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:
- Ochroma pyramidale (Balsa)
Nasutitermes
novarumhebridarium Termitidae
Oxystigma sp.
Cerambycidae
Acalolepta sp.
Cerambycidae
Casuarinaceae:
- Casuarina spp. (Yar
Tree)
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:
- Anisoptera spp. (Mersawa)
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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© Michael F. Schneider,
1999