Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801)

Jiaranaisakul, Kawin, Makbun, Noppadon & Constant, Jérôme, 2010, The lanternflies of the Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria + species group in Thailand: New records and host plants (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), Belgian Journal of Entomology 71, pp. 1-15 : 1-15

Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801)

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Cicada atomaria Weber, 1801 .

Aphaena nigropunctata Guérin Méneville, 1838 .

Penthicodes picta Blanchard, 1849 .

Penthicodes atkinsoni Schmidt, 1923 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED: 1♂: Chiang Rai, Doi Tung , 24.VII.2017 , K. Jiaranaisakul; 1♂: idem, 14.VIII.2017 .

MATERIAL EXAMINED FROM PHOTOGRAPHS: THAILAND: 1 ex. ( Fig. 5 A ): Chiang Rai, Doi Tung , 14.X.2017 , K. Jiaranaisakul; 1 ex. ( Fig 5 B ): Ratchaburi, Suan Phueng , 5.II.2018 , K. Jiaranaisakul; 1 ex.: Chantaburi, 12.VIII.2012 , N. Makbun; 1 ex.: Chiang Mai, Doi Pui , 2006 , R. Midtgaard ; 1 ex.: Yala, Betong , 18.XII.2014 , S. Atdhabhan; 1 ex.: Ban Nai Phlao , 10.I.2016 , V. Braznell [FB] ; 1 ex.: Chaiyaphum, Phu Kieow Wildlife Reserve , I.2016 , L. Worthington [FB]; Chiang Mai, Omkoi , 6.XII.2014 , A. Kampanpetch [FB]; 1 ex.: Surat Thani, Khao Sok National Park , 19.XII.2016 , C. Huebner [FB]; 1 ex.: idem, 28. VI.2015 ; 1 ex.: idem, 28.XII.2015 .

BIOLOGY. One specimen was collected from Castanopsis diversifolia (Kurz) King ex Hook.f. ( Fagaceae ) ( Fig. 5 A ) and more than ten specimens were observed on the same species of tree. This allows us to count it within the host plants of the lanternfly. Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria was also found on other species of tree, such as Lagerstroemia macrocarpa Wall. ex Kurz ( Lythraceae ) ( Fig. 5 B ), Lagerstroemia loudonii Teijsm. & Bin ( Lythraceae ) and Ficus sp. ( Moraceae ), confirming that it is probably polyphagous.

DISTRIBUTION. Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Thailand ( Fig. 6 ) and Vietnam ( CONSTANT, 2010).

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Fig. 3. Penthicodes (Ereosoma) spp. Male genitalia. A–D. P. (Ereosoma) atomaria. A, pygofer, anal tube and gonostyli, left lateral view. B, anal tube, posterior view. C, anal tube and pygofer, dorsal view. D, pygofer and gonostyli, posteroventral view. E–H. P. (Ereosoma) pulchella. E, pygofer, anal tube and gonostyli, left lateral view. F, anal tube, posterior view. G, anal tube and pygofer, dorsal view. H, pygofer and gonostyli, posteroventral view. I–L. P. (Ereosoma) warleti. I, pygofer, anal tube and gonostyli, left lateral view. J, anal tube, posterior view. K, anal tube and pygofer, dorsal view. L, pygofer and gonostyli, posteroventral view. An: anal tube; G: gonostyli; Py: pygofer. Scale 2 mm.

Fig. 5. Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801) in nature (photographs by K. Jiaranaisakul). A, on Castanopsis diversifolia (Fagaceae). B, on Lagerstroemia macrocarpa (Lythraceae).

Fig. 6. Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801), map of the records in Thailand.