Aleurotrachelus anonae Corbett

(Figs 1–3, 7–9)

Aleurotrachelus anonae Corbett, 1935: 802 .

Material examined. All puparia from Annona squamosa . Taiwan: Taitung, 72 puparia on 26 slides, 3.ix.2004, K. C. Chou; Taichung, TARI, 40 puparia on 21 slides, 10.xi.2004, K. C. Chou; 3 puparia on 2 slides, K. C. Chou; 1 puparium, 2.vi.2005, K. C. Chou; 2 puparia on 2 slides, 1.viii.1994, K. C. Chou; Chiayi, 2 puparia on 2 slides, 8.x.2004, K. C. Chou; 1 puparium, 25.i.1996, K. C. Chou; Pingtung, 6 puparia on 2 slides, 27.viii.1993, Y. L. Chou; 1 puparium, 27.viii.2004, K. C. Chou; Lingben, 27 puparia on 25 slides, 2.xi.1992, C. C. Ko; Changhua, 1 puparium, 18.viii.1994, K. C. Chou; Nantou, 1 puparium, 20.ix.1995, K. C. Chou; 4 puparia, 30.ix.1994, K. C. Chou (NTU).

Host plants. Annona squamosa, Morus indica and Zingiber sp. (Corbett, 1935).

Distribution. Malaysia (Corbett, 1935); Taiwan (new record).

Remarks. This species is newly recorded from Taiwan, where it is restricted to southern areas. The species feeds only on Annona squamosa, on which heavy infestations have been seen on undersurface of leaves. The puparia are distinguished from the puparia of other Aleurotrachelus species in Taiwan by the presence of a toothed margin, teeth separated by deep incision, rhachisform abdominal segments, and a longitudinal row of pores and associated porettes along the longitudinal subdorsal fold.