A host record of Thranius variegatus variegatus (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae)

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by  Yamamoto, Shuhei

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Elytra,Tokyo,36(1):85-86,May30,2008
A Host Record of ramusvarzegatusvarfegatus
(Coleoptera,Cerambycidae)
Shuhei YAMAMOTo
TohoHighSchool,Naka3-1-10, Kunitachi,Tokyo,186-0004Japan
Latejn2007,IrecordedThraniusvariegatusvariegatusBATES,1873emergedoutfromdead
branchesofZanthoxylumailanthoidesSIEBoLDetZUcc. (Rutaceae)asadistributional「eCO「d
fromKyotoPrefecture,CentralJapan(YAMAMoT0,2007,p it). Recent「y, Ihavefoundout
thatza11anthojdeshasnotbeenknownlarvalhostplantofT.variegatusvariegatus. InthisShe「t
paper,IamgojngtorecorditasanadditionallarvalhostplantofthecerambycidSpecies.
Beforegojngfurther,IwishtoexpressmyheartythankstoMr.SatoshiFuJINuMA(Tokyo
86 Shuhei YAMAMoTo
Pref) forgivingmeinvaluableinformation
Thraniusvariegatus、,ariegatusBATES, l873
[Japanesename:Torafu-hosobane-kamikiri]
ThranlusvariegatusBATES,1873,Ann.Mag nat.Hist., (4),12:196;typelocality:Nagasaki,Japan.
ThraniussclpporensisKANO,1933,Kontyu,Tokyo,7:132;typelocality:Maruyama,SapporoCity,Hokkaido.
Specimensexamined. 1 , 1早, Tsune[常], Maizuru-shi, northern part of Kyoto
Prefecture,CentralJapan,17-III-2006coll.,summerof2006emer.,S.YAMAMoToleg.
inmycoll;1早,samecollectingdataasabove,but10-IV-2007emer.,S.FUJINUMAleg.
La al host plants. Ma11otusJaj)onicus M10LL. ARG. (Euphorbiaceae), Castanopsis spp.
(Fagaceae),UlmusJaponlcaSIEBoLD,AphanarztheasperaPLANcH(Ulmaceae),Robiniapseudo-
acacia LINN. (Leguminosae), Zarlthoxyhlm ailantholdes SIEBoLD et ZUcc. (Rutaceae: new
record)
Notes.Specimenscollectedbytheauthorarerelativelysmaller(bodylength:11.3-12.4mm)
thangenerally known(BL: 13.0-25.5mm; NIIsATo, 2007, p464). On the other hand,an
individualobtainedbyMr.SatoshiFuJINuMAismuchlarger (BL:20.0mm). Thehostswere
newlydeadbranchesabout6cmindiameter,withtunnelsmadebythelarvae. InadditiontoT.
variegatusvariegatus,tenindividualsofAgrihisyamawakiiY.KUROSAWA,1957alsoemergedout
from thesamebranches.
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