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一' Shun-lobi UENo wasbornat Ibaraki near Osaka on December、 l930, 8 to Masuzo and Yu ki ko UENo. He was rather a weak child and often had to stayaway from kindergarten. His father, a zoologist and natural historian, wasworriedabout this andendeavouredto takehimalongto theopenair,mostly for lookingforanimalsand plantsonthenearbyhillsofOtsuCitywhereheresidedthen.This must be one o f the reasonswhyUENojuniorgrewuptobea naturalist. Inthesecondyearofelementaryschool、 hisfamilymovedfromOtsutoToyonaka near Osaka. It was already in the war time, and he had especially severemiddle school days, being mobilized to an aircra「 t factory and suffering from violentbomb att acks. However、 this tryingexperiencemadehimstrong,sodid thestarvingdays after the war. In later years、 his younger associatesand colleagueswerefrequently astonishedat his toughnessin thewildsand hisendurance to hunger andthirst. In thesegreat hardships、 hedeveloped his interest in living things, aboveall in beetles. Entering Kyoto University in 1949, UENo made up his mind tostudy sys- tematicsof groundbeetles. His first target was theBembidiinae theJapanesespecies of whichwereneatly revised ina modern waywithin threeyears.He was, however, intrigued with eyelessspeciesliving in caves, and began to explore cavesby himself. With thesuccessof hisearly collectingsunder theearth, hefell intoabottomlessway. He was absorbed in researches of the cave fauna, which wasalmost unknown before histime.1earnedeverythingnecessary for caving, and eventually becametheonly pro- fessional biospeo1ogist in Japan. He discovered numerouseyeless animals, most of whichwerenewtoscience,but hismain interestwasalwaysin thecarabidsubfamily Trechinae. ln1960, UENograduated fromKyoto University with thedegreeof D.Sc.,and twoyears latermovedto Tokyo tobecomeacurator at theNational ScienceMuseum. Hehasworkedat theMuseumeversince,ascurator of reptilesandamphibiansat first and as of insects later. Duringhistenureof office, hehasalwaysendeavouredto im- proveresearchsystemandto increaseresearchactivitiesof theMuseum:asthedirector of theDepartmentof Zoology,hehasthrownall hisenergiesto reorganizingcollection rooms, enlarging the museum library, and establishing graduate schoolfor natural historyandbiodiversity. Though lookingmild, heis determined anddaring. Once decided, hesomehow attains his goal, not only for himself but for allwho share his enthusiasm for natural history. This is partially whyalmost all the projectsinitiated byhimwerematerialized. In l 965, Shun-Ichi UENo got married to Yoshiko YAMAMoTot hen an assistant of EnglishDepartment of TokyoWoman'sChristianCollege. Ever since, she has helpedherhusbandinbrushinguphispapers,inreadingproofs,andinrevisingpapers byhisstudents. For thisreason,hernameappearsinsomeof thecontributedpapers to begivenon later pagesof this volume. YoshikoisnowProfessorofEnglishlitera- ture at Tokyo Metropolitan University and iswell knownin Japanasaneminent scholar of EnglishRenaissanceliteratureand Robin Hood legend. UENo is a very goodexplorer. As a caver, he hasexplored thousandsof caves and m ines. Asamountaineer hehasclimbedupmanyhighmountainsbothat home and abroad. Heorganizedmanyroologica1expeditionstovariouspartsof Asiaand Australasia. Hecan patiently endureall thedifiicultiesencounteredduringthoseex- peditions. Heisequallyateaseina campof desolatewildernessandina high-class restaurant in Tokyo, and doesnot carea bit for gettingdirty or soaked,though heis dandy i n big cities.Asa leader, UENo iscautious i n everything and seldom ris ks anything,so that his party hasnever met seriousaccident.This does not mean he is coward,heisjust careful andalwayskeepsaneyeforpotential danger. It is for editingscientific journalsand booksthat UENohasa specialtalent. E d- itinglookslikealmosthishobby,thoughhedoesnotadmitHeedited lt. amongothers the following important journals: Me'no,''s o file Co//oge e/ Sole,Ice, n,lei・s,f), of KI,etc, So,・1es B (1955- l962), Bu//etln of t/1eNationa/ Sole,IceMtlset1"1,710k,1,o (1964- l966)and itsSo,・,es (1975-l979). Me,,10,,・s of r/1e arlo,Ia/ Sc,once MI,sol″n, 「o _1, 0 (l969-l972), An,1otat1o,1esZoo/og1(、 aeJapone,1ses(Zoological Society ofJapan, 1971- 1983), Ko,I_r1'l-,, 「o 1・ o, and Japa,fete Jot,/・,Ia/ o/ ire,no/ogl・(Entomological Society of Japan; 1974-1975, 1988-1989), Jot″・,1α/ file S e/eo/og,(,a/ Soc,or,l・o Japa,l (l976- 1995), and E1、ft・a, Tok、,o (JapaneseSociety of Coleopterology: 1989-1995). UENo hasreadthousandsofscientificpapersasaneditor orasarefereeor asasupervisor. Working asaneditor hehasseldom rejectedcontributed papers, unlesstheyinfringe uponother'spriority:instead,helendshishandtomakethemanuscriptsacceptable,and sometimeswholly rewritesthem especially thoseby beginners and amateurs.I n this way,hehasencouragedinexperienced researcherswith thehopethat theywouldbe- comeexcellent workers in thefield of natural history.l f he were to claim coauthor- ship for thosearticles,asisoftenpractisedbycertainwell-knownbiologists,hisbibli- ography would doubleor eventriple. UENo isquick at readingmanuscriptsand proofs.Heusuallyreadsmanuscripts o n c e or t wice and proofs at least once. He is punctual in issuing his journals,and alwaysprints theexact datesof their publication.This is not an enviable task to do, but he fulfilled it admirably. Hemetamorphosedseveral journals tomoreattractive ones,andevennow, heiseditingtwoscientificserialsdespite theheavypressureof otherworks. Needlessto say, UENo is a member of many scientific societiesand otherassoci- ations, and has repeatedly served on their committees. Asthepresident, heserved on theJapan Caving Association in l982-1987 and again in l994, theSpeleological SocietyofJapanin1986-1989, theJapaneseSocietyofColeoptero1ogyin l989-l992, theEntomological Society of Japan in 1991-1992, and the Associationof Japanese Cavers i n l 994- l 995. Hehasalwaysendeavoured to reorganizeminorsocietiesfor thedevelopment of respective fieldsof study, and hasalready succeededin realizing coalition of the Coleopterists、 Association of Japan with theJapaneseSociety of Coleoptero1ogy,and themergerof thethreespeleologicalsocieties, theSpeleological Society of Japan the Japan CavingAssociationand the Association of Japanese Cavers, will berealized in thecomingsummer. Hehasbeen theJapanesedelegateof theUnion InternationaledeSpeleo1ogiesince1973. and a commissionerthe ofInter- national Commission onZoological Nomenclaturesince l982. In the past two decades, nature was considerablydevastated in Japan. The worst of all were wetlands, but broadleaved forests were also extensivelycut down. UENo was m uch concerned at this unfort unate sit uati on especiallysoduetoextinction ofsometrechinebeetlesof hisowndescription. In1976, hewasappointedas amem- ber of thewildli fe conservation committeeof the Environment Agencyof the Japanese Governmen t. After that, hehasserved asa chairperson of variouscommittees,and since 1991 he has been a councilor of that Agency. He has also ser ved on the com- mittee of the World Wide Fund for Nature Japan (WWFJ) since1987.His deep concern about this problemis clearlyshowni n his recent writings to be foundin the checklist given later. UENo haspublished more than 450articles, about five-ninthsof whichare aca- demic papers. He hasdescribedmore than 300newspeciesof mainly groundbeetles and more than 40 new higher taxa of the genus-group. His way of describingnew taxa are discreet beingalwaysbasedup on careful comparativestudy andreexam ina- tion o「 typematerial. Besides, he exerts every possible effort tofind out habitat conditi on and li fe mode of thespeciesconcerned. To fulfill this requirement,UENo hasmadeinnumerabletripsthroughoutJapanandheradjacent countries.No o ther Japanesebiologistscancompetewith him in thescopeof investigatedareas,especially in view of the fact that his earlier fieldresearcheswere largelymadeonfoot. He has a very wide knowledgeof biological books and periodicals, and is talentedin finding out locati on of relevant li terature within a very short time. H e is deeply i nterested inecologyandzoogeography, andhasoftentaught biogeographyandothersubjects at universi ties. Hislectureisclearcut; hiswayofspeakingisplainbut impressive. After retirement、 UENowill takeanhonorary positiona t t he N ational Science Museum、 Tokyo、 and will also become a fellow professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture. Hewill continuehisstudiesonsmall beetlesandother livingthingsand, we hope, editorial worksaswell. He is planning tomakenewexpeditionsto northern Vietnam and southern China、 where he will iindhis elemen t. We all hope he will enjoygood healthandcontinueto beour guiding light. CONT EN TS UENo,S.-I.: Half a Century of Subterranean Explorations 1 UENo, S.-I.: Checklist of Writingsby Shun-Ichi UENo・ -・ 31 Contributed Papers ・・・・ -- I wATsUKI, K . : On Threatened Plants in Japan ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ ' ' ' ' 73 KAwAKATsU, M., & R. W . M ITCHELL: T wO N e w FreShwate「 Cave「niC0lOuS Planarians (Turbe1laria, Tricladida, Paludicola) fromSulawesi (Celebes), I ndonesia 81 1 l TsURUsAKI. N.: Sungsotiauenoi genn., sp n. (Arachnida, Opiliones, Phalan90- 05 1 1 2 didae), Cavernicolous Harvestman from Northern Vietnam IsHIKAwA,K.: A NewGamashotaspis(Acarina,Gamasida,ParholasPidae)Col l lected from a Natural Cave of Japan KuRosA, K.: Bakerdania uenoi, a New Speciesof Pygmephoridae (Acari,Hete「o- 5 3 l l l stigmata) Associated with Cerambycid Beetles in Japan AoKI, J.: Oribatid Mites of High AltitudeForestsof Taiwan.11. M t. Nan-hu-ta Sha n 3 ONo, H.: A NewSpittingSpider (Arachnida, Araneae,Scytodidae)

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