Cryphalus fulvus Niisima, 1908

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7. Cryphalus fulvus Niisima *

Cryphalus fulvus Niisima, 1908: 92 .

Distribution: China (NE), Japan, Korea. New to Taiwan. [2a]

New records: Hsinchu Co ., Hsinchu, 30.v.1964 (Y. L. Yang) (4) ; Kinmen [no precise locality] 20.vii.2004 (S. S. Lu) (4) ; Taipei, Xizhi , 28.i.1962 (Y. L. Yang) (2) .

Hosts: Pinus spp. (Pinaceae) .

Biology: Many aspects of the biology of the species have been studied by Sasakawa and colleagues (Sasakawa 1975; Sasakawa & Katayama 1975; Sasakawa & Kawaguchi 1987; Sasakawa & Negishi 1973; Sasakawa, Ohta & Negishi 1976; Sasakawa & Sasakawa 1981). More recently, it has been used to vector the pathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana in attempts to control the larvae of the cerambycid, Monochamus alternatus Hope , an important vector of the pinewood nematode ( Kinuura et al. 1999).