Apethymus kunugi Togashi, 2005
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Apethymus kunugi Togashi, 2005 |
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Apethymus kunugi Togashi, 2005
New Japanese name: Kunugi-habachi ( Figs. 1D View Fig , 2K–M View Fig )
Material examined. HONSHU: Tochigi Pref.:
1˂ ( Fig. 1D View Fig ), Koisago, 36°46′N 140°08′E, Nakagawa, coll. larva ( Fig. 2K–L View Fig ), on Quercus serrata , 10. V. 2019, mat. 17. V. ( Fig. 2M View Fig ), em. 18. X. 2019, S. Ibuki GoogleMaps .
Larva. Late instar ( Fig. 2K–L View Fig ): head dark opaque gray; trunk and legs creamy white, dorsal region dark gray with creamy white line along middorsal line and each thoracic and abdominal segment with blackish spot in laterodorsal region. Mature larva ( Fig. 2M View Fig ): head pale orange; trunk and legs yellowish white, dorsal region dark gray, each segment with blackish spot in laterodorsal region.
Host plants. Fagaceae : Quercus acutissima Carruth. ( Togashi, 2005), Q. serrata Murray (new record).
Life history. This is a univoltine species with the adult emergence in autumn, hibernation in the egg stage, and the larval feeding stages in spring. The larva is a solitary external feeder of the host leaves ( Fig. 2 L View Fig ). On maturity, the reared larva had an extra molt ( Fig. 2M View Fig ) and went into the soil.
Remarks. Togashi (2005) described this species from the holotype which was reared from a larva feeding on Q. acutissima ( Togashi, 2005) , but he did not give any further information about the larva and life history. Here we newly record Q. serrata as a host of A. kunugi . Other species of Quercus may also serve as the host of this sawfly.
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