FOREST INSECT PESTS OF PNG
Host Trees and their Insect Pests

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Araucariaceae:

Coptotermes elisae (Desneux) Rhinotermitidae

Coptotermes spp. Rhinotermitidae

various species Acrididae

Dihammus spp. Cerambycidae

Eriococcus sp. Eriococcidae

Diotimana undulata (Pascoe) Cerambycidae

Vanapa oberthuri (Pouillaude) Curculionidae

Sympiezoscelus sp. Curculionidae

Aesiotes sp. Curculionidae

Illacuris laticollis (Pascoe) Curculionidae

Orthorhinus patruelis (Fabricius) Curculionidae

Platypus spp. Platypodidae

Diapus spp. Platypodidae

Crossotarsus spp. Platypodidae

Xyleborus spp. Scolytidae

Hylurdrectonus araucariae (Schedl) Scolytidae

Hylurdrectonus piniarius (Schedl) Scolytidae

Milionia isodoxa Prout Geometridae

Milionia spp. Geometridae

Potemnemus spp. Cerambycidae

Dihammus spp. Cerambycidae

Illacuris laticollis (Pascoe) Curculionidae

Mitrastethus australiae Curculionidae

Platypus spp. Platypodidae

Diapus spp. Platypodidae

Crossotarsus spp. Platypodidae

Xyleborus spp. Scolytidae

Mocis trifasciata (Stephen) Noctuidae

Bombaceae:

Nasutitermes novarumhebridarium Termitidae

Oxystigma sp. Cerambycidae

Acalolepta sp. Cerambycidae

Casuarinaceae:

Rhyparida coriacea Jacoby Chrysomelidae

Zeuzera coffeae Nietner Cossidae

Lymantria ninayi Bethune-Baker Lymantriidae

Lymantria spp. Lymantriidae

Agrotis ipsilon Hufnagel Noctuidae

Combretaceae:

unknown species Eriophyidae

Nasutitermes novarumhebridarium Termitidae

Microcerotermes sp. Termitidae

Agrilus viridissimus Buprestidae

Cyphogastra sp. Buprestidae

Rhyparida coriacea Jacoby Chrysomelidae

Acalolepta sp. Cerambycidae

Xiphotheata sp. Cerambycidae

Acrocerops sp. Gracillariidae

Striglina floccosa Guenée Thyrididae

Hyposidera talcata Guenée Geometridae

Scopelodes venosa Walker Limacodidae

Dasychira wandammena Bethune-Baker Lymantriidae

Dipterocarpaceae:

Hyplocerambyx severus Pascoe Cerambycidae

Leguminosae:

Nasutitermes novarumhebridarium Termitidae

Microcerotermes biroi (Desneux) Termitidae

various species Aleyrodidae

various species Pseudococcidae

Mictis profana (Fabricius) Coreidae

Eurema blanda (Boisduval) Pieridae

Meliaceae:

Xylotrupes gideon (Linnaeus) Scarabaeidae

Hypsipyla robusta (Moore) Pyralidae

Myrtaceae:

Nasutitermes novarumhebridarium Termitidae

Microcerotermes biroi (Desneux) Termitidae

Leptoglossus australis (Fabricius) Coreidae

Austromalaya sp. Pentatomidae

Agrilus opulentus Buprestidae

Eumeta spp. Psychidae

Zeuzera coffeae Nietner Cossidae

Striglina floccosa Guenée Thyrididae

Hyposidera talcata Guenée Geometridae

Syntherata janetta White Saturniidae

Megachile frontalis (Fabricius) Megachilidae

Xylothrips religiosus Boisduval Bostrichidae

Dinoderus minutus (Fabricius) Bostrichidae

Xylopsocus gibbicollis Macleay Bostrichidae

Oribius spp. Curculionidae

Hyalarcta spp. Psychidae

Valanga irregularis (Walker) Acrididae

Glycaspis spp. Psyllidae

Cardiaspina spp. Psyllidae

Paratella errudita Melichar Flatidae

Fergusonina spp. Fergusoninidae

Rhyparida coriacea Jacoby Chrysomelidae

Paropsis albae Chrysomelidae

Paropsis andersonae Chrysomelidae

Oribius destructor Marshall Curculionidae

Syntherata spp. Saturniidae

Dasychira mendosa Hübner Lymantriidae

various cutworm species Noctuidae

Megastigmus spp. Torymidae

Pinaceae:

Ceroplastes rubens Maskell Coccidae

Xylotrupes gideon (Linnaeus) Scarabaeidae

Lymantria ninayi Bethune-Baker Lymantriidae

Lymantria spp. Lymantriidae

Dasychira wandammena Bethune-Baker Lymantriidae

Pineus pini (Macquart) Adelgidae

Pteroma plagiophleps Hampson Psychidae

Alcis papuensis Geometridae

Paradromulia nigrocellata Geometridae

Anthela ekeikei Anthelidae

Anthela spp. Anthelidae

Syntherata spp. Saturniidae

Calliteara queenslandica Butler Lymantriidae

Verbenaceae:

Gryllotalpa sp. Gryllotalpidae

Pternistria levipes Horvath Coreidae

Pternistria macromera Guerin Coreidae

Potemnemus spp. Cerambycidae

Dihammus spp. Cerambycidae

Oribius cruciatus Faust Curculionidae

Hyblaea puera Cramer Hyblaeidae


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