). Natural History Research, Chiba, 9(2): 71-75.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Takashi Shimada. 2008. The Steninae of Oki Islands, Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, with descriptions of two new Stenus (Insecta: Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Natural History Research, Chiba, 10(1): 53-58.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Yoshiaki Tahira. 2009. A new species of the genus Protocypus Müller of the family Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from Central Japan. Natural History Research, Chiba, 10(2): 93-97.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2010. Descriptions of two new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Steninae) from Chubu District, Central Japan. Natural History Research, Chiba, 11(1): 35-40.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2010. A new species of the genus Dianous Leach (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Steninae) from the Nansei Islands, Japan. Natural History Research, Chiba, 11(1): 41-45.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Volker Puthz. 2010. Octavius flavescens (Kistner) (Coleo- ptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan and Taiwan. Elytra, Tokyo, 38(2): 221-222.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2011. Discovery of the Genus Eupiestus Kraatz, 1859 (Coleo- ptera,　Staphylinidae, Piestinae) from Japan, with description of a new species from Iriomote Is., Nansei Islands. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 17(1): 59-64.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2011. A new species of the Genus Stenus Latreille, 1797 (Coleo- ptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae) from Mie Pref., central Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 17(1): 47-50.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2011. Two new synonyms of Staphylinidae (Coleoptera) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 17(1): 65-66.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2012. A new species of the Genus Lispinus Erichson (Staphyli- nidae, Osoriinae, Thoracophorini) from Nansei Islands, Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 18(1): 149-153.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Ulrich Irmler. 2012. First record of the genus Allotrochus Fagel, 1955 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae) from the Oriental region, with description of the new species A. takahashii from Ishigaki Is., Nansei Islands, Japan. Biogeography, Tokyo, 14: 105-110.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2012. Taxonomic revision of the genus Stenus Latreille, 1797 (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Steninae) of Japan: Species group of S. cephalotes Sharp (Part 1). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 18(2): 269-318.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2013. Osoriinae, Piestinae and Megalopsidiinae. In Shibata, Y. et al., Catalogue of Japanese Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Bulletin of Kyushu University Museum, (11): 127-130, 136.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Volker Puthz. 2013. Steninae. In Shibata, Y. et al., Catalogue of Japanese Staphylinidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Bulletin of Kyushu University Museum, (11): 136-145.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Tateo Ito. 2014. Three new species of the genus Stenus Latreille, with taxonomic notes and new distributional records from Japan (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Steninae). Elytra, Tokyo, 4(2): 281-291.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Yukihiko Hirano. 2014. A new species of the subfamily Megalopsidiinae (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Okinawa Is., Japan. Elytra n. ser., Tokyo, 4(2): 293-297.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2015. Taxonomic study of the subfamily Steninae MacLeay (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan, with descriptions of 14 new species of the genus Stenus Latreille. Natural History Research, Chiba, 13(2):1-34.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, 2015. Two new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera,
Staphylinidae, Steninae) from Japan. Elytra n. ser., Tokyo, 5(1): 37-41.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro. 2015. Taxonomic study on the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Steninae), with descriptions of five new species from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 21(2): 217-224.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Tateo Ito. 2015. Taxonomic study on the cirrus group of genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae), with descriptions of three new species from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 21(2): 207-215.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Tateo Ito. 2015. A new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae) from Hokkaido, Japan. Japanese Journal of System- atic Entomology, 21(2): 225-226.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Shuhei Nomura. 2015. Two new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), with the first record and redescription of S. bifoveolatus Gyllenhal from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology): 41(1): 55-62.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Shuhei Nomura. 2015. Seven new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology): 41(3): 185-200.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Shuhei Nomura. 2015. The Genus Megalopinus Eichelbaum (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Megalopsidiinae) of Japan, with description of a new species. Elytra n. ser., Tokyo, 5(1): 27-36.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, Shuhei Nomura and Hiromu Kamezawa. 2015. Four new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae) of Japan, with discovery of the female of S. miroku from Mt. Sanbe, Shimane Pref. Elytra, n. ser., Tokyo, 5(2): 319-330.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Yasuaki Watanabe. 2015. New or little known species of the genus Stenus Latreille(Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 21(1): 95-110.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Shuhei Nomura. 2015. Discovery of a new species of the genus Anisolinus Sharp, 1889 (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from the cape Muroto, Shikoku, Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A (Zoology): 41(1): 63-67.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Yasuhiko Hayashi. 2017. A Study on the Genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae) from Japan, with description of a new species. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 23(2): 247-251.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro and Tateo Ito. 2018. A Study on the Genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae) from Japan, with descriptions of three new species. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 24(1): 91-94.

Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, 2021. Three new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 27(1): 65-68.
Naomi, Shun-Ichiro, 2021. A new species of the genus Stenus Latreille (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Steninae) from Japan. Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 27(1): 73-74.

V. Translated paper of morphology (Insecta, Neuropteroidea and Coleoptera)

Mickoleit, Gerhard. 2018. On the Ovipositor of Neuropteroidea and Coleoptera and its phylogenetic significance (Insecta, Holometabola). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology, 24 (1): 1-15. (Original German paper translated by S.-I. Naomi: Zeitschrift für Morphologie der Tiere, 74: 37-64.)