Aegolipton marginale (Fabricius, 1775)

Lin, Mei-Ying, Perissinotto, Renzo & Clennell, Lynette, 2021, Census of the longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae and Vesperidae) of the Macau SAR, China, ZooKeys 1049, pp. 79-161 : 79

Aegolipton marginale (Fabricius, 1775)

Fig. 5

Cerambyx marginalis Fabricius, 1775: 169. TL: "Cap Bonae Spei"; TD: NHMUK

Distribution.

Palaearctic Region: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan) ( Yiu 2009; Lin and Yang 2019; Danilevsky 2020). Oriental Region: India; Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Borneo-Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Ambon); Laos; Myanmar; Thailand; Vietnam ( Kumawat et al. 2015).

Macau records.

1♂, Taipa, 1 Jun 1988, WW Pun, Megopis marginalis (CIAM); 1♀, Coloane, 26 Jul 1989, WW Pun, Megopis marginalis (CIAM); No data, " Megopis marginalis (Fairmaire), 毛角薄翅天牛 28 mm" ( Pun and Batalha 1997: 65, fig. 101); Taipa Grande, 2 May 2018, under street light, R Perissinotto & L Clennell; Macau, Guia Hill, 12 May 2019, under light in ablution block, R Perissinotto & L Clennell (IZCAS); Coloane Village, 14 May 2020, under light outside ablution block, R Perissinotto & L Clennell (MACT); Coloane, Caminho do Quartel de Hác-Sá, 5 May 2019 16:16, Jay Airosa (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/28923060); Coloane, A-Má Goddess Statue, 16 May 2020 21:06, keanu83225 (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47820472); St. Francis Xavier’s Parish, [Coloane], 16 May 2020 21:20, Kisu Wong (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/53851807); Our Lady of Carmel’s Parish [Great Taipa], 12 May 2021, Lynette Clennell (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78523372).

Remarks.

The size of this species in Macau ranges 28-38 mm in total length and 8-11 mm in maximum width. Like most prionines, this is an exclusively crepuscular and nocturnal species with activity in Macau restricted to the spring months. It is promptly attracted to artificial light, under which it often remains hidden throughout the daytime. Hua (2002) reported as host plants for this species Casuarina equisetifolia , Cryptomeria fortunei , Eucalyptus exserta , Morus alba , Paulownia sp., Pinus sp. and Vernicia fordii .

Figures

Figure 5. Aegolipton marginale (Fabricius, 1775): dorsal (A) and lateral (B) views of specimens observed on Guia Hill (12 May 2019) and Coloane Village (14 May 2020), respectively (photographs: LC).