Aphaena sp.

Jiaranaisakul, K. & Constant, J., 2021, The Lanternflies of Khao Krachom Mountain, Ratchaburi Province, Thailand (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae), Far Eastern Entomologist 435, pp. 7-19 : 9

Aphaena sp.

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MATERIAL EXAMINED. Khao Krachom Mountain : 13°32'13.1"N, 99°12'15.6"E ,

h= 1010 m, hill evergreen forest, on Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Simaroubaceae) , V 2018, 2♂,

leg. K. Jiaranaisakul ( RBMF); the same data, 4.VI.2018, 4♀ , leg. K. Jiaranaisakul (2♀ in

RBMF; 2♀ in THNHM ).

REMARKS. The taxonomy of the genus Aphaena is not fully resolved and needs a complete revision (Constant et al., 2016). The specimens were found along a ridge and cliff on Eurycoma longifolia (new host plant record). In February – April 2020, the habitat where this species was found together with A. naja , was burnt by forest fires. Subsequent monito-

ring in May – June 2020 did not allow to find any additional specimens of Aphaena sp.

Figures

Fig. 1. Lanternflies in nature in Khao Krachom Mountain. A, B – Aphaena aurantia,