Blepephaeus succinctor (Chevrolat, 1852)

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Monohammus succinctor Chevrolat, 1852: 417. TL: China (Shanghai); TD: NHMUK

Distribution.

Palaearctic Region: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Hunan, Hong Kong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim); Nepal (Yiu 2009; Lin and Yang 2019; Danilevsky 2020). Oriental Region: Bangladesh; India; Laos, Malaysia; Thailand, Vietnam (Mitra et al. 2017).

Macau records.

Guia Hill, 4 May 2019, crushed on pavement, R Perissinotto & L Clennell (IZCAS); Coloane Heights, under statue spotlight, 11 May 2019, R. Perissinotto & L Clennell (IZCAS); ibidem 31 May 2020, R Perissinotto & L Clennell; Great Taipa, 4 Jun 2019, at light in ablution block, R Perissinotto & L Clennell; St. Francis Xavier’s Parish [Coloane], 24 May 2020 2:22, Kit Chang (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47082181); ibidem 7 May 2021, Lynette Clennell (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/77838218).

Remarks.

In Macau, adults are active only in late spring and range in total length 22-27 mm and 6-9 mm in maximum width. They are mainly nocturnal and readily attracted to artificial lights. In nearby Hong Kong, larvae utilise a wide variety of food plants, including Adenanthera miscrosperma, Citrus reticulata, Melia azedarach, Morus alba, and Vernicia fordii (Yiu 2009). Other host plants include Acacia confusa, Adenanthera pavonina, Albizia sp., Bambusa sp., Casuarina equisetifolia, Cinnamomum camphora, Citrus sp., Cunninghamia lanceolata, Firmiana simplex, Juglans regia, Olea europaea, Paulownia sp., Quercus sp. and Styphnolobium japonicum (Lin and Yang 2019).