New records of Merionoeda species (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae) from the Malay Peninsula

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by  Yokoi, Yaheita

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NewRecordsofMerionoedaSpecies(Coleoptera,Cerambycidae)
from theMalayPeninsula
YaheitaYoKoI1)andTatsuyaNnsATo2)
1)Beerenkothen33,40882Ratingen,Germany
2)BioindicatorCo.,Ltd.,Yarai-cho126,Shinjuku,Tokyo,162-0805Japan
Recently,wehavereexaminedthespecimensofthegenusMerionoedacollectedintheMalay
Peninsula,anddeterminedthefollowingfourspecieswithoutpreviousrecord fromthearea.
We would like to thank Mr. Carolus HoLzscHUH for generously providing us with the
paratypeof Merionoedamarginalis, and Dr. MartinBAEHRof Zoo1ogischeStaatssammlung
Miinchenforprovidinguswiththematerial fromtheKarlE.HODEPoHLcollectionforacloser
observation. Further,wethankMr.TheodoreL.CHILDERsforhiscriticalreadingof theoriginal
draftof thisshortpaper.
82 YaheitaYoKoIandTatsuyaNIIsATo
MerionoedacalcarataPAscoE, 1869
PASCOE,1869,Trans.Ent.Soc.London,(3),7,p 573;typearea:Sarawak.
Specimensexamined. CameronHighlands,Pahang,W.Malaysia:2 ,1早,III~Iv-1985,
localcollector leg;9 ,2 早, V~VII-1985, localcollector leg;1 , vIl-1985;1早, vill-
i985;1早,VI-1985(lastthreerecordsfromH10DEpoHLcollection).
Distribution. BorneoandMalayPeninsula(newrecord).
MerionoedasubulataPAscoE, 1869
PASCOE,1869,Trans.Ent.Soc.London,(3),7,p574; typearea:Sarawak.
Specimensex;almmed. CameronHighlands,Pahang,WestMalaysia(4 ):1d'', v-1985;
1 , VII-1985;1 , IX-1985; 1 , XI-1985(allrecordsfromHODEpoHLcollection); to
100Q, m~IV-1985, local collector leg; 10 , 10 , V~VI-1985, local collector leg;,
to ,4早早,VI-1987,R deKEIzERleg;1 Kelantan,Pahang, VI-1999, localcollector leg.
,
Notes. ThespecimensexaminedfromtheMalayPeninsulahave,likemanyexamplesofthe
speciesfromSumatraandSouthKalimantan,blackheadinsteadofthereddishyellowoneas
describedfortheholotypefromSarawak.
Distribution. BorneoandMalayPeninsula(newrecord).
Merionoeda(Merionoeda)margmalisHoLzscHUH, 1991
HOLZSCHuH,1991,FBVA,Berichte,(60),p 38,fig40; typelocality:NE.Bangok,S.Thailand.
Specimensexamined. CameronHighlands,Pahang,WestMalaysia(6 ,3早早):6
,
1早,V~VII-1985,localcollector leg;2 ,X-1985(all recordsfromHODEpoHLcollection).
Distribution. ThailandandMalayPeninsula(newrecordfromtheterritoryofMalaysia).
Notes. ThisspecieswasdescribedonthebasisofthespecimensfromNe.Bangkok,HatYai
andTrangofsouthernThailand.
Merionoeda(0cytasia)pubicollisHoLzscHUH, 1991
HOLZSCHuH,1991,FBVA,Berichte,(60),p35, fig 37;typelocality:Ranong,S.Thailand.
Specimensexamined. l ,CameronHighlands,Pahang,WestMalaysia,VIII-1985;3.9-9-
Fraser'sHill,Pahang,WestMalaysia,10~12-III-1990T.NIIsAToleg.
Distribution. BorneoandMalayPeninsula(newrecordfromtheterritoryofMalaysia).