Taiwanese Journal of Entomological Studies

9-13

Authors: SHIPHER WU, MEI-LING LEE, ZEN-BANG XIE, HSIU-CHUN LEE, HSUEH LEE

The oblique striped fruit-piercing moth, Eudocima hypermnestra (Stoll, 1780), was first recorded from Taiwan in 2021 based on a single female specimen. The present study provides additional information on adult male and immature morphology. The vine with tuberous stems, Tinospora crispa (Menispermaceae), a naturalized plant in Taiwan, represents the restricted host of E. hypermnestra. This plant is widespread across Taiwan's lowlands, foothills, and mid-elevation areas along roadsides, suggesting a potentially similar distribution for the moth species.

16-17

Authors: WEI-CHUN CHANG, SHIPHER WU

The oviposition behavior and early egg stage of Callidula attenuata (Moore, 1879) are described based on material collected in Taipei City, Taiwan.

1–6

Authors: SHIPHER WU, CHUNG-LIANG LO, CHI-FENG LEE, ZEN-BANG XIE, CHONG-GUANG LAI

The occurrence of the euteliid moth Targalla delatrix (Guenée, 1852) in mainland Taiwan and Kinmen is confirmed through genitalia examination with reporting its newly recorded hostplants as Syzygium acuminatissimum (Blume) DC. and agriculturally important Mangifera indica L. (mango), respectively. The latter represents the first hostplant of Targalla recording on the plant family Anacardiaceae. Further identification for the purpose of mango quarantine should be more careful since the larvae of T. delatrix and Penicillaria jocosatrix Guenée, 1852, that both feeding on mango, are very similar in external appearance. In addition, the Chinese vernacular name of the comparable species, T. silvicosta Watabiki and Yoshimatsu 2014, is newly proposed.

84–87

Authors: HAN-YU LIN

Sleeping behavior is poorly documented in Lepidoptera, not to mention sleeping aggregations. In this study, I report for the first time the sleeping behavior of Sallya madagascariensis (Boisduval, 1833), a rare Nymphalidae species found in Madagascar. Notably, we observed that individuals of this species exhibit aggregation behavior during their nighttime resting periods. They were found resting on the undersides of leaves in a vertical position, typically at a height of three to four meters on the tree.

91–100

Authors: JUNTA ABE

A checklist of the Taiwanese fauna of Proctotrupidae was provided. Nine species of Proctotrupidae were newly recorded from Taiwan: Brachyserphus abruptus (Say, 1836), B. leleji Kolyada, 2016, B. nudipleuralis Kolyada, 1997, B. parvulus (Nees, 1834), B. semipunctatus Kolyada, 2012, Cryptoserphus aculeator (Haliday, 1839), C. flavipes (Provancher, 1881), Oxyserphus clypeatus (Ashmead, 1893), Tretoserphus laricis (Haliday, 1839).

51–56

Authors: ACE KEVIN S. AMARGA , RICHARD G. ROBBINS

The Argasidae (soft ticks) is a family of medically important blood-feeding arachnids that parasitize terrestrial vertebrates. In this paper, we present additional geographic records of bat-associated soft ticks belonging to the genera Argas Latreille and Ornithodoros Koch collected in the Philippines. These records include the first report of Argas pusillus Kohls from Balabac Island and the initial findings of Ornithodoros batuensis Hirst from Batan, Bohol, and Panay Islands. These discoveries enhance our understanding of the distribution of these tick species in the Philippines, which is relevant for assessing their potential impact on public health.

61–69

Authors: HSING-CHE LIU, SZU-LUNG CHEN, HSIN-CHIEH TANG, CHENG-HAN MA, I-LUNG LEE, FANG-SHUO HU, BIN-HONG HO, HAN-YUU LIN, CHAO-JUI CHOU

Alibang Eco-Farm is situated in the low-altitude region of the Datun Volcano Group in northern Taiwan, renowned for its rich wetland resources and diverse aquatic insect population. This study offers an overview of the aquatic insect fauna discovered in Alibang Eco-Farm and the nearby Alibang Stream. Species data were gathered through long-term Odonata monitoring spanning from 2003 to 2023, as well as a water insect survey conducted in 2023. The findings revealed a total of 136 species belonging to 45 families and 7 orders. Notably, this study marks the first recorded instance of Peltochares atropiceus Régimbart, 1903, a species of water scavenger beetle, on the island of Taiwan.

76–77

Authors: ACE KEVIN S. AMARGA, RAINIER MANALO

This paper presents new geographic records for the nycteribiid bat fly Cyclopodia horsfieldi de Meijere, a widespread Old World endemic species parasitic on flying foxes. Additionally, this account represents the first published record of C. horsfieldi on Tawi-Tawi Island and in the Bicol Peninsula (southern Luzon).

80–81

Authors: FANG-SHUO HU

This paper provides a photo of a male Tramea virginia (Rambur, 1842) taken from the West Pacific Ocean, approximately 30 km east of the nearest land. This photo serves as a migration record, and the paper also briefly discusses the migration behavior of the genus Tramea Hagen, 1861.

35–39

Authors: HSUAN-PU CHEN, YU-MING HSU, TSAI-WEN HSU

Metopius soror Chiu, 1962 was originally described based on a single female. This study reports the host record of M. soror on Nyctemera albofasciata (Wileman, 1911) for the first time and female oviposition behavior on the larva of N. adversata (Schaller, 1788). We also provide the first description of the male of M. soror.