I am a Ph. D. Student of Tokyo University of Agriculture.

I'm interested in taxonomy, systematics, faunal study of Heteroptera (Insecta, Hemiptera), especially Aradidae.

My current projects

・　Taxonomy of heteropteran family Aradidae

・　Faunal study of the insects of the islands of Japan  (Bonin Isls., the Ryukyus)

Publications (Peer-reviewed papers; in English)

04. Shusuke Shimamoto, Seidai Nagashima, Hiroshi Nagano & Tadashi Ishikawa, 2023. A remarkable new species of the flat bug genus Nesoproxius (Hemiptera, Aradidae), the first Oceanian representative with brachyptery. Zookeys, 1146: 147–163.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1146.96029

03. Shusuke Shimamoto & Tadashi Ishikawa, 2022. A new species of the flat bug genus Aneurus from Japan (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae). Zootaxa, 5141 (4) : 385–393.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5141.4.6

02. Haruka Osaki, Shusuke Shimamoto & Eiiti Kasuya, 2018. First record of habitat of Daulocoris formosanus (Hemiptera: Aradidae): Colonies discovered in nests of Salganea taiwanensis ryukyuanus (Dictyoptera: Blaberidae). Entomological Science, 21 (3) : 340–342.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/ens.12311

01. Shûsuke Shimamoto, Hiroaki Kojima & Hiroshi Nagano, 2017. A second record of Cyphagogus boninensis, an endemic brentid weevil (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, Brentinae) to the Ogasawara Islands, Tokyo, Japan, with description of the male. Elytra. New series, 7 (1) : 235–237. 

Publications (Peer-reviewed papers; in Japanese)

 01. Shusuke Shimamoto & Tadashi Ishikawa, 2023. Catalog of Heteroptera (Insecta, Hemiptera) of the Ogasawara Islands. Japanese Journal of Entomology (New Series), 26(2): 84–106.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20848/kontyu.26.2_84 

Oral presentations

13. Shusuke Shimamoto Seidai Nagashima & Tadashi Ishikawa, 2023. Species diversity of Aradidae (Hemiptera) in Japan. he 83nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Japan, D402, Saga City, Saga, Japan. [In English]

13. Shusuke Shimamoto, Akihiro Yoshikawa & Seidai Nagashima, 2022. A taxonomic study of an undetermined species of genus Aradus from Amamioshima Island, the Ryukyus, Japan (Hemiptera, Aradidae). The 6th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Kanto Region, Japan, 15, Online. [In Japanese]

12. Sayaka Haga, Shusuke Shimamoto & Hisashi Matsubayashi, 2022. Relationship between diet and pesticides for Fejervarya sakishimensis in paddy fields in the Yaeyama Islands, Japan. The 61st Annual Meeting of the Herpetological Society of Japan, A-09, Okinawa Pref., Naha City. [In Japanese]

11. Shusuke Shimamoto, 2022. Current status and issues of the fauna of Heteroptera of the Ogasawara Island, Japan. The 82nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Japan, B202, Nagano Pref, Matsumoto City.

10. Shusuke Shimamoto, 2022. A study of the insect fauna of driftwoods in the riverbed. The 5th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Kanto Region, Japan, 19, Online. [In Japanese]

09. Shsuke Shimamoto, Seidai Nagashima & Takumi Matsuta, 2021. A taxonomic study of genus Nesoproxius from Japan (Hemiptera, Aradidae, Carventinae). The 11th Annual Meeting of the Coleopterological Society of Japan, O-27, Online. [In Japanese]

08. Shusuke Shimamoto, Seidai Nagashima & Hiroshi Nagano, 2021. A taxonomic study of genus Carventus (Hemiptera) from Japan. The 81st Annual Meeting of ESJ, A102, Online. [In Japanese]

07. Shusuke Shimamoto, 2021. A taxonomic study of Aneurillus genus group from Japan. 2nd Online Conference of General Entomology, 06, Online. [In Japanese]

06. Shusuke Shimamoto, 2021. Survey of the distribution of flatbugs inhabiting driftwood. The 4th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Kanto Region, Japan, 12, Online. [In Japanese]

05. Shusuke Shimamoto, 2020. A study of the flatbug fauna of driftwoods in the riverbed. Online Conference of General Entomology, 08, Online. [In Japanese]

04. Shusuke Shimamoto, 2019. Rediscovery of Aradus betulae (Hemiptera, Aradidae) from Japan. The 3rd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Kanto Region, Japan, 07, Tokyo, Machida City. [In Japanese]

03. Shusuke Shimamoto, 2019. A morphological study of Japanese species of Aneurinae (Hemiptera, Aradidae) . The 79st Annual Meeting of ESJ, B104, Aomori Pref, Hirosaki City. [In Japanese]

02. Shusuke Shimamoto, 2018. A taxonomic study of genus Paraneurus from Japan (Hemiptera, Aradidae). The 2nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Kanto Region, Japan, 12, Tokyo, Machida City. [In Japanese]

01. Shusuke Shimamoto, Naoki Kaneko, Hiroaki Kojima & Tadashi Ishikawa, 2016. On the interesting inasect fauna of Satsuma-kuroshima Island, Japan. The first Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Kanto Region, Japan, 13, Tokyo, Machida City. [In Japanese] 

Fellowships / Competitive research fund

03. Tokyo NODAI Research Institute, 2022 Doctoral Research Grant Program.
Title: A study on the species diversity of Heteroptera (Insecta, Hemiptera) in the World Natural Heritages in Japan
Principal investigator (2022/6 to 2023/3)

02. Tokyo NODAI Research Institute, 2021 Doctoral Research Grant Program.
Title: The role of driftwood in the diversification of insects in Japan
Principal investigator (2021/6 to 2022/3)

01. The Japan Science Society, Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant.
Title: How Driftwood Affects the Insect Fauna of Japan
Principal investigator (2021/4 to 2022/2)