Vol. 16 (1), March 2014 NEW RECORDS OF LONGICORN BEETLES FROM ARUNACHAL PRADESH = (COLEOPTERA: CERAMBYCIDAE) BULGANIN MITRA and AMITAVA MAJUMDER Zoological Survey of India, ‘McBlock, New Alipore, Kolkata ~ 700053 ‘The tate of Arunachal Pradeshs located ia the north- cast of India. Itlies between lat. 26°39" and 29° 28° Nand long. 91° 33° and 97° 25° E, About 949 ofits area is ‘covered by forests, thus making forestry as an important land use. ‘A perusal of literature reveal that the taxonomic work ‘on Cerambycidbeetes of Arunachal Pradesh s scanty, Gaban (1906) and Gressit et al. (1970) have dealt with the family at large. Sengupta & Sengupta (1981) published a ‘consolidated report on the cerambycid fauna from Arunachal Pradesh state. They reported 16 species under 13 genera {rom the state. A small collection of cerambycidae was reported by Basak & Biswas (1985) from the Namdapha National park and Tiger Reserve of Arunachal Pradesh. Altogether 25 species have been reported from ‘Arunachal Pradesh ill date These are s follows: Subfam. Prioninae 1 -Aegosoma omaticolle White Subfam. Cerambycinae 2 Demonax leucoscutellatus Hope 3. Demonax albicinctus (Hope) 4. Caloclymus annularis Fabricius S.Aeolesthes(Acolesthes) holasericea Febrcius 6. Acolesthes sarta Solsky) 17. Dialges pauper Pascoe 8, Rosalia decempunciaua (Westwood) 9. Rosalia Formosa (Saunders) 10. Rosalia lateriia (Hope) M1. Merionoeda nigriceps White Subfam.Lamiinae 12. Apomecyna histrio (Fabricious) 13.Apomecyna neglecta Pascoe 14, Batocera titanic Thomson 15, Batocera (Semibatocera) parryi Hope 16. Oberea posticata Gahan 17. Oberea nigrventris Bates 18. Nupserha ficator Dalmin Schonh 19. Linda (Linda) rubescens (Hope) 20. Sthenias grisiator Fabricius ‘BIONOTES 25 21. Purpuricenus temminckii Guerin-Meneville 22. Monachamus bimaculanes Gahan 23, Diastocera wallichi Hope 24, Dasylinda testacea Saund, and 25. Imantocera plumose Olivet. ‘The present work is based on the unidentified collections present in the Zoological Survey of It Kolkata. In this study, 12 species are recorded forthe frst time from the state. The collection data scientific names ‘and distribution record ofeach species are given below. Onder: Coleoptera Family: Cerambycidae Subfamily: Lamiinae ‘Tribe: Batooerini | .Batocera rufomaculata (De Geer) 1715. Cerambys rafomaculata De Geer, Mem. pour. ser. hist insects 5: 101. Material examined: 2 xs, Raj Niwas, Ranagat, 28 vi. 1989, coll. K. Alia; 1 ex, Itanagar, 7.v.1989, coll. .K Pal. Distribution: Indi: Arunachal Pradesh (Papumpare iste), ‘Tab: Xylorhizini 2. Xplorkica adustu Wiedemann 1819. Xylorhiza adustu Wiedemann., Zool Mag., 13):182. Material examined: 1 ex, D.Sector, Itanagar, 26,¥i.1990, cll. TK Pal. Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh (Papumpare district), Orissa, Sikkim, Tamilnadu and West Bengal Tribe: Mesosi 3. Coptops leucosictica White 1858. Coptops leucostctica White, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist, 32:27. Material examined: Dibang valley, Mehao WLS, 13.x.1991, coll. 2K.Pal Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh (Lower Dibang. valley district), Assam, Sikkim and West Bengal ‘Tribe: Glenini 4. Glenea (Stioglenea) cancellata Toomson 1865. Glenea (Sriroglenea) cancellata Thomson., Syst Ceram. 565. ‘Material examined: West Kameng, Khumpani (150 mts), 21.ix. 1990, col. TK Pal. Distribution: Inia: Arunachal Pradesh (West Kameng dite), ‘Tbe: Lami 5. Aristobiatestudo Voet 1718. Aristobia tstudo Voet, Cat, Col. 2:12. Materia examined: 1 ex, 28. vi, 1990, tnager, col, ‘TK Pal; | ex, 27-vi.1990, col, EK.Pal, 1 ex,Chowkram, Lohit, 20x. 1986, coll. A Nath,26 BIONOTES Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh (Papummpare and Lohit districts), Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Sikkim and Tripura. Sub Family: Prioninae "Tribe: rionini 6. Dorsthene (Lophostemus) indicus (Hope) 1831, Prions indicus Hope. Gray's Zool. Misc, 27 ‘Material examined: 1 ex, Indira park, 2587. coll Sushanta Ghosh; 1 ex, Rajniwas, ltanagar, 28.1989, coll K. Ali; Lex, lanagar, 29.1992, coll. Pal Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh (Papumpare istics and Sikkim ‘Tbe: Anacol 17. Sarmydus antennatus Pascoe 1867, Sarmydus antennatus Pascoe, Ann, Mag. Nat. His. )19:410. Material examined: 1 ex, anagar, 4.vii.1992. coll KPa, Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh (Papumpare istrict), Assam, Manipur and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. ‘Sub Family: Cerambycinae ‘Tribe: Citi 8. Rhaphuma horsfeldii White 1855. Rhaphuma horsfieldii White (Clytus), Cat. Coleopt. BAM, Longic, 284. ‘Material examined: 1 ex, Dibang valley, Mehao WLS, 1999, coll, ZK Pal, Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh (Lower Dibang valley district), Manipur, Nagaland and West Bengal. Tribe: Calliiopini 9. Ceresium leucostcticun White 1855. Ceresium leucosticticun White. Cat. Col. B. M. Longic: 2: p.245. Material examined: 1 ex, Bhalukpong (216 mts) 22.v.1992, coll: TK Pal. Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh (West Kameng district), Assam and Meghalaya, ‘Tribe: Callichromatin 10, Chloridotum nympha White 1853. Chloridolum nympha White (Callchroma) Coleopt. B.M., Longic,p.161 Material examined: 2 exs.,Dibang Valle, Hunli (1250 mts), 21.1 1991, coll. EK Pal. Distribution: India: Arunachal Pradesh (Lower Dibang valley district), Manipur, Sikkim and West Bengal ‘Tribe: Cerambyeini 11, Hoplocerambye spinicornis (Newman) 1842. Hoplocerambyx spinicornis (Newman), Eniomologis, 1.248. ‘Yol. 16 (1), March 2014 1970. Rondon & Breuning, Paci. Ins. Monogr, 24: 70 Material examined: 2 xs, Changlang, Rima, 7 kof Nampong, 11.ii.1990.coll. T.K.Pal:l ex, Indira park, 21.v87.col, SOM: 1 ex, Rajaivas, lanagar 28 vi. 1989, coll TK Pal. Distribution: Indi: Arunachal Pradesh (Changlang and Papumpare districts), Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya and Sikkim. "Tribe: Aeposomatini 12. Megopis (Baralipton) maculosa Thomson) 1857. Baralipon maculosum Thomson, Archi Ent, 1: 342 Material examined: 1 ex, anagar,7.vil. 1988, cll. TK Pal Distribution: india: Arunachal Pradesh (Papumpare Aistet) and Non India. Acknowledgements: Authors are grateful to De. K. Venkataraman, Director, ZS, for providing necessary facilities to stody the matorals. Thanks are also due to Dr. K. Chandra, Scientist, forhs suppor. The ist authors also grateful fo Dr. TK. Pal, Emeritus scientist, ZS1 for encouragement References Basak, PK. & Biswas, S.1985, Faun of Namhapa (nset Cleopter: Ceramibycidac) National Park. Re. Zool Sur. india, $2(1-4): 215-219. Gahan, CJ. 1906. The Fauna of Briish India including Ceylon and Burma, Coleoptera: Cerambycidae. Taylor and Francis, London: 329 pp. Gresstt, J. Lu, Rondon, J.A, & Breuning, S. 1970. CCerambyci beetles of Laos. Pacific Ins. Mono, 24 16st. Sengupta, C.K. & Sengupta, T. 1981, Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of Arunachal Pradesh. Rec. zool. 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