Zanna nobilis (Westwood, 1838)

Jiaranaisakul, K. & Constant, J., 2021, The Lanternflies of Khao Krachom Mountain, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), Far Eastern Entomologist 435, pp. 7-19 : 14-15

Zanna nobilis (Westwood, 1838)

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MATERIAL EXAMINED. Khao Krachom Mountain : 13°32'18.5"N, 99°12'02.6"E ,

h= 980 m, hill evergreen forest, on Garcinia cf. celebica (Clusiaceae) , 10.IV 2018, 1♀, leg.

K. Jiaranaisakul ( RBMF); the same data, on Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R.Parker

(Meliaceae), 16.II 2019, 1♂, leg. K. Jiaranaisakul ( RBMF); 13°32'32.8"N, 99°12'08.1"E , h=

960 m, hill evergreen forest, on unidentified vine, 11.II 2020, 3♂, 2♀, leg. K. Jiaranaisakul

REMARKS. This species is recorded from Thailand for the first time. Specimens were collected at altitude 960–980 m on Garcinia cf. celebica (Clusiaceae) and Aphanamixis polystachya (Meliaceae) but more observation is needed to confirm or refute these host trees.

In addition, we found a high number of nymphs moult into adults in February and also found them mating at the end of the same month. This data could lead us to an understanding of their life cycles in the future.

Figures

Fig. 2. Lanternflies in nature in Khao Krachom Mountain. A, B – Pyrops connectens,