Aleurotrachelus pyracanthae Takahashi

Aleurotrachelus pyracanthae Takahashi

(Figs 16–18, 22–24, 75)

Aleurotrachelus pyracanthae Takahashi, 1935: 58.

Material examined. Lectotype puparium (here designated) and paralectotypes: Taiw an, Taito, 9 puparia, on Pyracantha koidzumi, 21.iii.1934, R. Takahashi, TARI, Taiwan.

Other material: Taiwan: Taoyuen, Loloshan, 1 puparium on Osmanthus fragrans, 13.ii.1987, C. C. Ko; Nantou, Nansanshi, 2 puparia on 2 slides, on Liquidambar formosana, 10.v.1995, K. C. Chou; Nantou, Xusan, 1 puparium on Gymnema sylvestre, 20.ix.1995, K. C. Chou; Hsinchu, 1 puparium on Prunus phaeosticta, 26.iii.2009, A. K. Dubey; 1 puparium on Hedera rhombea var. formosana, 26.iii.2009, A. K. Dubey (NTU).

Host plants. Pyracantha koidzumi (Takahashi, 1935); Gymnema sylvestre, Hedera rhombea var. formosana, Liquidambar formosana, Osmanthus fragrans, Prunus phaeosticta (new records).

Distribution. Taiwan.

Remarks. The lectotype puparium of this species is among nine syntypes on slide. It is the first puparium on left side of the slide, and marked by a circle on cover slip. The puparia of this species have a row of grouped pores (2–3 in each group) on submargin.