Worldlistofedibleinsectspecies42012

World List of Edible Insect Species (March 2012) 1 

Genus Species Family Order Common names Fauna Distribution & References Remarks life stages 

Epeira syn nigra Vinson Nephilidae Araneae Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Nephilia inaurata 

(Walck.) 

consumed 

Nephila inaurata (Walckenaer) Nephilidae Araneae Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Epeira nigra Vinson 

syn 

Nephila madagscariensis Vinson Nephilidae Araneae Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) 

Bostrichidae gen. Bostrichidae Col Afr Congo (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Chrysobothris fatalis Harold Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Lampetis wellmani (Kerremans) Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) syn Psiloptera 

wellmani 

larva 

Psiloptera syn wellmani Kerremans Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) see Lampetis 

wellmani 

(Kerremans) 

larva 

Steraspis amplipennis (Fahr.) Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Sternocera feldspathica White Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Sternocera funebris Boheman syn Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; Gelfand, 1971) see S. orissa adult 

Sternocera interrupta (Olivier) Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Cameroun (Seignobos et al., 1996) 

Sternocera orissa Buquet Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Afr Botswana (Nonaka, 1996), South Africa (Bodenheimer, 

1951; Quin, 1959), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; 

Gelfand, 1971) 

syn S. funebris adult 

Scarites sp. Carabidae Col ground beetle Afr Angola (Bergier, 1941), Madagascar (Decary, 1937) larva 

Acanthophorus confinis Laporte de Cast. Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) see Tithoes 

syn 

confinus (Cast.) 

Acanthophorus capensis White syn Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) see Tithoes 

capensis (White) 

Acanthophorus maculatus (F.) syn Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) see Tithoes 

maculatus (F.) 

Analeptes trifasciata (F.) Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Nigeria (Banjo et al 2006), D.R. Congo (Hoare, 2007) 

CAR (Bahuchet 1985) 

not Scarabaeidae! larva 

Ancylonotus . tribulus Fabr. Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Gabon, Senegal (Netolitzky, 1919), West Africa (Bergier, 

1941) 

Ceroplesis burgeoni Breuning Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Southern Africa (Malaisse, 1997) 

Dorysthenes forficatus Fabr. Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr North Africa (Ghesquière, 1947) 

Macrotoma edulis Karsch Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Sao Tomé and Principe (Netolitzky, 1919) 

Macrotoma natala Thomson Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Botswana (Roodt, 1993) 

Macrotoma sp. Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) larva 

Mallodon downesi Hope Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Central Africa (Bergier, 1941), South Africa 

syn Stenodontes larva 

(Bodenheimer, 1951) Mozambique (DeFoliart 2002) CAR 

(Hoare 2007) 

downesi Hope 

Petrognatha gigas Fabr. Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Gabon (Bergier 1941), Senegal (Netolitzky 1919), CAR 

(Hoare 2007) 

Plocaederus frenatus Fåhraeus Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Central Africa (Bergier, 1941) South Africa (DeFoliart 

2002) 

larva 

Pycnopsis brachyptera Thomson Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr DR Congo (Malaisse, 1997) 

Stenodontes syn downesi (Hope) Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Mozambique, South Africa (Quin,1959) (DeFoliart 2002) see Mallodon 

downesi Hope 

Sternotomis itzingeri katangensis Allard Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr DR Congo (Malaisse, 1997) 

Tithoes confinus (Cast.) Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) Acanthophorus 

confinis (F.) syn 

larva 

Tithoes maculatus (F.) Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) Acanthophorus 

maculatus F. syn 

larva



Tithoes capensis (White) Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) Acanthophorus 

capensis (White) 

syn 

larva consumed 

Zographus aulicus Bertolini Cerambycidae Col long-horned beetle Afr DR Congo (Malaisse, 1997) Angola (DeFoliart 2002) Z. aulicus var. ferox 

Harold 

Polyclaeis equestris Boheman Curculionidae Col weevil Afr South Africa (Quin, 1959) adult 

Polyclaeis plumbeus Guérin Curculionidae Col weevil Afr South Africa (Quin, 1959) adult 

Rhyna sp. Curculionidae Col weevil Afr Madagascar (Bodenheimer, 1951) larva 

Sipalinus aloysii-sabaudiae Camerano Curculionidae Col weevil Afr Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940) larva 

Eugnoristus monachus (Oliv.) Dryophthoridae Col weevil Afr Madagascar (Bodenheimer, 1951) larva 

Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabr. Dryophthoridae Col African palm weevil Afr Angola (Santos Oliveira et al., 1976), Cameroun 

(Bodenheimer, 1951), CAR (Hoare 2007) D. R. Congo 

(Hoare 2007), Congo (Bani, 1995; Nkouka, 1987; 

Takeda, 1990, Hoare 2007), Nigeria (Fasoranti & 

Ajiboye, 1993) 

larva 

Rhynchophorus sp. Dryophthoridae Col palm weevil Afr Madagascar (Bodenheimer, 1951) D.R. Congo (Hoare 

2007) 

Cybister distinctus Reg. Dytiscidae Col water beetle Afr Senegal Sierra Leone DRC (Ramos et al 2009) 

Cybister hova Alluaud syn Dytiscidae Col water beetle Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) see Cybister owas 

Laporte 

Cybister owas Laporte Dytiscidae Col water beetle Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Cybister hova 

Alluaud, hova 

Fairm.? 

adult 

Rhantus latus (Fairm.) Dytiscidae Col waterbeetle Afr Madagascar (Ramos et al 2009) 

Elateridae gen. Elateridae Col click beetle Afr Boswana (DeFoliart 2002) 

Tetralobus flabellicornis (L.) Elateridae Col giant acacia click 

beetle 

Afr Central Africa (Bodenheimer, 1951) larva 

Hydrophilus senegalensis (Percheron) Hydrophilidae Col water scavenger 

beetle 

Afr Senegal (Ramos et al 2009) 

Cladognathus serricornis (Latr.) syn Lucanidae Col stag beetle Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Prosopocoilus 

serricornis (Latr.) 

Prosopocoilus serricornis (Latr.) Lucanidae Col stag beetle Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) larva 

Passalidae gen. Passalidae Col bess beetle Afr Madagascar (Bodenheimer, 1951) Congo-Brazza 

(DeFoliart 2002) 

from palm 

Camenta sp. Scarabaeidae 

Dynastinae 

Col Afr Angola (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Cetonia sp. Scarabaeidae 

Dynastinae 

Col flower beetle Afr Central Africa (Bergier, 1941) 

Gnathocera sp. Scarabaeidae 

Dynastinae 

Col Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Goliathus cacicus Ol. Scarabaeidae 

Dynastinae 

Col Goliath beetle Afr Central Africa (Bergier, 1941) 

Goliathus regius Klug Scarabaeidae 

Dynastinae 


Goliathus cameronensis check Scarabaeidae 

Scarabaeinae 


Goliathus goliathus L. Scarabaeidae 

Trichiinae 

Col Goliath beetle Afr Central Africa (Bergier, 1941)



Augosoma centaurus (Fabr.) Scarabaeidae Col rhinoceros beetles Afr Cameroun (Bodenheimer, 1951), Congo (Bani, 1995, 


Cetoniinae 

Nkouka, 1987, Hoare, 2007), D.R. Congo (Takeda, 1990, 

Cerritos 2009, Hoare, 2007) 

Goliathus sp. Scarabaeidae 

Cetoniinae 

Col Goliath beetle Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002, Hoare 2007) larva 

Mecynorrhina sp. Scarabaeidae 

Cetoniinae 

Col Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) larva 

Lepidiota anatina Brenske Scarabaeidae 

Melolonthinae 

Col Afr Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976) adult 

Lepidiota mashona Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Afr Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; Gelfand, 1971; Weaving, 

adult 

Melolonthinae 

1973) 

Oryctes boas (Fabr.) Scarabaeidae Col rhinoceros beetles Afr Congo (Bani, 1995; Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007), Nigeria 

larva 

Melolonthinae 

(Fasoranti & Ajiboye, 1993), South Africa (Bergier, 1941; 

Netolitzky, 1919); D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) 

Oryctus monocerus (Oliv.) Scarabaeidae 

Melolonthinae 

Col rhinoceros beetles Afr South Africa (Bergier, 1941; Netolitzky, 1919) larva 

Oryctus nasicornis (Linn.) Scarabaeidae Col European rhinoceros Afr Madagascar (Bergier, 1941) 

Melolonthinae 

beetle 

Oryctus owariensis Beauvois Scarabaeidae Col rhinoceros beetles Afr Congo (Bani, 1995; Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007), South Oryctus owariensis larva 

Melolonthinae 

Africa (Bergier, 1941; Netolitzky, 1919); D.R. Congo 


Palisot ? 

Lepidiota nitidicollis Kolbe Scarabaeidae 

Rutelinae 

Col Afr Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976) adult 

Proagosternus sp. Scarabaeidae 

Rutelinae 

Col Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) 

Tricholespis sp. check Scarabaeidae 

Trichiinae 

Col Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) wrong spelling? larva 

Pachylomera femoralis Kirby Scarabaeidea 

Cetoniinae 

Col dung beetle Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) 

Platygenia barbata Afzelius Scarabaeidea 

Cetoniinae 

Col Afr D.R. Congo (Adriaens, 1951), CAR (Hoare 2007) larva 

Platygenia sp. Scarabaeidea 

Cetoniinae 

Col Afr Africa (Ghesquière, 1947) larva 

Popillia femoralis Klug Scarabaeidea 

Cetoniinae 

Col Afr Cameroun (Bodenheimer, 1951) adult 

Popillia ssp. Scarabaeidea 

Cetoniinae 

Col Afr Cameroun (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Tenebrionidae gen. Tenebrionidae Col Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987) xylophagus insects 

Blattidae gen. Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

Afr Cameroun (Bergier, 1941) 

Tarachodes saussurei Giglio-Tos Tarachodidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Hoplocorypha garuana Giglio-Tos Thespidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 


Chaoborus edulis Edwards Chaoboridae Dipt lake flies phantom Afr East African lakes (Bergier, 1941; Owen, 1973), 

adult 

midges 

Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940), Uganda, 

Kenya 

Chaoborus pallidipes Theob. Chaoboridae Dipt lake flies phantom 

midges 

Afr Uganda (Bergier, 1941)



Chaoborus sp. Chaoboridae Dipt lake flies phantom Afr East African lakes (Bergier, 1941; Ayieko, M.A. & 

consumed 

midges 

Nyambuga, I.A. 2009) 

Chironomidae gen. Chironomidae Dipt non biting midges Afr Kenya Tanzania Uganda (Ayieko, M.A.& Nyambuga, I.A. 

2009) 

adult 

Culicidae gen. Culicidae Dipt Afr Botswana (DeFoliart 2002) 

Caenis kungu Kimm. Caenidae Eph mayfly Afr Malawi (Grant 2001, DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Povilla adusta Navas Polymitarcidae Eph mayfly Afr Kenya Tanzania Uganda (Grant 2001, Ayieko, M.A.& 

Nyambuga, I.A. 2009) 

adult 

Belostoma sp. Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bugs Afr Congo (Bani, 1995, Hoare 2007, Nkouka, 1987) 

Carlisis wahlbergi Stål Coreidae Hem Het tip wilter Afr Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976) Petascelis 

wahlbergi (Stal) SYN 

adult 

Petascelis remipes Signoret Coreidae Hem Het Afr Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; Weaving, 1973) adult 

Petascelis wahlbergi (Stål) syn Coreidae Hem Het Afr Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976) Carlisis wahlbergi 

Stal 

Nepa sp. Nepidae Hem Het water scorpions Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) adult 

Nepidae gen. Nepidae Hem Het water scorpions Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) 

Agonoscelis versicolor (Fabr.) Pentatomidae Hem Het Sudan millet bug Afr Sudan (Huis 2005) 

Nezara robusta Distant Pentatomidae Hem Het Afr Malawi (Shaxson et al 1999, DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Sphaerocoris sp. Scutelleridae Hem Het Afr Malawi (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Encosternum delegorguei Spin. Tessaratomidae Hem Het edible stink bug Afr South Africa (Faure, 1944; Dzerefos et al 2009), 

Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; Bodenheimer, 1951) 

Natalicola 

delegorguei Spin. 

SYN 

Haplosterna delegorguei (Spin.) syn Tessaratomidae Hem Het edible stink bug Afr. South Africa (Dzerefos et al 2009) see Encosternum 

Natalicola delegorguei (Spin.) syn Tessaratomidae Hem Het edible stink bug Afr South Africa (Faure, 1944), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, see Encosternum 

1976; Bodenheimer, 1951) 

delegorguei Spin. 

Natalicola pallidus (Westwood) Tessaratomidae Hem Het Afr Zimbabwe (Weaving, 1973) 

Cercopidae gen. Cercopidae Hem Hom Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) 

Afzeliada afzelii Stål Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997) 

Afzeliada duplex Diabola Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997) 

Afzeliada sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007) adult 

Ioba horizontalis Karsch Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997) 

Ioba leopardina Distant Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997), Zambia (Mbata, 1995), 

Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; Malaisse, 1997) 

adult 

Ioba sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Malawi (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Monomatapa insignis Distant Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Botswana (Roodt, 1993) adult 

Monomotapa sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Malawi (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Munza furva Distant Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997) 

Orapa sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Botswana (Roodt, 1993); Malawi (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Platypleura adouma Distant Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007) adult 

Platypleura stridula (L.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) adult 

Platypleura sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Malawi (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Pycna sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Malawi (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Sadaka radiata (Karsch) Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997) 

Ugada giovanninae Boulard Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007) adult 

Ugada limbalis (Karsch) Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987), D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997), 

Zambia (Mbata, 1995) 

adult 

Ugada limbata (F.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Congo (DeFoliart 2002, Hoare 2007) adult 

Ugada limbimacula (Karsch) Cicadidae Hem Hom Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007), DR Congo 

(Malaisse, 1997) 

adult 

Flatida rosea Melichar Flatidae Hem Hom Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937 secration 

adult



consumed 

Phromnia rubra Signoret syn Flatidae Hem Hom Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) see Flatida rosea 

Pyrops tenebrosa Fabr. syn Fulgoridae Hem Hom Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) see Zanna 

tenebrosa 

Zanna tenebrosa Fabr. Fulgoridae Hem Hom Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Pyps tenebrosa F. 

syn 

Arytaina mopane Pettey Psyllidae Hem Hom Afr Botswana (Sekhwela, 1988), Zimbabwe (Weaving, 1973) 

Psylla sp. Psyllidae Hem Hom Afr South Africa (DeFoliart 2002) secration 

Apis mellifera adansoni Latr. Apidae Hym honey bee Afr D.R. Congo (Takeda, 1990), Tanzania (Harris, 1940), 

Zambia (Mbata, 1995) CAR (Bahuchet 1985) 

Apis mellifera mellifera L. Apidae Hym honey bee Afr Senegal (Gessain & Kinzler, 1975), Zambia (Mbata, 

1995) Tanzania, D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) 

larva 

Axestotrigona syn erythra (Schletterer) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr RCA (Bahuchet 1985) see M. ferruginea 

Axestotrigona syn richardsi (Darchen) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) see M.richardsi 

Axestotrigona syn tescorum (Cockerell) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr RCA (Bahuchet 1985) see M. ferruginea 

Dactylurina staudingeri (Gribodo) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr D.R. Congo (Takeda, 1990) 

Hypotrigona gribodoi (Magretti) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr D.R. Congo (Takeda, 1990) CAR (Bahuchet 1985) syn Trigona braunsi 

Hypotrigona ruspolii (Magretti) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr Senegal (Gessain & Kinzler, 1975) Trigona ruspolii 

Magr. syn 

Meliplebeia syn beccarii africana Stadelman Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr RCA (Bahuchet 1985) 

Meliponula beccarii Friese Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr RCA (Bahuchet 1985) syn divers 

Meliponula bocandei (Spin.) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) CAR (Bahuchet 1985) larva 

Meliponula ferruginea (Lep.) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr RCA (Bahuchet 1985) syn Axestotrigona 

erythra Schl. 

Trigona tescorum 

Cock. 

Meliponula ferruginea gambiensis Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr Senegal (Gessain & Kinzler, 1975) see Meliponula 

Moure syn 

gambiana Moure 

Meliponula lendliana (Friese) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) syn Trigona 

lendliana 

larva 

Meliponula nebulata (Smith) Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr RCA (Bahuchet 1985) syn Trigona 

nebulata Sm. 

Meliponula richardsi Darchen Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) syn Axestotrichona larva 

Trigona check occidentalis Darchen Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr Senegal (Gessain & Kinzler, 1975) T. occidentalis is 

Neotropical 

Trigona check senegalensis Darchen Apidae Hym stingless bee Afr Senegal (Gessain & Kinzler, 1975) 

Camponotus sp. Formicidae Hym Afr Botswana (Nonaka, 1996) 

Carebara lignata (species group) Formicidae Hym Afr Southern Africa check 

Carebara vidua Smith Formicidae Hym Afr South Africa (Bodenheimer, 1951; Quin, 1959), Zambia 

(Mbata, 1995; Silow, 1983), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 

1976; Jackson,1954 in Gelfand, 1971) Malawi, D.R. 

Congo (DeFoliart 2002) 

flying sexual 

Dorylus (s.g. Anomma) nigricans Illiger Formicidae Hym driver ants Afr Cameroun ref. ? (Huis 2003) pupa 

Oecophylla longinoda (Latr.) Formicidae Hym driver ants Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) O. smaragdina 

longinoda (Latr.) 

Oecophylla sp. Formicidae Hym weaver ants Afr Cameroun, Congo (Bani, 1995; Nkouka, 1987) 

Sceliphron sp. Sphecidae Hym Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) fly nests 

Synagris sp. Vespidae Hym Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) fly nests wasp brood 

Hodotermes mossambicus (Hagen) Hodotermitidae Isopt harvester termite Afr Botswana (Grivetti, 1979; Nonaka, 1996) 

Hodotermes sp. Hodotermitidae Isopt Afr South Africa (DeFoliart 2002) 

Tr



Microhodotermes viator (Latr.) Hodotermitidae Isopt Afr South Africa (Bodenheimer, 1951) 

consumed 

Coptotermes sp. Rhinotermitidae Isopt Afr Kenya (Ayieko & Nyumba 2009) winged adults 

Acanthotermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Afr Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940) 

Apicotermes sp. (probably) Termitidae Isopt Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) 

Bellicositermes natalensis (Haviland) Termitidae Isopt Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) 

Bellicositermes spp. Termitidae Isopt Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002), CAR (Hoare 2007) winged adults 

soldiers 

Cubitermes spp. Termitidae Isopt Afr Congo (DeFoliart 2002, Hoare 2007) all stages 

Macrotermes bellicosus (Smeathman) Termitidae Isopt Afr CAR (Roulon-Doko, 1998), Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 

2007), Malaisse (1997), D.R. Congo (Bequaert, 1921), 

Nigeria (Fasoranti & Ajiboye, 1993) Kenya (Ayieko & 

Nyambuga 2009) 

all stages 

Macrotermes falciger (Gerstäcker) Termitidae Isopt Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995, Silow, 1983), Malaisse (1997), 

winged adult 

Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976) 

soldier queen 

Macrotermes muelleri (Sjöstedt) Termitidae Isopt Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) syn Termes 

gabonensis Sjöstedt 

winged adult 

soldier 

Macrotermes natalensis (Haviland) Termitidae Isopt Afr Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) ? Bellicositermes winged adult 

Nigeria (Banjo et al 2006) 

queen 

Macrotermes subhyalinus (Rambur) Termitidae Isopt Afr Angola (Santos Oliveira et al., 1976), Zambia (Mbata, 

1995; Silow, 1983), Malaisse (1997) 

Macrotermes swaziae Full Termitidae Isopt Afr South Africa (Bodenheimer, 1951) 

Macrotermes vitrialatus Sjöstedt Termitidae Isopt Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995; Silow, 1983) winged adult 

Macrotermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Afr D.R. Congo (Takeda, 1990, Hoare 2007), Tanzania 

winged adults 

(Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940), Zimbabwe 

(Jackson,1954 in Gelfand, 1971) Malawi (DeFoliart 2002) 

soldiers 

Odontotermes badius (Haviland) Termitidae Isopt Afr South Africa (Quin, 1959), Zambia (Silow, 1983), Kenya 

(Ayieko & Nyambuga 2009) 

winged adult 

Odontotermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Afr Zimbabwe (Weaving, 1973) Kenya (DeFoliart 2002) 

Protermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) 

Pseudacanthotermes militaris (Hagen) Termitidae Isopt Afr Angola (Silow, 1983) 

Pseudacanthotermes spiniger (Sjöstedt) Termitidae Isopt Afr D.R. Congo (Bequaert, 1921), Zambia (Silow, 1983) 

Pseudacanthotermes spp. Termitidae Isopt Afr Tanzania (DeFoliart 2002) winged 

Termes check capensis DeGeer Termitidae Isopt Afr South Africa (DeFoliart 2002) 

Termes sp. Termitidae Isopt Afr Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940) 

Termes syn gabonensis Sjöstedt Termitidae Isopt Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) see Macrotermes winged adult 

muelleri 

soldier 

Ceratocampidae gen. Ceratocampidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) 

Striphnopteryx edulis (Boisduval) Eupterotidae Lep edible monkey Afr Southern Africa (Bergier, 1941) 

Coeliades libeon (Druce) Hesperiidae Lep Afr Congo (Bani, 1995; Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007) D.R. 

Congo (DeFoliart 2002) 

Bombycomorpha pallida Distant Lasiocampidae Lep pepper tree moth Afr South Africa (Quin, 1959), larva 

Borocera cajani Vinson Lasiocampidae Lep wild silkworm Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) as Hysoïdes (DeFoliart 

2002) as Libethra 

larva pupa 

Borocera madagascariensis Boisduval Lasiocampidae Lep Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) pupa 

Catalebeda jamesoni Bethune-Baker Lasiocampidae Lep Jameson's cream 

spot 

Afr Zambia (Silow, 1976) 

Gonometa postica Walker Lasiocampidae Lep dark chopper Afr South Africa (Quin, 1959), Zambia (Silow, 1976) pupa 

Mimopacha aff. knoblauchi Dew. Lasiocampidae Lep Afr Central Africa (Silow, 1976)



Pachymeta robusta Aurivillius Lasiocampidae Lep Msasa moth Afr Zimbabwe (Bodenheimer, 1951) confusion? 

Brachiostegia in 

(Bodenheimer) is 

foodplant name for 

Brachyostegia. Is 

Pachymeta 

consumed? 

consumed 

Pachypasa bilinea Walker Lasiocampidae Lep twin line lappet Afr Zambia (Silow, 1976) 

Hadraphe ethiopica (Bethune-Baker) Limacodidae Lep Afr Zambia (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Limacodidae gen. Limacodidae Lep slug moths Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980) Zimbabwe 

(DeFoliart 2002) Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) 

larva 

Rhypopteryx poecilanthes (Collenette) Lymantriidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Latham 2003, Hoare 2007) larva 

Busseola fusca (Fuller) Noctuidae Lep African maize stalk 

borer 

Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Helicoverpa armigera armigera (Hübner) Noctuidae Lep Afro-Asian bollworm Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Heliothis 

obsoleta 

larva 

Noctuidae gen. Noctuidae Lep Afr Congo (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Nyodes prasinodes Prout Noctuidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007) larva 

Prodenia sp. Noctuidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Sphingomorpha chlorea (Cramer) Noctuidae Lep sundowner moth Afr Zambia (Silow, 1976) larva 

Spodoptera exempta (Walker) Noctuidae Lep African army worm Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) larva 

Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) Noctuidae Lep lesser army worm Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) larva 

Amerila see Boracera? madagacariensis Notodontidae Lep Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) 

Antheua insignata Gaede Notodontidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Latham 2003, 

Hoare 2007 ) 

larva 

Antheua sp. Notodontidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Latham 2003) 

Cerurina c.f. marshalli (Hampson) Notodontidae Lep Afr CAR (Malaisse 2005) 

Desmeocraera sp. Notodontidae Lep Afr Zambia (Silow, 1976) larva 

Drapetides uniformis (Swinhoe) Notodontidae Lep lobed prominent Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007) larva 

Elaphrodes lactea (Gaede) Notodontidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997; Malaisse & Parent, 1980, 

Latham 2003, Hoare 2007) 

larva 

Hypsoïdes diego Coquerel Notodontidae Lep Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) 

Hypsoïdes radama Coquerel Notodontidae Lep Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) syn Bombyx radama pupa 

Hypsoïdes syn cajani Vinson Notodontidae Lep wild silkworm Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) Borocera cajani 

Vinson 

Nephele comma Hopffer Notodontidae Lep Afr Zambia (Silow, 1976) 

Notodontidae spp. (2) Notodontidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980) 

Notodontidae spp. (3) Notodontidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980) 

Rhenea mediata Walker Notodontidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007) larva 

Anaphe infracta Walsingham syn Notodontidae Lep Afr Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940), Zambia see A. panda 

Thaumetopoeinae 

(Silow, 1976) 

Anaphe panda (Boisduval) Notodontidae 


Anaphe reticulata Walker Notodontidae 


Anaphe venata Butler Notodontidae 


Lep Afr Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940) D.R. Congo 

(Malaisse & Parent, 1980; Takeda, 1990), Tanzania, 

Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) Nigeria (Banjo et al 2006), 

CAR (Hoare, 2007) Zambia (Silow, 1976) 

syn A. infracta 

Walsingham 

Lep Afr Nigeria (Banjo et al 2006) larva 

Lep African silkworm Afr Nigeria (Ashiru, 1988), Zambia (Silow, 1976), CAR, 

(Hoare, 2007) 

larva 

larva



Anaphe fault? See Trigona gribodi Notodontidae 


Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Takeda, 1990) 

consumed 

Anaphe sp. Notodontidae Lep Afr Congo (Bani, 1995), D.R. Congo (Latham, 1999 2003, 

larva 


Takeda, 1990, Hoare 2007), Equatorial Africa (Bergier, 

1941), CAR (Hoare, 2007) 

Cymothoe aramis Hewitson Nymphalidae Lep Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) Cymothe arunus is 

misp. 

larva 

Cymothoe caenis (Drury) Nymphalidae Lep Afr CAR, D.R. Congo (Latham 2003, Hoare 2007) larva 

Nymphalidae gen. Nymphalidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Papilio sp. Papilionidae Lep Afr CAR (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Clania syn moddermanni Heylaerts Psychidae Lep common bagworm Afr Equatorial Africa (Bergier, 1941) see Eumeta servina 

Deborrea malgassa Heylaerts Psychidae Lep Fangalabola Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) pupa 

Eumeta cervina Druce Psychidae Lep common bagworm Afr Equatorial Africa (Bergier, 1941) syn Clania 

moddermanni 

larva 

Eumeta rougeoti Bourgogne Psychidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Antherina suraka (Boisd.) Saturniidae Lep Afr Madascar (DeFoliart) larva 

Anthocera syn monippe Saturniidae Lep Afr Gabon (Bergier, 1941) see Melanocera 

menippe (Westw.) 

larva 

Anthocera syn teffraria Saturniidae Lep Afr Gabon (Bergier, 1941) see Bunaea alcinoë 

(Stoll) 

larva 

Anthocera ssp. syn Saturniidae Lep Afr Gabon (Bergier, 1941 ? Anthoaera larva 

Argema mimosae (Boisduval) Saturniidae Lep African moonmoth Afr South Africa (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Athletes gigas (Sonthonnax) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare, 2007) larva 

Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare, 2007) larva 

Bunaea alcinoë (Stoll) Saturniidae Lep Common emperor Afr Cameroun, D.R. Congo, Gabon, Zambia (Silow, 1976, 

Latham 2003), South Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania 

(DeFoliart 2002), CAR (Hoare 2007) 

larva 

Bunaea aslauga Kirby Saturniidae Lep Afr Tanzania (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Bunaea sp. Saturniidae Lep Afr Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Bunaea syn caffraria (Stoll) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980), Tanzania see Bunaea alcinoë 

(Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940), Zimbabwe 

(Chavanduka, 1976; Weaving, 1973), Zambia (Silow, 

1976), Southern Africa 

(Stoll) 

Bunaeopsis aurantiaca (Rothschild) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Leleup & Daems, 1969; Malaisse and 

Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007), Zambia (Silow, 1976) Congo 


larva 

Bunaeopsis sp. Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Latham 2003, Hoare 2007) 

Cinabra hyperbius (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep banded emperor Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007), 

larva 

moth 

Zambia (Silow, 1976) 

Cirina forda (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep pallid emperor moth Afr Burkina Faso, D.R. Congo (Latham, 1999 2003; Leleup & 

Daems, 1969; Fromme, A. 2005, Hoare 2007), Zambia 

(Mbata, 2002) Congo (DeFoliart 2002) Nigeria (Banjo et 

al 2006), CAR (Hoare 2007) 

larva 

Cirina syn butyrospermi Vuillot Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980), Mali (Bergier, 

1941), Nigeria (Fasoranti & Ajiboye, 1993), South Africa 

(Quin, 1959), Southern Africa (Oberprieler, 1995), 

Zambia (Silow, 1976), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976) 

see Cirina forda 

Goodia kuntzei (Dewitz) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980) Zimbabwe 


larva



Gynanisa ata Strand Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980) Malawi Zambia 



Gynanisa maja (Klug) Saturniidae Lep Afr Malawi (Munthali & Mughogho, 1997), Namibia 

(Oberprieler, 1995), South Africa (Quin, 1959), Zambia 

(Mbata, 2002; Oberprieler, 1995; Silow, 1976; Fromme, 

A. 2005) 

H. maja ata Strand ? larva 

Gynasia sp. Saturniidae Lep Afr Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Heniocha apollonia (Cramer) Saturniidae Lep Afr South Africa (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Heniocha dyops (Maassen) Saturniidae Lep Afr Southern Africa (Marais, 1996; in Illgner and Nell, 2000) larva 

Heniocha marnois (Rogenhofer) Saturniidae Lep Afr Southern Africa (Marais, 1996; in Illgner and Nell, 2000, 

Malaisse 2005) 

Holocerina agomensis (Karsch) Saturniidae Lep Afr Zambia (Silow, 1976) larva 

Imbrasia alopia (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Latham, Hoare 2007) larva 

Imbrasia anthina (Karsch) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Latham 2003, Hoare 2007) larva 

Imbrasia cytherea (Fabr.) Saturniidae Lep pine tree emperor 

moth 

Afr Zambia (Silow, 1976) larve 

Imbrasia dione (Fabr.) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980; Takeda, 1990, 

Hoare 2007) 

larva 

Imbrasia epimethea (Drury) Saturniidae Lep Afr Congo (Bani, 1995), D.R. Congo (Kodondi et al., 1987; 

Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Latham 2003, Fromme, A. 

2005, Hoare 2007), CAR (Hoare 2009), Zambia (Mbata, 

2002; Silow, 1976), Zimbabwe (Gelfand, 1971; Weaving, 

1973, DeFoliart 2002)), South Africa (DeFoliart 2002) 

syn with I. nictitans 

? Wikipedia 

Imbrasia ertli Rebel Saturniidae Lep Afr Angola (Santos Oliveira et al., 1976), D.R. Congo 

(Latham, 1999, Hoare 2007), Southern Africa 

(Oberprieler, 1995) Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) 

Imbrasia macrothyris (Rothchild) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Latham 2003, 

Hoare 2007) 

Imbrasia nictitans (F.) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse 2005) syn Imbrasia 

hecate (Rougeot) I. 

epimethea (Drury) 

Imbrasia obscura Butler Saturniidae Lep Afr Congo (Bani, 1995), D.R. Congo, CAR (Latham 2003, 

Hoare 2007) 

larva 

Imbrasia petiveri Guérin-M. Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Latham 2003, Hoare 2007) larva 

Imbrasia rectilineata (Sonthoanax) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997; Malaisse & Parent, 1980) larva 

Imbrasia rhodina Rothsch. Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Hoare 2007) larva 

Imbrasia rubra (Bouvier) syn Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980), Zambia (Mbata, 

2002) 

see Imbrasia tyrrhea 

Imbrasia truncata Aurivillius Saturniidae Lep Afr Congo (Bani, 1995), D.R. Congo (Kodondi et al., 1987, 

Hoare 2007), CAR (Hoare 2007) 

larva 

Imbrasia wahlbergi Boisduval Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Latham 2003, Hoare 2007) or I. wahlbergia 

groupe 

larva 

Imbrasia (=Gonimbrasia) richelmanni Weymer Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

larva 

larva 

larva 

larva



Imbrasia (=Gonimbrasia) belina (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep Afr Malawi (Munthali and Mughogho, 1997), South Africa 

(Bodenheimer, 1951; Quin, 1959), Southern Africa 

(Oberprieler, 1995), Zambia (Mbata, 1995; Silow, 1976), 

Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976), Botswana (DeFoliart 

2002) 

consumed larva 

Imbrasia (=Gonimbrasia) hecate Rougeot Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980) larva 

Imbrasia (=Gonimbrasia) melanops (Bouvier) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo, (Latham 2003, Hoare 2007) larva 

Imbrasia (=Gonimbrasia) tyrrhea (Cramer) Saturniidae Lep willow tree emperor Afr Namibia (Oberprieler, 1995) D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002, syn Imbrasia rubra 

Hoare 2007) 

larva 

Imbrasia (=Gonimbrasia) zambesina (Walker) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980), Zambia (Mbata, 

2002; Silow, 1976; Fromme, A. 2005) South Africa 


larva 

Imbrasia (=Gonimbrasia) syn aurantiaca (Rothschild) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Leleup and Daems, 1969; Malaisse and see Bunaeopsis 

Parent, 1980), Zambia (Silow, 1976) 

aurantiaca 

Imbrasia (=Nudaurelia) oyemensis (Rougeot) Saturniidae Lep Afr Congo (Bani, 1995, Hoare 2007), D.R. Congo (Kodondi 

et al., 1987, Hoare 2007), CAR (Hoare 2007) 

larva 

Imbrasia sp. Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo, Congo (DeFoliart 2002, Hoare 2007) larva 

Lobobunaea angasana (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980), Zambia (Silow, 

1976) 

larva 

Lobobunaea christyi (Sharpe) Saturniidae Lep Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Lobobunaea goodi (Holland) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Takeda, 1990, Hoare 2007) larva 

Lobobunaea phaedusa (Drury) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Latham 1999, 2003, Hoare 2007) larva 

Lobobunaea saturnus (F.) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo Zambia (DeFoliart 2002, Hoare 2007) larva 

Lobobunaea sp. Saturniidae Lep Afr Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Melanocera menippe (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep Afr Gabon (Bergier, 1941) South Africa (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Melanocera nereis (Rothchild) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Hoare 2007) larva 

Melanocera parva (Rothchild) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007), 

Zambia (Silow, 1976) 

larva 

Micragone ansorgei (Rothchild) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse, 1997), Zambia (Silow, 1976) larva 

Micragone cana (Aurivillius) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse and Parent, 1980) South Africa 


larva 

Micragone herilla (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep Afr Cameroun (Bodenheimer, 1951) larva 

Micragone sp. Saturniidae Lep Afr Equatorial Africa (Bergier, 1941) Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 

2002) 

larva 

Pseudantheraea discrepans (Butler) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Leleup & Daems, 1969; Silow, 1976; 

Takeda, 1990) Congo (DeFoliart 2002), CAR (Hoare 

2007) 

larva 

Pseudantheraea syn arnobia (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Hoare 2007) see P. discrepans 

Pseudobunaea sp. Saturniidae Lep Afr Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Rohaniella pygmaea (Maassen & 

Weyding) 

Saturniidae Lep Afr Namibia (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Saturnia marchii !! check Saturniidae Lep Afr Gabon (Bergier, 1941) 

Saturnia sp.not African! Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Takeda, 1990, Hoare 2007) 

Tagoropsis flavinata (Walker) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007) larva 

Tagoropsis natalensis Felder Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Tagoropsis sp. Saturniidae Lep Afr Madagascar (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Urota sinope (Westwood) Saturniidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007), 

Gabon (Bergier, 1941), Southern Africa South Africa 


larva pupa 

Usta terpsichore (Maassen and Saturniidae Lep Afr Angola (Santos Oliveira et al., 1976), D.R. Congo 

larva 

Weymer) 

(Malaisse & Parent, 1980, Hoare 2007)



Usta wallengrennii (Felder & 

Felder) 

Saturniidae Lep Afr Namibia (Oberprieler, 1995) 

consumed 

Acherontia atropos (L.) Sphingidae Lep Dead's head hawk 

moth 

Afr D.R. Congo (Latham 2003) 

Agrius convolvuli (L.) Sphingidae Lep convolvulus hawk Afr Botswana (Nonaka, 1996), South Africa (Quin, 1959), syn Herse larva 

moth 

Zambia (Silow, 1976) Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) convolvuli (L.) syn 

Coelonia fulvinotata (Butler) Sphingidae Lep Afr CAR (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Hippotion eson (Cramer) Sphingidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Hippotion Sphingidae Lep Afr CAR (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Lophostethus demolini (Angas) Sphingidae Lep Afr CAR (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Nephele comma Hopffer Sphingidae Lep Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Platysphinx stigmatica (Mabille) Sphingidae Lep Afr Trop. Africa (Malaisse 2005) 

Platysphinx sp. Sphingidae Lep Afr D.R. Congo (Hoare 2007) 

Sphingidae gen. Sphingidae Lep Afr Madagascar (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Trithemis arteriosa (Burm.) Libellulidae Odonata Afr DR Congo (Malaisse, 1997) 

Odonata gen. larvae Odonata fam Odonata Afr Nigeria (Bodenheimer, 1951) Madagascar (Decary, 1937) 

Acanthacris ruficornis (Fabr.) Acrididae Orth Afr Sahel, D.R. Congo (Hoare 2007), CAR (Hoare 2007), 

Congo (Bani, 1995, Nkouka, 1987), Niger (Lévy- 

Luxereau, 1980), Zambia (Mbata, 1995), Zimbabwe 

(Chavanduka, 1976) Malawi (Shaxson et al 1999, 

DeFoliart 2002) 

adult 

Acanthacris ruficornis citrina (Serville) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) CAR (Bahuchet 1985) 

Acorypha clara (Walker) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Acorypha glaucopsis (Walker) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Acorypha nigrovariegata (Bolivar) Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) adult 

Acorypha picta Krauss Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Acrida bicolor (Thunberg) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 

1976) 

Acrida sulphuripennis (Gerstäcker) Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) adult 

Acrida turrita (L.) Acrididae Orth long-headed 

grasshopper 


Acridoderes strenua (Walker) Acrididae Orth Afr Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980), Sahel 

Acrotylus blondeli Saussure Acrididae Orth Afr Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980) 

Acrotylus longipes (Charpentier) Acrididae Orth Afr Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980) 

Afroxyrrhepes procera (Burmeister) Acrididae Orth Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007) adult 

Afroxyrrhepes sp. Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Anacridium burri Dirsh & Uvarov Acrididae Orth Afr southern Africa (Malaisse, 1997) 

Anacridium wernerellum (Karny) Acrididae Orth Sudanese tree locust Afr Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980), Sahel 

Anacridium melanorhodon (Walker) Acrididae Orth Sahelian tree locust Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 

1980), Sahel 

Brachycrotaphus tryxalicerus (Fischer) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Cardeniopsis guttatus (Uvarov) syn Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) see C. 

nigropunctatus 

Cardeniopsis nigropunctatus (Bolivar) Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Cardeniopsis 

guttatus (Uvarov) 

Cataloipus cymbiferus (Krauss) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Cataloipus fuscocoeruleipus Sjöstedt Acrididae Orth Afr Sahel 

adult



Catantops spissus Walker Acrididae Orth Afr Congo (DeFoliart 2002, Hoare 2007) see Oxycantops 

spissus (Walker) 

consumed 

Catantops sp. Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Catantops syn ornata Karny Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) ? as Catantops ornata (author?) see Eupropacris 

cylindricollis 

(Schaum) 

Catantops syn quadratus (Walker) Acrididae Orth Afr CAR (Bahuchet 1985) see 

Hadrolecocatantops 

quadratus 

Chirista compta (Walker) Acrididae Orth Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007) adult 

Cryptocantops check haemorrhoidalis Krauss Acrididae Orth Afr Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980) Cataloipes? 

Cyathosternum sp. Acrididae Orth Afr Zimbabwe (Gelfand, 1971) Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa (Stoll) Acrididae Orth Afr Nigeria (Fasoranti & Ajiboye, 1993), Zambia (Mbata, 

1995) Malawi (Shaxson et al 1999, DeFoliart 2002) 

adult 

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica (L.) Acrididae Orth black spotted 

grasshopper 

Afr Botswana (Nonaka, 1996), Zambia (Mbata, 1995) adult 

Diabolocatantops axillaris (Thunberg) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 

1980), Sahel 

Eupropacris cylindricollis (Schaum) Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) ? as Catantops ornata Karny syn Eupropacris 

cylindricollis 

(Schaum) 

adult 

Exopropacris modica (Karsch) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Gastrimargus africanus (Saussure) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Congo (Nkouka, 1987, 

Hoare 2007), Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980), Sahel 

adult 

Gastrimargus determinatus procerus Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, G. procerus 

(Gerstäcker) 

1980) 

(Gerstaecker) syn 

Gastrimargus procerus (Gerstäcker) syn Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 

1980) 

G. determinatus 

procerus 

(Gerstaecker) 

Hadrolecocatantops quadratus (Walker) Acrididae Orth Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) syn Catantops 

quadratus 

Harpezocatantops stylifer (Krauss) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 

1980) 

Heteracris coerulescens (Stal) Acrididae Orth Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) 

Heteracris guineensis (Krauss) Acrididae Orth Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007) adult 

Hieroglyphus daganensis Krauss Acrididae Orth large rice 

grasshopper 

Afr Sahel Africa (Huis 2005) 

Homoxyrrhepes punctipennis (Walker) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) D.R. Congo (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Humbe tenuicornis (Schaum) Acrididae Orth Afr Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980) 

Kraussaria angulifera (Krauss) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Sahel 

Kraussella amabile (Krauss) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Lamarckiana cucullata (Stoll) Acrididae Orth Afr Botswana (Nonaka, 1996) 

Locusta migratoria capito Sauss. Acrididae Orth Madagascar locust Afr Madagascar (Decary, 1937) adult 

Locusta migratoria migratorioidis (R. Acrididae Orth African migratory Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Congo (Nkouka, 1987, Acrydium syn adult 

& F.) 

locust 

Hoare 2007), Zimbabwe (DeFoliart 2002) 

Locustana pardalina (Walker) Acrididae Orth brown locust Afr South Africa (Quin, 1959), southern Africa, Zambia 

(Mbata, 1995) 

adult 

Mesopsis abbreviatus (Beauvois) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Metaxymecus gracilipes (Brancsik) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) Tylotropidius



Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville) Acrididae Orth red locust Afr Congo (Nkouka, 1987), South Africa (Quin, 1959), Cyrtacanthacris nymph, consumed adult 

Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940), Zambia septemfasciata 

(Mbata, 1995), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; Gelfland, 

1971), Malawi (Shaxson et al 1999), Malawi Uganda 

(DeFoliart 2002) eastern Africa 

(Serv.) syn 

Oedaleus nigeriensis Uvarov Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Oedaleus nigrofasciatus (De Geer) Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) adult 

Oedaleus senegalensis (Krauss) Acrididae Orth Afr Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980), 

Ornithacris cavroisi (Finot) Acrididae Orth Afr Congo (Bani, 1995), Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980), Sahel adult 

Ornithacris cyanea (Stoll) Acrididae Orth Afr Zimbabwe (Gelfland, 1971) adult 

Ornithacris turbida cavroisi (Finot) syn Acrididae Orth Afr Congo (Bani, 1995), Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980), Sahel Ornithacris cavroisi 

(Finot) 

Ornithacris sp. Acrididae Orth Afr Zimbabwe (Weaving, 1973) adult 

Orthacanthacris humilicrus (Karsch) Acrididae Orth Afr Niger (Lévy-Luxereau, 1980) 

Orthochtha venosa (Ramme) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Oxycatantops congoensis (Sjöstedt) Acrididae Orth Afr Congo (Bani, 1995; Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007) adult 

Oxycatantops spissus (Walker) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999), Congo (Bani, 1995; Catantops spissus 

Nkouka, 1987), Sahel 

(Walker) syn 

Paracinema tricolor (Thunberg) Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Poecilocerastis sp. Acrididae Orth Afr Zambia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Roduniella inspida (Karsch) Acrididae Orth Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) 

Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål) Acrididae Orth desert locust Afr Africa, Congo (Nkouka, 1987), Cameroun (Barreteau, 

1999), Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940), 

Zambia (Mbata, 1995) Uganda (DeFoliart 2002) 

adult 

Schistocerca sp. Acrididae Orth Afr South Africa (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Sherifuria haningtoni Uvarov Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Truxalis johnstoni Dirsh Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Truxaloides constrictus (Schaum) Acrididae Orth Afr Zimbabwe (Gelfland, 1971) adult 

Tylotropidius syn gracilipes Brancsik Acrididae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) Metaxymecus 

gracilipes (Brancsik) 

Borborothis brunneri Bolivar Anostostomatidae Orth Afr Congo (Bergier, 1941), southern Africa (Malaisse, 1997) 

check = ? Phymateus viridipes Stål 

Acanthoplus sp. Gryllidae Orth Afr Botswana (Nonoka 1996) 

Acheta sp. Gryllidae Orth Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976) adult 

Brachytrupes membranaceus (Drury) Gryllidae Orth giant cricket Afr Congo (Bani, 1995; Nkouka, 1987, Hoare 2007), D.R. 

Congo (Adriaens, 1951), CAR (Hoare 2007), Nigeria 

(Fasoranti & Ajiboye, 1993), Tanzania (Bodenheimer, 

1951; Harris, 1940), (East, Central and Southern Africa), 

Zambia (Mbata, 1995), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 1976; 

Gelfand, 1971; Weaving, 1973) 

adult 

Gryllodes sp. Gryllidae Orth Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) 

Gryllus bimaculatus DeGeer Gryllidae Orth spotted cricket Afr Zambia (Mbata, 1995) adult 

Gryllotalpa africana Palisot Gryllotalpidae Orth African mole cricket Afr Uganda (Bodenheimer, 1951), Zimbabwe (Chavanduka, 

1976; Gelfand, 1971; Weaving, 1973) 

adult 

Chrotogonus senegalensis Krauss Pyrgomorphidae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Phymateus viridipes brunneri Bolivar Pyrgomorphidae Orth green bush locust Afr Congo (Bergier, 1941), southern Africa (Malaisse, 1997) 

Pyrgomorpha cognata Krauss Pyrgomorphidae Orth Afr Cameroun (Barreteau, 1999) 

Pyrgomorpha vignaudi (Guérin-M.) Pyrgomorphidae Orth Afr CAR (Hoare 2007)



consumed 

Zonocerus elegans (Thunberg) Pyrgomorphidae Orth coffee locust Afr Moçambique, South Africa (Quin, 1959) adult 

Zonocerus variegatus (L.) Pyrgomorphidae Orth stink locust Afr CAR (Barreteau, 1999), Nigeria (Fasoranti & Ajiboye, 

1993) 

Anoedopoda erosa (Karsch) Tettigoniidae Orth Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) 

Conocephalus sp. Tettigoniidae Orth Afr CAR (Hoare 2007) 

Ruspolia differens Serville Tettigoniidae Orth edible grasshopper Afr The whole of East (Owen, 1973) and Southern Africa, 

D.R. Congo (Bergier, 1941; Bequaert, 1921), Tanzania 

(Bodenheimer, 1951; Harris, 1940), Malawi (Shaxson et 

al 1999), Zambia (Mbata, 1995), Zimbabwe 

(Chavanduka, 1976; Gelfand, 1971; Weaving, 1973) 

Ruspolia syn nitidulis vicinus (Walker) Tettigoniidae Orth edible grasshopper Afr The whole of East (Owen, 1973) and Southern Africa, 

Eretes sticticus (L.) Dytiscidae Col water beetle Afr. D.R. Kenya Congo (Ramos (Bergier, et al 2009) 1941; Bequaert, 1921), Tanzania 

syn 

Homorocoryphus 

vicinus (Walker) 

see Ruspolia 

differens (Serv.) 

Dactyloceras lucina Drury Brahmaeidae Lep Afr. Malaisse 2005 larva 

Epiphora bauhiniae (Guérin) Saturniidae Lep Afr. D.R. Congoa (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Pseudobunaea irius (F.) Saturniidae Lep Afr. Namibia (Malaisse 2005) larva 

Acherontia atropos (L.) Sphingidae Lep Afr. D.R. Congo (Hoare 2007) larva 

Epanaphe carteri Walsingham Notodontidae Lep Afr (Malaisse 2005) 

Euryscaphus sp. Carabidae Col Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Agrianome spinicollis (McLeay) Cerambycidae Col Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Bardistus cibarius Newman Cerambycidae Col Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Batocera sp. Cerambycidae Col Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Cerambycidae gen. Cerambycidae Col Au Australia New Caledonia (DeFoliart 2002) larva adult 

Cnemoplites edulis Newman Cerambycidae Col Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Cnemoplites flavipilis Thomson Cerambycidae Col Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) subg. 

Apsectrogaster 

Dihamnus sp. Cerambycidae Col Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Eurynassa australis odewahni Pascoe Cerambycidae Col Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Hoplocerambyx severus Pascoe Cerambycidae Col Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Mallodon syn costatus Montrouzier Cerambycidae Col Au N. Caledonia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Prionoplus reticularis White Cerambycidae Col huhu beetle Au New Zealand (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Rosenbergia mandibularis Ritsema Cerambycidae Col Au Papua (Ramanday et al 2010) 

Xixuthrus costatus (Montrouzier) Cerambycidae Col Au N. Caledonia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Curculionidae gen. Curculionidae Col Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Rhynchophorus bilineatus (Montr.) Dryophthorinae Col black palm weevil Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) Papua Suara Ser. 2006 

Rhynchophorus ferrgineus (Oliv.) Dryophthorinae Col Asian palm weevil Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Aulonogyrus strigosus F. Gyrinidae Col Au Australia (Jäch 2003) 

Lucanidae gen. Lucanidae Col stag beetles Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Passalidae gen. Passalidae Col bess beetles Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Anoplognathus viridiaeneus (Donovan) Scarabaeidae Col christmas beetles Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Lepidiota vogeli Brenske Scarabaeidae Col Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Oryctes centaurus Sternberg Scarabaeidae Col Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva adult 

Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Au Solomon Islands (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

adult 

adult



Oryctes sp. Scarabaeidae Col Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva consumed 

Scapanes sp. Scarabaeidae Col Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Xylotrupes gideon (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Cosmozosteria sp. Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

cockroach Au Australia (Yen 2005) 

Hierodula sternosticta W.-M. Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) not Australian! 

Tenodera sp. Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Bibionidae gen. Bibionidae Dipt Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Plethogenesia sp. ? Palingeniidae Eph Au P.N.G. (Grant 2001) 

Ephemeroptera gen. Eph Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Coreidae gen. Coreidae Hem Het Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Mictis sp. Coreidae Hem Het Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Nezara viridula (L.) Pentatomidae Hem Het Au Papua (Suara serangga 2006) 

Cicadellidae gen. Cicadellidae Hem Hom leafhopper Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Baeturia sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Cicadidae gen. Cicadidae Hem Hom Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) adult manna 

Cosmopsaltria sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Au Papua (Suara serangga 2006) 

Diceropyga sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Apiomorpha syn pomiformis Froggatt Eriococcidae Hem Hom Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) on Eucalyptus see 

Cystococcus 

gall 

Cystococcus pomiformis (Froggatt) Eriococcidae Hem Hom Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) on Eucalyptus gall 

Austrotachardia acaciae (Maskell) Kerriidae Hem Hom Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) lerp sugar 

Eucalyptolyma sp. Psyllidae Hem Hom Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) lerp sugar 

Glycaspis eucalypti (Dobson) Psyllidae Hem Hom Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Spondylaspis 

eucalypti 

lerp manna 

Psylla sp. Psyllidae Hem Hom Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) lerp manna 

Psyllina gen. Hem Hom Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Trigona sp. Apidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Camponotus aurocinctus (Smith) Formicidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Camponotus 

midas 

honey pot 

Camponotus consobrinus (Erichson) Formicidae Hym banded sugar ant Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Camponotus gasseri (Forel) Formicidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Colobopsis 

gasseri 

pupa 

Camponotus inflatus Lubb. Formicidae Hym honey pot ant Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) honey pot 

Melophorus bagoti Lubb. Formicidae Hym honey ant Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) see M. bagoti Lubb. honey pot 

Melophorus cowlei Frogg.syn Formicidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) honey pot 

Melophorus syn midas Frogg. Formicidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) see Camponotus 

aurocinctus (Smith) 

honey pot 

Myrmecia pyriformis Smith Formicidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Myrmecia sanguinea Smith syn Formicidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) see M. pyriformis 

Oecophylla smaragdina (F.) Formicidae Hym green tree ant Au Australia P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Oecophylla virescens (F.) Formicidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva adult 

Trichilogaster sp. Pteromalidae Hym Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) wattle apple gal 

wasp 

gall 

Vespidae gen. Vespidae Hym Au Australia P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Isoptera gen. Isopt Au Australia P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Catoxophylla cyanauges Turner Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Cossus sp. Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva



Endoxyla sp. syn Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) see Xyleutes larva consumed 

Endoxyla syn eucalypti H.-S. Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) see Xyleutes larva 

Xyleutes amphiplecta Turner Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) syn ? Endoxyla larva 

Xyleutes biarpiti Tindale Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) syn ? Endoxyla larva 

Xyleutes boisduvali Rothschild Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Xyleutes eucalypti H.-S. Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Xyleutes leucomochla Turner Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) syn ? Endoxyla larva 

Xyleutes liturata Don. Cossidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) syn ? Zeuzera 

liturata 

larva 

Panacela sp. Eupterotidae Lep bagshelter moths Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Abantiades marcidus Tindale Hepialidae Lep bardi grub Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Oxycanus sp. Hepialidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Trictena argyrosticha Turner Hepialidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Trictena atripalpis Walker Hepialidae Lep bardi grub Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) syn T. argentata larva pupa adult 

Trictena syn argentata H.-S. Hepialidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) see T. atripalpis larva pupa adult 

Agrotis infusa (Boisd.) Noctuidae Lep bogong moths Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Ochrogaster lunifer H.-S. Notodontidae Lep processionary Au Australia (Yen 2005) 


caterpillar 

Coenotes eremophilae (Lucas) Sphingidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Hyles livornicoides Lucas Sphingidae Lep Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Sphingidae gen. Sphingidae Lep Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Nyctalemon patroclus goldiei Druce Uranidae Lep Au Papua (Ramanday et al 2010) 

Libellulidae gen. Libellulidae Odonata Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Zygoptera gen. Odonata 

Zygoptera 

Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Chortoicetes terminifera (Walker) Acrididae Orth Australian plague 

locust 

Au Australia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Locusta migratoria (L.) Acrididae Orth migratory locust Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Valanga irregularis (Walk.) Acrididae Orth large coast locust Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Gryllacridae gen. Gryllacridae Orth Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Teleogryllus commodus (Walker) Gryllacridae Orth Au Australia P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Gryllotalpa sp. Gryllotalpidae Orth Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Caedicia sp. Tettigoniidae Orth Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Eurycantha horrida Boisduval Phasmatidae Phasmida Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Extatosoma tiaratum (MacLeay) Phasmatidae Phasmida giant prickly stick 

insect 

Au P.N.G. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Algarobius sp. Bruchidae Col seed beetles Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Neltumius sp. Bruchidae Col seed beetles Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Ergates spiculatus Lec. Cerambycidae Col pine sawyer beetle Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Monochames maculosus Hald. Cerambycidae Col spotted pine sawyer Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Monochames scutellatus (Say) Cerambycidae Col white-spotted sawyer Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Neoclytus conjunctus (LeConte) Cerambycidae Col western ash borer Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Prionus californicus Motsch. Cerambycidae Col Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva adult 

Rhagium lineatum (Ol.) Cerambycidae Col Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Xylotrechus nauticus (Mann.) Cerambycidae Col Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Rhynchophorus cruentatus (F.) Curculionidae Col palmetto weevil Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Cybister ellipticus Le Conte Dytiscidae Col Nearctic USA (Ramos et al 2009) 

Cybister explanatus LeConte Dytiscidae Col Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2009) adult 

Cyclocephala borealis Arrow Scarabaeidae Col northern masked 

chafer 

Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) syn C. villosa Burm. adult



Cyclocephala dimidiata Burmeister syn Scarabaeidae Col Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) see C. 

melanocephala (F.) 

adult consumed 

Cyclocephala melanocephala (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) syn C. dimidiata 

Burm. 

adult 

Cyclocephala villosa Burm. syn Scarabaeidae Col Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) see C. borealis 

Arrow 

adult 

Phyllophaga fusca (Froelich) Scarabaeidae Col northern june beetle Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Polyphylla crinita LeConte Scarabaeidae Col ten-lined june beetle Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Ephydra cinerea Jones Ephydridae Dipt shore fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Ephydra macellaria Egger Ephydridae Dipt shore fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Hydropyrus hians Say Ephydridae Dipt shore fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Hypoderma bovis (L.) Oestridae Dipt bot fly warble fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Hypoderma tarandi (L.) Oestridae Dipt reindeer warble fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Atherix sp. Rhagionidae Dipt snipe fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) egg masses adult 

Holorusia hespera Arnaud & B. Tipulidae Dipt giant western crane Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) syn Holorusia larva 

fly 

rubiginosa Loew 

Holorusia rubiginosa Loew syn Tipulidae Dipt giant western crane 

fly 

Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) see H. hespera larva 

Tipula derbyi Doane Tipulidae Dipt crane fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Tipula quaylii Doane Tipulidae Dipt crane fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Tipula simplex Doane Tipulidae Dipt crane fly Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Lethocerus americanus (Leidy) Belostomatidae Hem Het eastern toe biter Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Hyalopterus pruni (Geoffr.) Aphididae Hem Hom mealy plum aphid Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) honeydew 

Diceroprocta apache (Davis) Cicadidae Hem Hom Apache cicada Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Magicicada cassini (Fisher) Cicadidae Hem Hom periodic cicada Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Magicicada septemdecim (L.) Cicadidae Hem Hom periodic cicada Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Magicicada septendecula (A. & M.) Cicadidae Hem Hom periodic cicada Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Magicicada tredecassini ( A. & M.) Cicadidae Hem Hom periodic cicada Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Magicicada tredecim (Riley) Cicadidae Hem Hom periodic cicada Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Magicicada tredecula (A. & M.) Cicadidae Hem Hom periodic cicada Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Okanagana bella Davis Cicadidae Hem Hom Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Okanagana cruentifera (Uhler) Cicadidae Hem Hom Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Platypedia areolata (Uhler) Cicadidae Hem Hom Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Anthophora sp. Apida Hym digger bee Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) honey 

Bombus appositus Cresson Apidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Bombus nevadensis Cresson Apidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Bombus terricola occidentalis Greene Apidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Bombus vosnesenskii Radoszk. Apidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Cynipidae gen. Cynipidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) oak galls 

Camponotus sp. Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva adult 

Formica sp. Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Lasius sp. Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Myrmecocystus melliger Forel Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) honeypots 

Myrmecocystus mexicanus hortideorum 

McCook 

Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) honeypots 

Pogonomyrmex californica (Buckley) Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Pogonomyrmex desertorum Wheeler Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Pogonomyrmex occidentalis (Cresson) Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Pogonomyrmex owyheei Cole Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult



Pogonomyrmex sp. Formicidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva consumed pupa adult 

Vespula arenaria (F.) Vespidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) syn V. diabolica 

(Saussure) 

larva pupa 

Vespula diabolica Saussure syn Vespidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) see V. arenaria (F.) larva pupa 

Vespula pennsylvanica (Saussure) Vespidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Vespula sp. Vespidae Hym Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Reticulitermes tibialis Banks Rhinotermitidae Isopt Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Arctia caja americana Harris Arctiidae Lep Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Megathymus yuccae Boisd. & LeC. Hesperiidae Lep giant skippers Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Malacosoma sp. Lasiocampidae Lep Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) Noctuidae Lep American bollworm Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) syn Heliothis zea larva 

Heliothes syn zea (Boddie) Noctuidae Lep Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) see Helicoverpa zea larva 

Homoncocnemis fortis (Grote) Noctuidae Lep Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) Noctuidae Lep black army worm Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Coloradia pandora Blake Saturniidae Lep Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Hyalophora euryalus (Boisd.) Saturniidae Lep Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Hyles lineata (F.) Sphingidae Lep white lined sphinx Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Manduca sexta (L.) Sphingidae Lep tobacco hornworm Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Rhionaeschna multicolor (Hagen) Aeschnidae Odonata Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Arphia pseudonietana (Thomas) Acrididae Orth Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Camnula pellucidae (Scudder) Acrididae Orth clear-winged 

grasshopper 

Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Melanoplus bivittatus (Say) Acrididae Orth two-striped 

grasshopper 


Melanoplus devastator Scudder Acrididae Orth Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Melanoplus differentialis (Thomas) Acrididae Orth Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Melanoplus femurrubrum (DeGeer) Acrididae Orth red-legged 

grasshopper 


Melanoplus sanguinipes (F.) Acrididae Orth lesser migratory 

grasshopper 


Melanoplus sp. Acrididae Orth Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Oedaleonotus enigma (Scudder) Acrididae Orth valley grasshopper Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Schistocerca shoshone (Thomas) Acrididae Orth green valley 

grasshopper 


Stenopelmatus fuscus Haldeman Gryllacrididae Orth Jerusalem cricket Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Gryllus assimilis (F.) Gryllidae Orth Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Anabrus simplex Haldeman Tettigoniidae Orth mormon bush cricket Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Isoperla sp. Perlodidae Plecop Nearctic N. Am. (DeFoliart 2002) 

Heteropoda venatoria Latreille Sparassidae Araneae brown huntsman 

spider 

Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) adulr 

Holothele waikoshiemi Bertani & 

Araújo 

Therahosidae Araneae bird eather spider Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) adult 

Theraphosa blondi (Latreille) Therahosidae Araneae bird eather spider Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) adult 

Euchroma gigantea L. Bupestidae Col Ceiba borer beetle Neotrop Colombia (De Foliart 2002) Mexico (Ramos 2004) Brazil 

(Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) 

larva adult 

Chalcophora sp. Bupestidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002 Ramos 2004) larva 

Cicindela curvata Chevr. Carabidae Col tiger beetle Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) larva 

Cicindela roseiventris Chevr. Carabidae Col tiger beetle Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) larva 

Acrocinus longimanus (L.) Cerambycidae Col harlequin beetle Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002; Mexico Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult



consumed 

Ancylonotus tribulus (F.) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop South America (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Aplagiognathus spinosus (Newman) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Aplagiognathus sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Arhophalus c.f. rusticus (L.) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Arhophalus rusticus montanus 

(LeConte) 

Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Arhophalus sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Callipogon barbatus (F.) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) C. barbatum is 

misspelling 

larva pupa adult 

Cerambyx sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Cisa sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) 

Cyllene sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Derobrachus procerus Thomson Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Derobrachus sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos & Pino Mereno 2002) larva pupa adult 

Eburia stigmatica Chevr. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Hevorodon maxillosum (Drury) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006) syn Stenodontes 

maxillosus (Drury) 

Lagocheirus rogersi (Bates) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Macrodontia cervicornis (L.) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Brazil Guyana Paraguay West Indies Jamaica (DeFoliart 

2002) Ecuador (Onore 2005) 

larva 

Mallodon molarius Bates Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) syn Stenodontes 


larva pupa 

Mallodon sp. sp. cer. molarius Bates Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) syn Stenodontes larva pupa 

Nothopleurus cer. maxillosus (Drury) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) cer. (near N. 

maxillosus 

larva pupa 

Nothopleurus maxillosus (Drury) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) syn Stenodontes 


larva pupa 

Oncideres sp. Cerambycidae Col Mesquite girdler Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) 

Ornithia mexicana (Sturm) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Polyraphis sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Prionacalus atys White Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) 

Prionacalus cacicus White Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Prosopocera sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Psalidognathus erythrocerus Reiche Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Psalidognathus modestus Fries Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Stenodontes damicornis (L.) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Brazil Guyana West Indies (DeFoliart 2002) syn Prionus 

damicornis F. 

larva 

Stenodontes sp. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Stenodontes syn maxillosus (Drury) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) see Hovorodon 

maxillosum (Drury) 

larva pupa 

Stenodontes syn molarius (Bates) Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) see Mallodon larva pupa 

Trichoderes pini Chevr. Cerambycidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Blepharida mexicana Jacoby Chrysomelidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) adult 

Blepharida sp. Chrysomelidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) adult 

Lactica sp. Chrysomelidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say Chrysomelidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) larva 

Pachymerus sp. Chrysomelidae Col Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva



Bruchinae gen. Chrysomelidae 

Bruchinae 

Col Neotrop Brazil Venezuela (DeFoliart 2002) larva consumed 

Caryoborus serripes (Sturm) Chrysomelidae 

Bruchinae 

Col Neotrop Choo 2008 larva 

Caryobruchus sp. (scheelaea Bridwell?) Chrysomelidae 

Bruchinae 

Col palm seed bruchid Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Caryobruchus sp. Chrysomelidae 

Bruchinae 

Col Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Pachymerus cardo (Fahr.) Chrysomelidae 

Bruchinae 

Col Neotrop Choo 2008, Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Pachymerus nucleorum (F.) Chrysomelidae 

Bruchinae 

Col Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Speciomerus giganteus (Chevrolat) Chrysomelidae 

Bruchinae 

Col Neotrop Choo 2008 larva 

Anthonomus sp. Curculionidae Col Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar) Curculionidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyll. syn Curculionidae Col agave weevil Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see S. interstitialis 

Dryophthoridae 

larva pupa 

Scyphophorus interstitialis Gyll. Curculionidae Col agave weevil sisal Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004, 2006, Cerritos Dryophthoridae larva pupa 

weevil 

2009) 

Scyphophorus sp. Curculionidae Col agave weevil Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) 

Dynamis borassi (F.) Curculionidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) syn D. perryi larva pupa 

Dryophthorinae 

Wattanap. 

Dynamis nitidulus (Guérin) Curculionidae 


Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva pupa 

Metamasius cinnamominus Champ. Curculionidae 


Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Metamasius dimidiatipennis (Jekel) Curculionidae 


Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Metamasius hemipterus (L.) Curculionidae 


Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) syn M. sericeus Ol. adult 

Metamasius spinolae (Gyll.) Curculionidae Col cactus weevil Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004, Dryophthoridae larva pupa 


2006) 

Metamasius sp. Curculionidae 


Col Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Rhinostomus barbirostris (F.) Curculionidae 


Col bearded weevil Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Rhynchophorus cruentatus Fabr. Curculionidae 


Col palmetto weevil Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Rhynchophorus palmarum (L.) Curculionidae Col South American Neotrop pan-regional West Indies Barbados Trinidad Mexico 

larva pupa 


palm weevil 

(DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004, 2009) Brazil (Costa & 

Ramos 2006) Ecuador (Onore 2005) Venezuela (Araúja 

& Beserra 2007) 

Cybister explanatus LeConte Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Cybister fimbriolatus (Say) Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2002) larva adult 

Cybister flavocinctus Aubé Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos 2004, Ramos et al 

2009) 

larva adult 

Cybister occidentalis Aubé Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004, Ramos et al 2009) not in Africa and 

China 

larva adult 

Cybister sp. Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Dytiscus habilis Say Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult



Dytiscus marginicollis LeConte Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) consumed larva adult 

Dytiscus sp. Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Laccophilus apicalis Sharp syn Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) see L. fasciatus 

Aubé 

larva 

Laccophilus fasciatus Aubé Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) syn L. apicalus 

Sharp 

larva 

Laccophilus sp. Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Megadytes giganteus (Laporte) Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Megadytus sp. Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Rhantus atricolor (Aubé) Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos 2004, Ramos et al 

2009) 

larva adult 

Rhantus consimilis Motsch. Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004, Ramos et al 2009) larva adult 

Rhantus sp. Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004, Ramos et al 2009) larva adult 

Thermonectus basilaris (Harris) Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Thermonectus marmoratus (Gray) Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Thermonetus sp. Dytiscidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Chalcolepidius lafargi Chevrolat Elateridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) M larva adult 

Chalcolepidius rugatus Cand. Elateridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) M larva adult 

Lacon mexicana Cand. Elateridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) M larva adult 

Pyrophorus mexicanus Champ. ? syn Elateridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) see Lacon 

mexicana Cand. 

larva 

Pyrophorus pellucens Esch. Elateridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) M larva adult 

Pyrophorus sp. Elateridae Col click beetle Neotrop West Indies (DeFoliart 2002) adult ? 

Austrelmis chilensis (Germain) Elmidae Col Neotrop Chile Peru? (DeFoliart 2002) Peru (Ramos et al 2009) adult 

Austrelmis condimentarius (Philippi) Elmidae Col Neotrop Peru Chile? (DeFoliart 2002, Jäch 2003) Chile (Ramos et 

al 2009) 

adult 

Dichomorpha sp. Erotylidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Gyrinus parcus Say Gyrinidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Gyrinus plicatus Régimb. Gyrinidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Haliplus punctatus Aubé Haliplidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Haliplus sp. Haliplidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Peltodytes mexicanus (Wehncke) Haliplidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Peltodytes ovalis Zimm. Haliplidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Hololepta guidonis Marseul Histeridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2009) 

Hololepta sp. Histeridae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002; Ramos 2004) larva 

Berosus sp. Hydrophilidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Dibolocelus sp. is Hydrophilus Hydrophilidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) adult 

Tropisternus mexicanus Lap. Hydrophilidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) Panama S. America (Ramos et al 

2009) 

larva adult 

Tropisternus sublaevis (LeC.) Hydrophilidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004, Ramos et al 2009) larva adult 

Tropisternus tinctus Sharp Hydrophilidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Tropisternus sp. Hydrophilidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Lucanus sp. Lucanidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Lucanus syn virescens F. Lucanidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) see Platycerus 

virescens 

larva 

Platycerus virescens (F.) Lucanidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) syn Lucanus 

virescens F. 

larva 

Sphaenognathus feisthamelii (Guërin) Lucanidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Sphaenognathus lindenii Murray Lucanidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva



consumed 

Sphaenognathus metallifer Bomans & Lacroix Lucanidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Meloe dugesi Champ. Meloidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) M adult 

Meloe laevis Leach Meloidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) M adult 

Meloe nebulosus Champ. Meloidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) M larva adult 

Meloe sp. Meloidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) adult 

Suphisellus sp. Noteridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004, Ramos et al 2009) not Dytiscidae! 

Heliscus yucatanus Bates Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Odontotaenius striatopunctatus Perch. Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) syn Popilius larva 

Odontotaenius yucatanus Bates Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) syn Popilius larva 

Odontotaenius zodiacus Truq. Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) syn Popilius larva 

Oileus rimator Truqui Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Passalidae gen. Passalidae Col Neotrop Colombia Paraguay (DeFoliart 2002) larva adult 

Passalus interruptus L. Passalidae Col Neotrop Suriname (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Passalus interstitialis Esch. Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Passalus punctiger Lep. & Serv. Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Passalus puntatostriatus Perch. Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Passalus sp. af. punctiger Lep. & Serv. Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2004) af. punctiger Lep. & 

S. 

larva pupa 

Passalus sp. Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos 2004) larva 

Paxillus leachi MacLeay Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2004) larva pupa 

Popilius syn striatopunctatus (Perch.) Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) see Odontotaenius larva 

Popilius syn yucatanus (Bates) Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) see Odontotaenius larva 

Popilius syn zodiacus (Truq.) Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) see Odontotaenius larva 

Verres corticicola (Truq.) Passalidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Veturius sinuosus (Drapiez) Passalidae Col Neotrop Colombia (Paoletti et al 2001) larva 

Ancognatha castanea Erichson Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Ancognatha jamesoni Murray Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Ancognatha vulgaris Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Ancognatha sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Canthon humectus hidalgoensis 

Bates 

Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) 

Chrysina macropus (Franc.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Clavipalpus antisanae Bates Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Coelosis biloba (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Cotinis mutabilis Gory & Perch. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006) 

Cyclocephala capitata Hohne Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Cyclocephala fasciolata Bates Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Cyclocephala guttata Bates Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Cyclocephala sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Democrates burmeisteri Reiche Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Diloboderus sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) not Hydrophilidae ! larva 

Dynastes hercules (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) 

Ecuador (Onore 2005) 

larva 

Dynastes hyllus Chev. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Dynastes sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva 

Enema pan (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Geniatosoma nigrum (Ohaus) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Golofa aegeon (Drury) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Golofa eacus Burmeister Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Golofa imperialis Thomson Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa adult



consumed 

Golofa tersander Burmeister Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa adult 

Golofa unicolor (Bates) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva adult 

Heterogomphus bourcieri Guërin Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Megaceras crassum Prell Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) adult larva 

Megaceras sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Megasoma actaeon (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva adult 

Megasoma anubis (Chevrolat) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002) syn M. hector Gory larva 

Megasoma elephas (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Megasoma elephas occidentalis B. & P. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Megasoma hector Gory syn Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002) see M. anubis larva 

Megasoma sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Melolontha sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Pelidnota syn missp. nigricauda Bates Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) missp. see 

Platycoelia 

nigricauda Bates = 

P. parva Kirsch 

larva adult 

Phyllophaga mexicana (Blanch.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Phyllophaga rubella (Bates) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Phyllophaga rugipennis (Schaufuss) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa adult 

Phyllophaga sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2004, 

2006) 


Platycoelia forcipales Ohaus Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Platycoelia lutescens Blanchard Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva adult 

Platycoelia parva Kirsch Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) syn P. nigricauda 

Bates 

larva 

Platycoelia rufosignata Ohaus Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Podischnus agenor (Ol.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva adult 

Strategus aloeus aloeus (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004, 2006) adult 

Strategus aloeus julianus Burm. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) adult 

Strategus fallaciosus Kolbe Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Strategus sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002 Ramos 2004) Brazil (Costa Neto 

& Ramos 2006) 

larva adult 

Xyloryctes corniger Bates Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Xyloryctes ensifer Bates Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva pupa adult 

Xyloryctes furcatus Burm. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Xyloryctes teuthras Bates Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa adult 

Xyloryctes thestalus Bates Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa adult 

Xyloryctes sp. Scarabaeidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Diloboderus sp. !! Scarabaeidae not Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) Scarabaeidae not adult 

Hydrophilidae! 

Hydrophilidae! 

Oxytelus rugulosus Say Staphylinidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva adult 

Eleodes blapoides Esch. Tenebrionidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Eleodes spinipes Sol. Tenebrionidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Eleodes sp. Tenebrionidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Sitophagus sp. Tenebrionidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Tenebrio molitor L. Tenebrionidae Col Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2004, 2009) larva pupa 

Tenebrio sp. Tenebrionidae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) larva 

Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) Tenebrionidae Col red flour beetle Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009) 

Tribolium confusum Du Val Tenebrionidae Col confused flour beetle Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009) 

Ulomoides dermestoides (Fairm.) Tenebrionidae Col Palembus Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva adult



Zophobas morio F. Tenebrionidae Col super worm Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004, 2009) consumed larva 

Zophobas sp. Tenebrionidae Col Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Zopherus jourdani Sallé Zopheridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos 2004) M adult 

Zopherus mexicanus Gray Zopheridae Col Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2004) adult 

Blattella germanica (L.) Ectobiidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

cockroaches Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M adult 

Blattidae gen. Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

cockroaches Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) M 

Periplaneta americana L. Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

cockroaches Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Mexico (Ramos 2009) 

Pseudomops sp. Ectobiidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

cockroaches Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M adult 

aquatic diptera Chironomidae 

Culicidae 

Dipt Neotrop Bolivia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Drosophila melanogaster Meigen Drosophilidae Dipt common fruit fly Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009) 

Ephydra hians Say Ephydridae Dipt alkali fly Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) Ephydra 

(Hydropyrus) hians 


Mosillus tibialis Cresson Ephydridae Dipt Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Musca domestica L. Muscidae Dipt Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Simulium rubrithorax Lutz Simuliidae Dipt black flies Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002, Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva adult 

Chrysochlorina sp. Stratiomyidae Dipt soldier flies Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Stratiomyidae gen. Stratiomyidae Dipt soldier flies Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Copestylum anna (Williston) Syrphidae Dipt Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) larva 

Copestylum haagii (Jaennicke) Syrphidae Dipt Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Eristalis sp. Syrphidae Dipt Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) larva 

Anastrepha ludens (Loew) Tephritidae Dipt Mexican fruit fly Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009) 

Baetis sp. Baetidae Eph may fly Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph 

Epemera sp. Ephemeridae Eph may fly Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph 

Abedus dilatutus (Say) Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph adult 

Abedus ovatus Stal Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Abedus sp. Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Belostoma micantulum (Stal) Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) adult 

Belostoma sp. Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Lethocerus sp. Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Acanthocephala luctuosa Stal Coreidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Acanthocephala sp. Coreidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) nymph adult 

Thasus gigas (Klug) Coreidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) syn Pachylis gigas nymph adult 

Corisella edulis (Champion) Corixidae Hem Het water boatman Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) egg nymph adult 

Corisella mercenaria (Say) Corixidae Hem Het water boatman Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, 2009, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 

2002) 

egg nymph adult 

Corisella texcocana Jacz. Corixidae Hem Het water boatman Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, 2009, Ramos et al 1998, Cerritos 

2009) 

egg adult 

Graptocorixa abdominalis (Say) Corixidae Hem Het water boatman Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, 2009, Ramos et al 1998, Cerritos 

2009) 

egg nymph adult 

Graptocorixa bimaculata (Guérin) Corixidae Hem Het water boatman Neotrop Mexico (Cerritos 2009, Ramos 2006, 2009) egg 

Graptocorixa sp. Corixidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg nymph adult 

Krizousacorixa azteca (Jacz.) Corixidae Hem Het water boatman Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, 2009, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 

2002) 

egg nymph adult



Krizousacorixa femorata Guér. Corixidae Hem Het water boatman Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, 2009, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 

2002) 

egg consumed nymph adult 

Ambrysus stali La Rivers Naucoridae Hem Het Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) adult 

Ambrysus usingeri La Rivers Naucoridae Hem Het Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) adult 

Limnocorus cf. minutus De Carlo Naucoridae Hem Het Neotrop Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) adult 

Naucoridae gen. Naucoridae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Notonecta unifasciata Guér. Notonectidae Hem Het backswimmer Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) egg nymph adult 

Notonecta sp. Notonectidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg nymph adult 

Atizies syn taxcoensis Ancona Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see Edessa nymph adult 

Brochymena tenebrosa Walker Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Chlorocoris sp. Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M nymph adult 

Dendrocerus sufultus (Distant) Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) syn Euschistus 

suffultus Distant 

nymph adult 

Edessa conspersa Stal Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Edessa cordifera (Walker) Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998) nymph adult 

Edessa mexicana Stal Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Edessa montezuma Distant Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) 

Edessa petersii Distant Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Edessa rufomarginata (DeGeer) Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M nymph adult 

Edessa taxcoensis (Ancona) Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) syn Atizies 

taxcoensis Ancona 

nymph adult 

Edessa sp. Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph adult 

Euschistus crenator Stal Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Euschistus lineatus Walk Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Euschistus strenuus Stal Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Euschistus sp. Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph adult 

Mormidea notulata (H.-S.) Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Acuña et al 2011) adult 

Pentatomidae gen. Pentatomidae Hem Het stink bug Neotrop Ecuador (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Pharypia fasciata (Haglund) Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Proxys punctulatus (Palisot) Pentatomidae Hem Het Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) nymph adult 

Aphididae gen. Aphididae Hem Hom aphid Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) honeydew 

Cicada syn montezuma Distant Cicadidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) adult 

Proarna sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Quesada gigas (Olivier) Cicadidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) adult 

Tibicen montezuma (Distant) Cicadidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) syn Cicada 

montezuma 

adult 

Tibicen pruinosa (Say) Cicadidae Hem Hom annual cicada Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Tibicen sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) adult 

Dactylopius confusus (Cockerell) Dactylopidae Hem Hom cochineal insect Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998) adult 

Dactylopius indicus Green Dactylopidae Hem Hom cochineal insect Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998) adult 

Dactylopius coccus Costa Dactylopiidae Hem Hom cochineal insect Neotrop South America Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998, 

adult carminic 

Aldama-Aguilera et al 2005) 

acid 

Dactylopius tomentosus Lamarck Dactylopiidae Hem Hom cochineal insect Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) adult 

Anthiante expensa Germar Membracidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph adult 

Hoplophorion monogramma Germar Membracidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Umbonia reclinata Germar Membracidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Umbonia spinosa (F.) Membracidae Hem Hom tree hopper Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002) Ecuador (Onore 2005) Colombia 

(Paoletti et al 2001) 

adult 

Umbonia sp. Membracidae Hem Hom Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Carineta fimbriata Distant Tibicinidae Hem Hom Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult



Apis mellifera L. Apidae Hym Neotrop nearly pan-regional West Indies (Ramos 2006, DeFoliart 

2002) 

consumed larva pupa 

Axestotrigona sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Ramos, Costa Neto et al 2009) 

Bombus atratus Franklin Apidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Bombus diligens Smith Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2009, Ramos & Pino M adult larva egg 

Moreno 2002)) 

pupa honey 

Bombus ecuadorius Meunier Apidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Bombus ephippiatus Say Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) syn B. formusus 

Smith 

adult 

Bombus formosus Smith syn Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see B. ephippiatus 

Say 

adult 

Bombus funebris Smith Apidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Bombus medius Cresson Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2009) adult 

Bombus robustus Smith Apidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Bombus rufocinctus Cresson Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M larva pupa honey 

Bombus sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Cephalotrigona capitata (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Cephalotrigona femorata (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Cephalotrigona zexmemiae (Cockerel) Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M egg larva pupa 

honey 

Friesella schrottkyi (Friese) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa pollen 

honey 

Frieseomelitta nigra (Lepeletier) Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos, Costa Neto et al 2009) Trigona 

(Frieseomelitta) 

nigra Lep. 

Frieseomelitta silvestrii (Friese) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) syn Trigona 

silvestrii Friese 

honey 

Frieseomelitta sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Lestrimelitta limao (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002), M larva pupa honey 

Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) 

pollen 

Lestrimelitta niitkip Ayala Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M egg larva pupa 

honey 

Megachile sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Melipona asilvai Moure Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona beecheii Bennett Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2009, Ramos & Pino M egg larva pupa 

Moreno 2002)) 

honey 

Melipona bicolor Lep. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona compressipes (Fabr.) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona compressipes fasciculata 

Smith 

Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

Melipona crinita Moure & Kerr Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona eburnea fuscopilosa Friese Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona fasciata Latr. Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) syn M. fasciata 

guerreroensis 

Schwarz 

Melipona fasciata scutellaris Latr. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) is M. scutellaris Latr. honey 

Melipona grandis Guérin Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey larva pupa



Melipona interrupta Latr. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) consumed larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Melipona mandacaia Smith Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona marginata Lep. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona melanoventer Schwarz Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

Melipona pseudocentris 

pseudocentris Cock. 

Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona quadrifasciata Lep. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona rufiventris Lep. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona schencki schencki Gribodo Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona schwarzi Moure Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey larva pupa 

Melipona scutellaris Latr. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Mexico (Ramos, 

Costa Neto et al 2009) 

honey 

Melipona seminigra merrillae Cock. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona solani Cock. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Melipona check atratula Ill. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona check bilineata Sm Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona check dorsalis Smith Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona check nigra Lep. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona check schencki picadensis Strand Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Melipona syn fasciata guerreroensis Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) see M. fasciata 

Nannotrigona perlampoides (Cresson) Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) 

Nannotrigona testaceicornis (Lep.) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006), Mexico (Ramos & M syn Trichona honey 

Pino Moreno 2002) 

geniculata Ill. 

Nannotrigona sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) ? Scaptotrigona larva pupa honey 

Oxytrigona obscura (Friese) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Oxytrigona tataira (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002, Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

Oxytrigona sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Oxytrigona sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

Paratrigona sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

Partamona bilineata (Say) Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Partamona cf. cupira (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Partamona orizabaensis (Strand) Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M egg larva pupa 

honey 

Partamona sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) egg larva pupa 

Plebeia emerina (Friese) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Plebeia frontalis (Friese) Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Plebeia mexica Ayala Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Acuña et al 2011) honey 

Plebeia mosquito (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Plebeia remota (Holmb.) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Plebeia sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Mexico (Ramos & 

Pino Moreno 2002) 

larva pupa honey 

Ptilotrigona lurida (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey



consumed 

Scaptotrigona mexicana Guérin Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) egg larva pupa 

Scaptotrigona pectoralis (Dalla Torre) Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Scaptotrigona polystica (Moure) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larav pupa honey 

Scaptotrigona postica (Latreille) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Scaptotrigona tubiba (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Scaptotrigona xanthotricha (Moure) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) syn Nannotrigona larva pupa honey 

Scaptotrigona check nigro hirta Moure Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Scaptotrigona check nigrohirta (Moure) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa pollen 

honey 

Scaptotrigona sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Tetragona dorsalis (Smith) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

Tetragonisca angustula (Latr.) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002, Costa Neto & Ramos 2006, 

Trigona) Ecuador (Onore 2005) 


Trigona branneri Cockerell Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

Trigona chanchamayoensis Schwarz Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002, Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

Trigona cilipes F. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Trigona clavipes (F.) Apidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos) Trigona (Tetragona) larva honey 

clavipes (F.) 

Trigona dallatorreana Friese Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Trigona flaveola Cock. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Trigona fulviventris Guérin-M. Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) Brazil (Ramos, 

egg larva pupa 

Costa Neto et al 2009) 

honey 

Trigona fuscipennis Friese Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Trigona hypogea Silvestri Apidae Hym vulture bee Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Trigona jaty Smith Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) egg larva pupa 

Trigona nigra nigra Cresson Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) egg larva pupa 

Trigona recursa Smith Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Trigona spinipes (F.) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Trigona trinidadensis (Prov.) Apidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Trigona (Duckeola) ghilianii (Spinola) Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Trigona check leucogaster Cockerell Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa honey 

pollen 

Trigona check muscaria G. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Trigona sp. Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) egg larva pupa 

Trigona syn geniculata Ill. Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) see Nannotrichona 

testaceicornis (Lep.) 

honey 

Trigona syn mombuca Smith Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) honey 

Trigona syn silvestrii Friese Apidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) see Friseomelitta honey 

Trigonisca pipioli Ayala Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey



consumed 

Trigonisca check schultessi Friese Apidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Xylocopa sp. Apidae Hym carpenter bee Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larval food 

Neodiprion gillettei (Rohwer) Diprionidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) prepupa 

Acromyrmex octospinosus (Reich) Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) repr. adult 

Acromyrmex rugosus (Smith) Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) repr. adult 

Atta bisphaerica Forel Formicidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) adult winged adult 

Atta capiguara Goncalves Formicidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) adult 

Atta cephalotes (L.) Formicidae Hym Neotrop Brazil Colombia Guyana Honduras Nicaragua Mexico 

(DeFoliart 2002, Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Ecuador 

(Onore 2005) Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) 

alate female 

soldier winged 

adults 

Atta laevigata (Smith) Formicidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002, Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) alate female 


adults 

Atta mexicana (Smith) Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) repr. adult 

Atta opaciceps Borgm. Formicidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) most prob. not 

opacipes Wheeler! 

adult 

Atta sexdens (L.) Formicidae Hym Neotrop Brazil Colombia (DeFoliart 2002, Costa Neto & Ramos 


alate female 


adults 

Atta sp. Formicidae Hym Neotrop Nicaragua (DeFoliart 2002), Colombia (Ratcliffe 2006) 

Camponotus dumetorum Wheelre Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) adult 

Camponotus sp. Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) adult 

Eciton burchelli (Westwood) Formicidae Hym Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) adult 

Eciton sp. Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M adult 

Liometopum apiculatum Mayr Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002, 

Cerritos 2009) 


Liometopum luctuosum Wheeler Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) egg larva pupa 

Myrmecocystus melliger Forel Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002, 

Cerritos 2009) 

adult 

Myrmecocystus mexicanus Wesmael Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, DeFoliart 2002, Cerritos 2009) adult 

Myrmecocystus sp. Formicidae Hym Neotrop South America (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Pogonomyrmex barbatus (Smith) Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998) larva pupa adult 

workers 

Pogonomyrmex sp. Formicidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Ammophila sp. Sphecidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) immature stages 

Dielocerus formosus (Ohaus) Tenthredinidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) pupa 

Agelaia angulata (F.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Stelopolybia 

angulata (F.) 

pupa 

Agelaia areata (Say) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) syn Stelopolybia egg larva pupa 

areata (Say) honey 

Agelaia baezae (Richards) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Agelaia corneliana (Richards) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Agelaia lobipleura (Richards) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Agelaia ornata (Ducke) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Agelaia panamensis (Cameron) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) syn Stelopolybia 

panamensis 

(Cameron) 

Angiopolybia paraensis (Spinola) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Angiopolybia sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 


honey



consumed 

Apoica pallens (F.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva pupa adult 

Apoica pallida (Oliv.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Apoica strigata Richards Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Apoica thoracica Buysson Vespidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 

2007) 

larva pupa 

Apoica sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) 

Brachygastra azteca (Sauss.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2006, Ramos & Pino 

Moreno 2002) 

M immatures, honey 

Brachygastra lecheguana (Latr.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) 

Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Ecuador (Onore 2005) 

M immatures honey 

Brachygastra mellifica (Say) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) immatures 

Brachygastra sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

honey 

Brachymenes wagnerianus (Saussure) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Epipona media Cooper Vespidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) syn E. 

quadrituberculata 

sensu Richards 

larva pupa 

Epipona syn quadrimaculata (Gribodo) 

sensu Richards 

Vespidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) see E. media larva pupa 

Epipona sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009) 

Eumenes sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa 

Euodynerus sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa 

Mischocyttarus basimacula (Cameron) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M egg larva pupa 

Mischocyttarus cubensis (Saussure) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

Mischocyttarus pallidipectus (Smith) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M egg larva pupa 

Mischocyttarus rotundicollis (Cameron) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Mischocyttarus tomentosus Zikan Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Mischocyttarus sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Colombia Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) immatures adult 

workers 

Montezumia dimidiata Saussure Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Parachartegus apicalis (F.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) immatures 

Polistes apicalis Saussure Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) 

Polistes bicolor Lep. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Polistes canadensis (L.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) M egg larva pupa 

adult 

Polistes carnifex (F.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

adult 

Polistes deceptor Schulz Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Polistes dorsalis (F.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

adult 

Polistes erythrocephalus Latr. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) P. canadensis 

erythrocephalus 

Latr. 

larva 

Polistes instabilis Sauss. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998, 

Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) 

M larva pupa adult 

Polistes kaibabensis Hayward Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) egg larva pupa 

adult 

Polistes major Beauv. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998, 

Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002)) 

M egg larva pupa



Polistes occipitalis Ducke Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult consumed 

Polistes pacificus F. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) syn P. modestus 

Smith 

larva 

Polistes testaceicolor Bequart Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Polistes versicolor (Ol.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Polistes sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Guatemala Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Polistes syn modestes Smith Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) see P. pacificus egg larva pupa 

adult 

Polybia aequatorialis Zavattari Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Polybia diguetana Buysson Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) immatures 

Polybia dimidiata (Oliv.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva pupa 

Polybia emaciata Lucas Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Polybia flavifrons Smith Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Polybia ignobilis (Haliday) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Polybia micans Ducke Vespidae Hym Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Polybia occidentalis (Oliv.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Venezuela (Araúja & 

Beserra 2007) 

honey larva pupa 

Polybia occidentalis bohemani Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) immatures, adult 

Holmgren 

workers 

Polybia occidentalis nigratella Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos 2006, 2009, Ramos et al M immatures 

Buysson 

1998, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) 

Polybia parvulina Richards Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M immatures honey 

Polybia rejecta (F.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Polybia striata (F.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M egg larva pupa 

Polybia check pygmaea Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M egg larva pupa 

honey 

Polybia sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 1998, Ramos & M egg larva pupa 

Pino Moreno 2002)) 

adult workers 

Pseudopolybia vespiceps (Sauss.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva pupa 

Stelopolybia syn areata (Say) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) see Agelaia areata egg larva pupa 

(Say) 

honey 

Stelopolybia syn panamensis (Cameron) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) see Agelaia 

panamensis 

(Cameron) 


honey 

Stelopolybia sp. syn Vespidae Hym Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) see Agelaia ? larva 

Synoeca surinama (L.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa 

Synoeca virginea (F.) Vespidae Hym Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) adult 

Vespula squamosa (Drury) Vespidae Hym southern yellowjacket Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M immatures honey 

Vespula sp. Vespidae Hym Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) larva pupa adult 

Kalotermes flavicollis (F.) Kalotermitidae Isopt Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) adult 

Cornitermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002) winged adult 

soldier queen 

Labiotermes labralis (Holmgren) Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Colombia (Paoletti et al 2001) alate pupa 

Macrotermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) soldier 

Nasutitermes corniger (Motschulsky) Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) adult 

Nasutitermes ephratae (Holmgren) Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Nasutitermes macrocephalus (Silvestri) Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Nasutitermes surinamensis (Holmgren) Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva



Syntermes aculeosus Emerson Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) adult consumed 

Syntermes parallelus Silvestri Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) soldier alate 

female 

Syntermes snyderi Emerson syn Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) soldier alate 

female 

Syntermes spinosus (Latr.) Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos syn S. snyderi soldier alate 

2006) 

Emerson 

female 

Syntermes tanygnathus Constantino Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Colombia (Paoletti et al 2001) soldier 

Syntermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Colombia (Ratkliffe 

2006) 

adult 

Isoptera gen. Isopt Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) 

Termes check destructor (Fabr.) Isopt Neotrop Guyana (DeFoliart 2002) ? Termes fatalis L. 

Termes check flavicolle Perty Isopt Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Amastus ochraceator (Walker) Arctiidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Elysius superba (Druce) Arctiidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Estigmene acrea (Drury) Arctiidae Lep salt marsh moth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) adult 

Pelochyta cervina (Edwards) Arctiidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) adult 

Bombyx mori (L.) Bombycidae Lep silkworm moth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 2011) larva pupa 

Castnia daedalus Cramner syn Castniidae Lep Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) see Eupalamides 

cyparissias 

larva 

Castnia licoides Boisduval Castniidae Lep Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Castnia licus Drury Castniidae Lep Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Castnia chelone Hopffer syn Castniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) 

Eupalamides cyparissias F. Castniidae Lep Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) syn Castnia 

daedalus Cramer 

larva 

Synpalamides chelone (Hopffer) Castniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) syn Castnia chelone 

Comadia redtenbacheri 

Cossidae Lep red tequila worm Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998 2011, DeFoliart syn Xyleutes redt. larva 

(Hammerschmidt) 

2002, Cerritos 2009) 

Cossidae gen. Cossidae Lep Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Achlyodes pallida (Felder) Geometridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) 

Acronyctodes mexicaria (Walker) syn Geometridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) see Eois larva 

Eois mexicaria Walker Geometridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) syn Acronyctes 

mexicaria 

larva pupa 

Panthera pardalaria Hübner Geometridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Hepialidae gen. Hepialidae Lep ghost moths Neotrop Brazil (DeFoliart 2002, Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) sp. on bamboo larva 

Hepialus sp. Hepialidae Lep Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Phassus triangularis Edwards Hepialidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 1998 2011, Ramos 

& Pino Moreno 2002) 

M larva 

Phassus trajesa L. syn Hepialidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 1998, Ramos & M see Schausiana larva 

Pino Moreno 2002)) 

trojesa 

Phassus sp. Hepialidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Schausiana trojesa (Schaus) Hepialidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2011) 

Hesperiidae gen. Hesperiidae Lep skippers Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Aegiale hesperiaris (Walker) Hesperiidae Lep white tequila worm Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998 2011, DeFoliart 2002, Cerritos 

larva 

Maguey worm 

2009) 

Eutachyptera psidii (Sallé) Lasiocampidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Mimallonidae gen. Mimallonidae Lep sack-bearers Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Lacosomidae larva 

Morphinae gen. Morphidae Lep Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Ascalapha odorata (L.) Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2011) syn A. agarista 

(Cramer) 

larva pupa



Ascalapha agarista (Cramer) syn Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) see A. odorata larva consumed 

Gerra sevorsa (Grote) Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) Noctuidae Lep bollworm Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998 2011, DeFoliart 

2002) 

syn Heliothis zea larva 

Heliothis zea (Boddie) syn Noctuidae Lep bollworm Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see Helicoverpa larva 

Latebraria amphipyroides Guenée Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos et al 2011) M larva 

Mocis punctularis Hübner Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) syn M. repanda larva 

Mocis repanda F. syn Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) see M. punctularis larva 

Noctuidae gen. Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Colombia Venezuela (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Spodoptera exigua (Hübner) Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith) Noctuidae Lep black armyworm Neotrop Colombia Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998, 

DeFoliart 2002) 

larva 

Spodoptera sp. Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009, Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Thysania agrippina (Cramer) Noctuidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Notodontidae gen. Notodontidae Lep Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Anartia fatima (F.) Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva 

Brassolis astyra Godart Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Brassolis sophorae (L.) Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Caligo memnon Felder Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva 

Chlosyne lacinia (Geyer) Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Danaus gilippus thersippus (Bates) Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Danaus plexippus (L.) Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) adult 

Hamadryas sp. Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Junonia lavinia Cramer Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva 

Morpho sp. Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M larva 

Nymphalis antiopia (L.) Nymphalidae Lep mourning cloak Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Panacea prola Doubleday Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Pareuptychia metaleuca (Boiduval) Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) 

Vanessa annabella (Field) Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva pupa 

Vanessa virginiensis (Drury) Nymphalidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva pupa 

Papilio multicaudata (Kirby) Papilionidae Lep two tailed swallowtail Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) syn Pterourus larva 

Papilio polyxenes F. Papilionidae Lep black swallowtail Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva 

Protographium philolaus (Boisduval) Papilionidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Pterourus multicaudata (Kirby) syn Papilionidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) see Papilio larva 

Phalaenidae gen. Phalaenidae Lep Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Catasticta flisa (H.-S.) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Catasticta nimbice (Boisduval) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Catasticta teutila (Doubleday) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998 2011, DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Eucheira socialis Westw. Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998 2001, DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Eurema lisa (B. & LeC.) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva 

Eurema salome jamapa (Reakirt) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Leptophobia aripa (Boisduval) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Phoebis agarithe (Boisduval) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Phoebis philea (L.) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Phoebis sennae marcellina (Cramer) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva



Pieris sp. Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva consumed 

Pontia protodice (B. & LeC.) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Synchloe check syn callidice (Hubner) Pieridae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) see Pontia callidice 

this a Pal. sp. ? P. 

protodice 

larva 

Psychidae gen. Psychidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) bagworm tea 

Laniifera cyclades (Druce) Pyralidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998 2011, DeFoliart 

2002) 

larva 

Myelobia (Morpheis) smerintha Hubner Pyralidae Lep Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) larva 

Actias luna (L.) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Actias truncatipennis (Sonthonnax) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Antheraea polyphemus (Cramer) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa 

Antheraea polyphemus mexicana 

Hoffmann 

Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Arsenura armida (Cramer) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Arsenura polyodonta (Jordan) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Caio championi (Druce) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Caio richardsoni (Druce) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) syn Arsenura 

richardsoni Druce 

larva pupa 

Callosamia promethea Drury Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M larva pupa 

Eacles aff. ormondei yacatanensis 

(Lemaire) 

Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Eacles sp. Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Hemileuca sp. Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Hyalophora sp. Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva pupa 

Hylesia coinopus Dyar Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva pupa 

Hylesia frigida Schaus Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva pupa 

Hylesia sp. Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Latebraria amphipyroides Guenée Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Paradirphia fumosa (Felder) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Paradirphia hoegei (Druce) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Pseudodirphia mexicana (Bouvier) Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) adult 

Saturniidae gen. Saturniidae Lep Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Synanthedon cardinalis (Dampf) Sesiidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) 

Cocytius antaeus (Drury) Sphingidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Erinnyis ello (L.) Sphingidae Lep Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Hyles lineata (F.) Sphingidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Manduca sexta (L.) Sphingidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002, Ramos et al 2011) larva adult 

Manduca sp. Sphingidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva adult 

Pachilia ficus (L.) Sphingidae Lep Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 2011) larva 

Sphingidae gen. Sphingidae Lep Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Corydalus cornutus (L.) Corydalidae Megaloptera eastern dobson fly Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva 

Corydalus sp. Corydalidae Megaloptera dobsonflies Neotrop Colombia Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) 

Venezuela (Araujo & Beserra 2007) 

larva 

Aeschna sp. Aeschnidae Odonata Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph



Anax sp. Aeschnidae Odonata Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph consumed adult 

Coryphaeschna adnexa (Hagen) Aeschnidae Odonata Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Rhionaeschna brevifrons (Hagen) Aeschnidae Odonata Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Rhionaeschna marchali (Rambur) Aeschnidae Odonata Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Rhionaeschna multicolor (Hagen) Aeschnidae Odonata Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph 

Rhionaeschna peralta (Ris) Aeschnidae Odonata Neotrop Ecuador (Onore 2005) larva 

Argia sp. Coenagrionidae Odonata Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Lauromacromia dubitalis (Fraser) Corduliidae Odonata Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Agriogomphus sp. Gomphidae Odonata Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Progomphus sp. Gomphidae Odonata Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Zonophora sp. Gomphidae Odonata Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Brechmorhoga sp. Libellulidae Odonata Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Dasythemis sp. Libellulidae Odonata Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Oxystigma sp. Megapodagrionidae Odonata Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Abracris flavolineata (DeGeer) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Colombia Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) syn Osmilia 

flavolineata 

Abracris sp. Acrididae Orth Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Abracris nymph adult 

Aidemona azteca (Saussure) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Arphia fallax Saussure Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Boopedon flaviventris Bruner Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Boopedon sp. af. flaviventris Bruner Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Encoptolophus herbaceus Bruner syn Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see E. otomitus nymph adult 

Encoptolophus otomitus (Saussure) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) syn Encoptolophus 

herbaceus Bruner 

nymph adult 

Melanoplus femurrubrum (DeGeer) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Melanoplus mexicanus (Sauss.) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Melanoplus sumichrasti (Saussure) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) nymph adult 

Melanoplus sp. Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Ochrotettix cer. salinus Bruner Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Opeia sp. Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph adult 

Orphula azteca (Saussure) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) nymph adult 

Orphulella sp. Acrididae Orth Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Osmilia syn flavolineata DeGeer Acrididae Orth Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) see Abracris 

flavolineata 

Plectrotetra syn nobilis Walk. Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see 

Rhammatocerus 

viatorius viatorius 

(Sauss.) 

nymph adult 

Rhammatocerus nobilis Walk. syn Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see 

Rhammatocerus 

viatorius viatorius 

(Sauss.) 

nymph adult 

Rhammatocerus schistocercoides (Rhen) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) nymph adult 

Rhammatocerus viatorius viatorius (Sauss.) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) syn Plectrotettix 

nobilis Wlk. 

nymph adult 

Rhammatocerus sp. Acrididae Orth Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) nymph 

Schistocerca cancellata cancellata(Serv.) Acrididae Orth Neotrop South America (DeFoliart 2002) 

Schistocerca cancellata paranensis(Serv.) Acrididae Orth Neotrop South America Mexico (DeFoliart 2002)



Schistocerca nitens (Thunberg) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M syn Schistocerca consumed nymph adult 

vaga vaga 

Schistocerca sp. Acrididae Orth Neotrop South America Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 


nymph adult 

Schistocerca syn vaga vaga (Scudder) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) see S. nitens nymph adult 

Spharagemon equale (Say) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Trimerotropis sp. Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Xanthippus corallipes (Haldeman) Acrididae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, West Indies (DeFoliart 2002) 

Acheta domesticus (L.) Gryllidae Orth European house 

cricket 

Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009) 

Gryllus assimilis (F.) Gryllidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2009) 

Gryllidae gen. Gryllidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) 

Gryllotalpidae gen. Gryllotalpidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) 

Sphenarium magnum Marquez syn Pyrgomorphidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see S. histrio 

magnum 

nymph adult 

Sphenarium mexicanum histrio Gerst. Pyrgomorphidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Sphenarium mexicanum mexicanum 

Sauss. 

Pyrgomorphidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M nymph adult 

Sphenarium purpurascens Charp. Pyrgomorphidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002, 

Cerritos 2009, Ceritos & Cano-Santana 2008) 

nymph adult 

Sphenarium sp. Pyrgomorphidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos 2006, Ramos et al 1998, DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Chromacris colorata (Serville) Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Lophacris syn Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) see Titanacris adult 

Romalea colorata (Serville) syn Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see Chromacris 

colorata 

nymph adult 

Romalea sp. Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Taeniopoda auricornis (Walker) Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) 

Taeniopoda sp. Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) nymph adult 

Titanacris albipes (De Geer) Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) adult 

Titanacris sp. Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) syn Lophacris adult 

Tropidacris collaris (Stoll) Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) adult 

Tropidacris cristata cristata (L.) Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Tropidacris cristata latreillei (Perty) Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2005) 

Tropinotus mexicanus Brunner syn Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) see Xyleus 

discoideus 

mexicanus 

nymph adult 

Xyleus discoideus mexicanus Romaleidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) syn Tropinotus nymph adult 

(Bruner) 

mexicanus Bruner 

Stenopelmatus sp. Stenopelmatidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) M adult 

Conocephalus angustifrons (Redt.) Tettigoniidae Orth Neotrop Colombia (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Microcentrum sp. Tettigoniidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Neoconocephalus triops (L.) Tettigoniidae Orth Broad-tipped 

conehead 

Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) nymph adult 

Petaloptera zendala Saussure Tettigoniidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph adult 

Pyrgocorypha sp. Tettigoniidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) nymph adult 

Stilpnochlora azteca (Saussure) Tettigoniidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998, Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) nymph adult 

Stilpnochlora thoracica (Serville) Tettigoniidae Orth Neotrop Mexico (Ramos et al 1998) nymph adult



Pediculus humanus L. Pediculidae Phthiraptera Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) adult consumed 

Pediculus sp. Pediculidae Phthiraptera Neotrop Brazil (Costa Neto & Ramos 2006) adult 

Phylloicus sp. Calamoceratidae Trich Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Leptonema sp. Hydropsychidae Trich Neotrop Colombia Mexico (DeFoliart 2002) Venezuela (Araujo & 

Beserra 2007) 

larva 

Oecetis disjuncta (Banks) Leptoceridae Trich Neotrop Mexico (Ramos & Pino Moreno 2002) larva 

Triplectides sp. Leptoceridae Trich Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Marilia sp. Odontoceridae Trich Neotrop Venezuela (Araújo & Beserra 2007) larva 

Haplopelma sp. Theraphosidae Araneae spider Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) syn Melopoaeus adult 

Melopoaeus sp. syn Theraphosidae Araneae spider Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) see Haplopelma adult 

Xestobium sp. Anobidae Col knock beetle Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva adult 

Buprestis sp. Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Chrysobothris femorata (Olivier) check Buprestidae Col flat heades apple Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) larva adult 

Nearct 

borer 

Chrysochroa sp. Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) larva 

Sternocera aequisignata Saund. Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) Laos 

(Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

adult 

Sternocera ruficornis Saund. Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Sternocera sternicornis (L.) Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Sternocera sp. Buprestidae Col jewel beetle Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Acanthophorus serraticornis (Oliv.) Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Aeolesthus sp. Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Anomophysis inscripta (Waterhouse) Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) syn Macrotoma 

crenata 

Anoplophora sp. Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult larva 

Apriona germari (Hope) Cerambycidae Col Mulberry longhorn 

beetle 

Or Thailand Vietnam (DeFoliart 2002, Cerritos 2009) larva adult 

Aristobia approximator (Thomson) Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboomsong 2010) 

Aristobia sp. Cerambycidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Batocera gigas (Drap.) Cerambycidae Col Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Batocera numitor Newman Cerambycidae Col Mango-tree longicorn Or 

borer 

Philippines (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Batocera parryi (Hope) Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Batocera roylei Hope Cerambycidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Batocera rubus (L.) Cerambycidae Col Or Indonesia India Sri Lanka (DeFoliart 2002) Laos (Yhoung- 

Aree et al 2005) 

larva 

Batocera tigris (Voet) Cerambycidae Col Or Indonesia (Roepke 1951) syn Batocera 

hector Thomson 

Batocera sp. Cerambycidae Col Or Indonesia (Chung 2003, 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung 

et al 2002) 

larva 

Celosterna scabrator (F.) Cerambycidae Col Babul-root boring 

longicorn 

Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Celosterna sp. Cerambycidae Col Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Diastocera wallichii Hope Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Dorysthenes buqueti (Guérin-M.) Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Matsumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) India (Singh et al 2007a, as Lapnosternus) 

syn Lophosternus 

buqueti 

Dorysthenes granulosus (Thomson) Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumotoo 1999) adult 

Dorysthenes montanus (Guérin-M.) Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Dorysthenes walkeri (Waterhouse) Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

adult



Glenea cantor obesa (Thoms.) Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

consumed 

Hoplocerambyx spinicornis (Newman) Cerambycidae Col Sal heartwood borer Or Malaysia (DeFoliart 2002) India (Singh et al 2007a) larva 

Hoplocerambyx sp. Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult 

Lophosternus syn buqueti Guérin-M. Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) see Dorysthenus 

buqueti 

Macrotoma crenata Newman syn Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) see Anomophysis 

inscripta 

(Waterhouse) 

Macrotoma fisheri (Waterhouse) syn Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) see M. pascoei 

(Lansberge) 

adult 

Macrotoma pascoei (Lansberge) Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) syn M. fisheri 

(Waterhouse) 

adult 

Macrotoma sp. Cerambycidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) larva 

Neocerambyx paris (Wiedemann) Cerambycidae Col Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Neoplocaederus obesus (Gahan) Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) syn Plocaderus 

Neoplocaederus ruficornis (Newman) Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) syn Plocaderus 

Nupserha fricator (Dalm.) Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Oplatocera sp. Cerambycidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Plocaderus syn Cerambycidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) see Neoplocaderus 

Pseudonemophas versteegii (Ritsema) Cerambycidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) syn Monochamus 

versteegii 

adult 

Rhaphipodus sp. Cerambycidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) larva 

Stromatium barbatum F. Cerambycidae Col Kulsi Teak borer Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Threnetica lacrymans (Thoms.) Cerambycidae Col Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

Xylorhiza sp. Cerambycidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva 

Xylotrechus quadripes Chevrolat Cerambycidae Col Coffee-borer Or India (Singh et al 2007) 

Xylotrechus smei (Lap. & Gory) Cerambycidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Xystrocera globosa (Oliv.) Cerambycidae Col monkeypod 

roundheaded borer 


Xystrocera sp. Cerambycidae Col Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Aplosonyx albicornis Wiedemann Chrysomelidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) larva 

Aplosonyx chalybaeus (Hope) Chrysomelidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Sagra femorata (Drury) Chrysomelidae Col Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

Arrhines hirtus Faust Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Arrhines sp. Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Astycus gestroi Marshall Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Cnaphoscapus check decoratus Faust Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Episomus aurviilliusi Faust Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Episomus sp. Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Sepiomus is 

misspelling 

Hypodisa check talaca Walk. Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Hyposidra talaca 

(Walker) 

(Geometridae) 

adult 

Hypomeces squamosus (Fabr.) Curculionidae Col gold-dust weevil Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) Laos 


adult 

Pachyrrhynchus moniliferus (Germ.) Curculionidae Col Or Philippines (DeFoliart 2002) adults 

Pollendera atomaria Motsch. Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Tanymecus sp. Curculionidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Cyrtotrachelus birmanicus Faust Dryophthoridae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Cyrtotrachelus buqueti (Guér.) Dryophthoridae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult



Cyrtotrachelus longimanus (F.) Dryophthoridae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) India (Singh et 

al 2007a) 


Cyrtotrachelus rufopectinipes Chevrolat Dryophthoridae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Cyrtotrachelus sp. Dryophthoridae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva 

Protocerius sp. Dryophthoridae Col giant weevil Or Indonesia (Chung 2003, 2010) larva 

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) Dryophthoridae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Rhynchophorus ferrugineus schah Fabr. Dryophthoridae Col red stripe weevil Or Thailand Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Vietnam Sri var. of R. 

larva adult 

Lanka (DeFoliart 2002, Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965, Lukiwati 

2010, Chung et al 2002) Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

ferrugineus? 

Copelatus sp. Dytiscidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Cybister guerini Aubé Dytiscidae Col Or Indonesia (Ramos et al 2009) 

Cybister limbatus (F.) Dytiscidae Col diving beetle Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010), Laos 


adult 

Cybister rugosus (MacLeay) Dytiscidae Col diving beetle Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

2005) 

Cybister tripunctatus (Olivier) Dytiscidae Col diving beetle Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 

1965) 

larva adult 

Cybister tripunctatus asiaticus Sharp Dytiscidae Col diving beetle Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) adult 

Cybister sp. Dytiscidae Col diving beetle Or Vietnam (DeFoliart 2002) Laos Thailand Cambodja 

Myanmar (Ramos et al 2009) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et 

al 2002) India (Singh et al 2007) 

adult 

Dytiscus sp. Dytiscidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult 

Eretes sticticus (L.) Dytiscidae Col twinpoes diving 

beetle 

Or Myanmar India (DeFoliart 2002) Thailand (Hanboonsong 

2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) Malaysia (Ramos 

et al 2009) 

Hydaticus rhantoides Sharp Dytiscidae Col diving beetle Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Laccophilus pulicarius Sharp Dytiscidae Col diving beetle Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Rhantaticus congestus (Klug) Dytiscidae Col diving beetle Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Cardiophorus check aequabilis Candèze Elateridae Col click beetle Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Haliplidae gen. Haliplidae Col crawling waterbeetles Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Hydrobiomorpha spinicollis (Eschscholz) Hydrophilidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Hydrophilus acuminatus Motsch. Hydrophilidae Col Or India (Ramos et al 2009) syn H. pallidipalpis 

Mac Leay 

Hydrophilus bilineatus (MacLeay) Hydrophilidae Col Or Vietnam (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Hydrophilus cavisternum (Bedel) Hydrophilidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) Laos (Yhoung- syn Hydrous adult 

Aree et al 2005) Vietnam (Ramos et al 2009) 

cavisternum 

Hydrophilus hastatus (Herbst) Hydrophilidae Col Or Vietnam (DeFoliart 2002) Laos Thailand Cambodja 

Myanmar (Ramos et al 2009) 

adult 

Hydrophilus olivaceus F. Hydrophilidae Col Or India (DeFoliart 2002) Thailand (Utsusomiya & Masumoto 

1999) 

adult 

Hydrophilus picicornis Chevr. Hydrophilidae Col Or Philippines (DeFoliart 2002) 

Hydrophilus sp. Hydrophilidae Col water scavenger Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) as Hydrous, India (Singh et al 

adult 

beetles 

2007) 

Hydrophilus syn pallidipalpis McLeay Hydrophilidae Col Or India (Ramos et al 2009) see Hydrophilus 

acuminatus Motsch. 

Sternolophus rufipes (F.) Hydrophilidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Calcodes sp. Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult larva 

larva adult



Cyclommatus pahangensis (Nagel) Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) consumed adult larva 

Cyclommatus strigiceps albersi Kraatz Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Dorcus sp. Lucanidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et 

al 2002) 

larva adult 

Hexarthrius forsteri (Hope) Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Hexarthrius sp. Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult 

Lucanus cantori (Hope) Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Lucanus laminifer Waterhouse Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Odontolabis cuvera Hope Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Odontolabis gazella (F.) Lucanidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Odontolabis siva Hope & Wetson Lucanidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Odontolabis sp. Lucanidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) Indonesia, 

Kalimantan (Chung 2003) 

Prosopocoilus sp. Lucanidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Mylabris cichorii (L.) syn Meloidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) see Myrabilis 

variabilis (Pallas) 

Mylabris himalayaensis Saha Meloidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Mylabris variabilis (Pallas) Meloidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) syn Myrabilis 

chichorii (l.) 

Epuraea sp. Nitidulidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult 

Aceraius helferi Kuwert Passalidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Aceraius sp. Passalidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) larva 

Aulacocyclus syn bicuspi Kaup Passalidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) see Taeiocerus 

Aulacocyclus sp. Passalidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva adult 

Odontotaenius sp. Passalidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Passalus interruptus (L.) Passalidae Col Or India (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Taeniocerus bicuspis (Kaup.) Passalidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) syn Aulacocyclus 

Adoretus compressus (Weber) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Adoretus convexus Burm. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Adoretus pachysomatus Kobayashi Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsonomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Adoretus sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Agestrata orichalca (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Agestrata sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult 

Allomyrina dichotoma (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) syn Tripoxylus 

dichotomus 

larva adult 

Anomala anguliceps Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Anomala antiqua Gyll. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, DeFoliart 2002, 

Hanboonsong 2010) 

adult 

Anomala bilunulata Fairm. Check Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Anomala blaisei Ohaus Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 2000) adult 

Anomala cantori (Hope) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 2000) adult 

Anomala chalcites Sharp Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Anomala concha Ohaus Scarabaeidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Anomala coxalis Bates Scarabaeidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Anomala cupripes (Hope) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

adult 

Anomala fusikibia Lin Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 2000) adult 

Anomala laotica Frey Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Anomala lasiocnemis Ohaus Scarabaeidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Anomala latefemorata (Ohaus) Scarabaeidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002)



Anomala lignea Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Masumoto & Utsunomiya 1998) adult consumed 

Anomala parallela Benderitter Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 2000) adult 

Anomala pallidae F. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Anomala punctulicollis Fairmaire Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 2000) aduly 

Anomala rugosa Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 2000) adult 

Anomala shanica Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Anomala scherei Frey Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Anomala vuilletae Paulian Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Anomala sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Aphodius (Pharaphodius) crenatus Harold Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Aphodius (Pharaphodius) marginellus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Aphodius (Pharaphodius) putearius Reitter Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Aphodius (Pharaphodius) sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Apogonia sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) adult 

Brahmina mikado T. Itoh Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Brahmina parvula Moser Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Cassolus humeralis Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Catharsius birmanensis Lansberge Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomyia & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Catharsius molossus L. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Catharsius sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Chaetadoretus cribratus (White) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Chalcosoma atlas (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Malaysia (DeFoliart 2002) as Megasoma actaeon L., but 

this a Neotropical sp., Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 

2002) Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965, Lukiwati 2010) 

larva 

Chalcosoma moellenkampi Kolbe Scarabaeidae Col Or Indonesia (Chung 2003, 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung 

et al 2002) 

larva 

Copris (Microcopris) reflexus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Copris (Paracopris) punctulatus Wiedemann Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong or Copris punctatus adult 

2010) India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Gillet 

Copris (s.str.) carinicus Gillet Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Copris corpulentus Gillet Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) India (Singh et 

al 2007a) 

adult 

Copris furciceps Felsche Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) India (Singh et 

al 2007a) 

adult 

Copris sinicus Hope Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Copris (s.str.) nevinsoni Waterhouse Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

2005) 

Copris vitalisi Gillet Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Copris sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Empectida tonkinensis Moser Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsonomiya & Masumoto 2000) 

Eupatorus gracilicornis Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Exolontha castanea Zhang Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Exopholis hypoleuca (Wiedemann) Scarabaeidae Col Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965, DeFoliart 2002) 

Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

adult 

Exopotus sp. check Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult



Gymnopleurus syn aethiops Sharp Scarabaeidae Col dung beetle Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) see 

Paragymnopleurus 

melanarius 

consumed 

Heliocopris bucephalus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col dung beetle Or Myanmar (DeFoliart 2002) Thailand (Utsunomiya & 

Masumoto, Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

2005) India (Singh et al 2007a) 

adult larva pupa 

Heliocopris dominus Bates Scarabaeidae Col dung beetle Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

Heliocopris sp. Scarabaeidae Col dung beetle Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Heteronychus lioderes Redtenbacher Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Holotrichia cephalotus (Burmeister) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Holotrichia hainanensis Chang Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Holotrichia nigricollis Brenske Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Masumoto & Utsunomiya 1998) adult 

Holotrichia nigricollis rubricollis Moser Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Holotrichia sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) Laos 


adult 

Hoplosternus malaccensis Moser Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) syn Melolontha 

malaccensis (Moser) 

adult 

Lepidiota bimaculata (Saunders) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumota 1999) adult 

Lepidiota punctum Blanch. Scarabaeidae Col Or Philippines (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Lepidiota stigma (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 

1965, Chung 2003, 2010) India (Singh et al 2007) 

larva adult 

Lepidiota sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Leucopholis irrorata Chevr. Scarabaeidae Col Or Philippines (DeFoliart 2002, Adalla et al 2010) adult 

Leucopholis pulverulenta Burm. Scarabaeidae Col Or Philippines (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Leucopholis staudingeri Brenske Scarabaeidae Col Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Leucopholis rorida (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Leucopholis sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Liatongus affinis (Arrow) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Liatongus syn rhadamistus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

see Scaptodera adult 

Liatongus tridentatus (Boucomont) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Liatongus venator (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Maladera sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Megistophylla andrewsi Moser Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Melolontha syn malaccensis (Moser) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Mimela ferreroi Sabatinelli Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Mimela ignistriata Lin Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsonomiya & Masumoto 2000) adult 

Mimela linpingi Sabatinelli Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Mimela schulzei Sabatinelli Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Masumoto & Utsunomiya 1998) adult 

Miridiba tuberculipennis obscura T. 

Itoh 

Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Oniticellus cinctus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Onitis castaneus Redtenbacher Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Onitis falcatus (Wulfen) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) syn O. kiuchii 

Masumoto 

adult 

Onitis feae Felsche Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Onitis kiuchii Masumoto syn Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) see O. falcatus 

(Wulfen) 

adult 

Onitis niger Lansberge Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010)



Onitis subopacus Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) India (Singh et al 2007) 


Onitis virens Lansberge Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Onitis sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Onthophagus avocetta Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Onthophagus bonasus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Onthophagus khonmiinitnoi Masumoto Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Onthophagus luridipennis Boheman Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Onthophagus orientalis Harold Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Onthophagus papulatus Boucomont Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Onthophagus proletarius Harold Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Onthophagus rectecornutus Lansberge Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Onthophagus sagittarius (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Onthophagus seniculus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, 2000, 

Hanboonsong 2010) 

adult 

Onthophagus taurinus White Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Onthophagus tragus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Onthophagus tricornis (Wiedemann) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Onthophagus trituber Wiedemann Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Onthophagus check ragoides Boucomont Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Onthophagus sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) adult 

Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Asiatic rhinoceros Or Thailand Myanmar Philippines India (DeFoliart 2002) 


beetle 

Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung 

et al 2002) India (Singh et al 2007) 

Pachnessa sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Paragymnopleurus melanarius Harold Scarabaeidae Col dung beetle Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

2005) 

Paraphytus hindu Arrow Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Singh et al 2007a) 

Polyphylla tonkinensis DeWailly Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Propomacrus sp Scarabaeidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Protaetia sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Psilopholis sp. ? vestita (Sharp) Scarabaeidae Col Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Psilopholis sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Scaptodera rhadamistus (F.) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong syn Liatongus adult 

2010) 

rhadamitus (F.) 

Sophrops check abscessus Brenske Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Sophrops bituberculatus (Moser) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Sophrops brunneus (Moser) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Masumoto & Utsunomiya 1998) adult 

Sophrops excisus T. Itoh Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Sophrops foveatus (Moser) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Sophrops opacidorsalis T. Itoh Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Sophrops paucisetosa Frey Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult 

Sophrops planicollis (Burmeister) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Masumoto & Utsunomiya 1998) syn Holotrichia 

planicollis 

adult 

Sophrops rotundicollis T. Itoh Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 

2010) 

adult 

Sophrops simplex Frey Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Utsunomiya & Masumoto 1999) adult



Sophrops tonkinensis (Moser) Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Masumoto & Utsunomiya 1998) adult consumed 

Sophrops sp. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Xylotrupes gideon L. Scarabaeidae Col Or Thailand Myanmar India (DeFoliart 2002) Malaysia, 

Sabah (Chung et al 2002) Thailand (Utsunomiya & 

Masumoto 1999, Hanboonsong 2010) Indonesia (Meer, 

v.d. Mohr 1965) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) India 

(Chakravorty et al 2011) 

larva adult 

Palembus dermestoides (Fairm.) Tenebrionidae Col Korean bug Or Philippines (Adalla et al 2010) 

Trictenotoma sp. Trictenotomidae Col Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Gromphadorhina sp. check Blaberidae Dictyoptera 

Or India (Singh et al 2007) not Oriental! adult 

Blattodea 

(Madag. Austr.) 

Panesthia sp. Blaberidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

jungle cockroach Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) adult 

Blatta orientalis L. Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) egg adult 

Neostylopyga rhombifolia (Stoll) Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

harlequin cockroach Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) egg adult 

Cryptocercus sp. Cryptocercidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult 

Gongylus gongylodes L. Empusidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Or India (Singh et al 2007) egg adult 

Hierodula coarctata Saussure Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 


Hierodula venosa Olivier Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) syn H. vitrea (Stoll) 

Hierodula vitrea (Stoll) syn Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) see H. venosa Ol. 

Hierodula westwoodi Kirby Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 


Hierodula sp. Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Giant Asian Mantis Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) egg adult 

Mantis religiosa (L.) Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

European mantid Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) India (Singh et al 2007) egg adult 

Mantidae gen. Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Or Indonesia, Kalimantan (Chung 2003) adult 

Tenodera sinensis Sauss. Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Chinese mantis Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr) syn H. aridifolia var. 

sinensis Sauss. 

Tenodera aridifolia sinensis Saussure Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) see T. sinensis 

syn 

Mantodea 

Saussure 

Tenodera sp. Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Calliphora syn megacephala F. Calliphoridae Diptera Or India (Singh et al 2007) see Chrysomya larva 

Chrysomya megacephala (Fabr.) Calliphoridae Diptera oriental latrine fly Or India (Singh et al 2007) syn Calliphora 

megacephala F. 

larva 

Hermetia illucens (L.) Stratiomyidae Diptera Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) larva 

Cloeon kimminsi Hubbard Baetidae Eph Or India (Singh et al 2007) nymph adult 

Ephemera sp. Ephemeridae Eph Or India (Singh et al 2007) nymph adult 

Ephemeroptera gen. Ephemer. fam Eph Or Vietnam (DeFoliart 2002) Indonesia, Kalimantan (Chung 

2003) 

adult 

adult



Leptocorisa acuta (Thunb.) Alydidae Hem Het paddy bug Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) India (Singh et al 2007) syn Leptocorisa 

varicornis (F.) 

consumed adult 

Leptocorisa oratorius (F.) Alydidae Hem Het rice bug Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chun et al 2002) Malaysia (Chun 2010) 

Indonesia, Kalimantan (Chung 2003) 

adult 

Diplonychus sp. Belostomatidae Hem Het Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Lethocerus indicus Lep. & Serv. Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Or Thailand Myanmar Malaysia Vietnam India (DeFoliart 

2002, Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty 2011) Laos (Yhoung- 

Aree et al 2005) 

eggs adult 

Sphaerodema molestum (Duf.) Belostomatidae Hem Het Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Sphaerodema rusticum (F.) Belostomatidae Hem Het Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 

1965) 

adult 

Anoplocnemis phasianus (F.) Coreidae Hem Het leef-footed bug Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Dalader acuticosta Amyot & Serv. Coreidae Hem Het Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Homoeocerus sp. Coreidae Hem Het stink bug Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Mictis tenebrosa (F.) Coreidae Hem Het Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Aspongopus chinensis Dallas Dinidoridae Hem Het Or India (DeFoliart 2002) syn Coridius 

chinensis 

adult 

Aspongopus nepalensis Westw. Dinidoridae Hem Het Or India (DeFoliart 2002) syn Coridius 

nepalensis 

adult 

Coridius syn chinensis (Dallas) Dinidoridae Hem Het Or India (DeFoliart 2002) see Aspongopus adult 

Coridius syn nepalensis (Westw.) Dinidoridae Hem Het Or India (DeFoliart 2002) see Aspongopus adult 

Cyclopelta subhimalayensis Strickl. Dinidoridae Hem Het Or India (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Cylindrostethus scrutator (Kirkaldy) Gerridae Hem Het water strider Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Gerris spinole (Leth.) Gerridae Hem Het water strider Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Gerris sp. Gerridae Hem Het water strider Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Laccotrephes griseus (Guer.) Nepidae Hem Het water scorpion Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Laccotrephes robustus Stal Nepidae Hem Het water scorpion Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Laccotrephes ruber (L.) Nepidae Hem Het waterscorpion Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

2005) 

Nepa sp. Nepidae Hem Het water scorpion Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Ranatra longipes thai Lansbury Nepidae Hem Het water scorpion Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Ranatra varpes Stal Nepidae Hem Het waterscorpion Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Anisops barbutus Brooks Notonectidae Hem Het backswimmer Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Anisops bouvieri Kirkaldy Notonectidae Hem Het backswimmer Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Anisops sp. Notonectidae Hem Het backswimmer Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

Notonecta sp. undulata Say not Asian! Notonectidae Hem Het backswimmer Or Thailand Myanmar (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Bagrada picta (F.) Pentatomidae Hem Het Or India (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Erthesina fullo (Thunb.) Pentatomidae Hem Het Or India (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Halyomorpha picus (F.) Pentatomidae Hem Het stink bug Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Nezara viridula (L.) Pentatomidae Hem Het stink bug Or India (Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) Malaysia, 

Sabah (Chung et al 2002) Indonesia, Kalimantan (Chung 

2003) 

adult 

Aspongopus nepalensis Westwood Pentatomidae 

Dinodoridae 

Hem Het stink bug Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Aspongopus sp. Pentatomidae 

Dinodoridae 

Hem Het stink bug Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Antilochus coqueberti (F.) Pyrrhocoridae Hem Het red bug Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Pygoplatys sp. Tessaratomidae Hem Het Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Tessaratoma javanica (Thunb.) Tessaratomidae Hem Het longan stink bug Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) Laos 


adult 

Tessaratoma papillosa (Drury) Tessaratomidae Hem Het lichi stink bug Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) adult



Tessaratoma quadrata Distant Tessaratomidae Hem Het stink bug Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult consumed 

Chremistica sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) syn Rihana adult 

Cicadidae gen Cicadidae Hem Hom Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Cosmopsaltria sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Cryptotympana aquila (Walker) Cicadidae Hem Hom Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva adult 

Dundubia jacoona Distant Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) D. jacoona species 

group 

adult 

Dundubia rufivena Walker Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Thailand Laos (DeFoliart 2002) syn D. intemerata adult 

Dundubia spiculata Noualhier Cicadidae Hem Hom Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva adult 

Dundubia sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Malaysia (Chun 2010) Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

adult 

Euterpnosia crowfooti (Dist.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Magicicada sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Meimuna opalifera (Walker) Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

Orientopsaltria sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) Malaysia (Chun 

2010) Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

adult 

Platylomia sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010), Indonesia (Meer, v.d. 

Mohr 1965) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

adult 

Platypleura insignis Distant Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Myanmar (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Pomponia imperatoria (Westw.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Malaysia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Pomponia linearis (Walker) Cicadidae Hem Hom Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva adult 

Pomponia merula (Distant) Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Indonesia (Chung 2010) adult 

Pomponia sp. Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Pycna repanda (L.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Rihana syn Cicadidae Hem Hom Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) see Chremistica 

Flatidae sp. Flatidae Hem Hom moth bug Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) adult 

Laccifer lacca (Kerr) Kerridae Hem Hom Indian lac insect Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) 

Apis cerana F. Apidae Hym Indian honey bee Or Thailand Philippines (DeFoliart 2002; Adalla et al 2010) 

as Apis indica F. Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) India 

(Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) Malaysia 

Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

syn A. javana End. larva pupa honey 

Apis dorsata F. Apidae Hym giant honey bee Or Thailand Philippines India Nepal (DeFoliart 2002; Singh 

et al 2007, Adalla et al 2010) Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 

1965) Malaysia, Sabah (Chun et al 2002) 

Apis florae F. Apidae Hym little honey bee Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) Laos 


Apis mellifera L. Apidae Hym honey bee Or Thailand Malaysia Vietnam India Nepal Sri Lanka 

(DeFoliart 2002) as Apis sp. 

syn A. dorsata 

laboriosa Smith 


Bombus sp. Apidae Hym Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Melipona syn minuta (Lep.) Apidae Hym Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) see Nannotrigona larva pupa 

Melipona syn vidua (Lep.) Apidae Hym stingless bee Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) see Trigona larva pupa 

Nannotrichona minuta (Lep.) Apidae Hym stingless bee Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Nomia sp. Apidae Hym Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Halictinae larva pupa honey 

Trigona biroi Friese Apidae Hym stingless bee Or Philippines (Adalla et al 2010) larva pupa 

Trigona vidua (Lep.) Apidae Hym stingless bee Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Melipona vidua 

(Lep.) 

larva pupa 

Trigona sp. Apidae Hym stingless bee Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Xylocopa aestuans (L.) Apidae Hym carpenter bee Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002), Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr syn X. confusa adult larva pupa 

1965, Lukiwati 2010), Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) Pérez 

larva pupa 

larva pupa



consumed 

Xylocopa confusa Perez syn Apidae Hym carpenter bee Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) see X. aestuans (L.) adult 

Xylocopa latipes (Drury) Apidae Hym carpenter bee Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) India (Chakravorty et al 2011) 

Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002, as Platynopoda ) 

larav pupa adult 

Xylocopa sp. Apidae Hym carpenter bee Or Sri Lanka (DeFoliart 2002) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 

2002) Indonesia, Kalimantan (Chung 2003) 

larva adult pollen 

Camponotus gigas Formicidae Hym giant forest ant Or Malaysia (Chung 2003) adult 

Camponotus sp. Formicidae Hym carpenter ant Or Philippines (Adalla et al 2010), Indonesia (Meer, v.d. 

Mohr 1965) 

pupa 

Carebara castanea Smith Formicidae Hym Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Crematogaster vandermeermohri Menozzi Formicidae Hym Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Crematogaster sp. Formicidae Hym acrobat ant Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Indonesia, Kalimantan (Chung 

2003) 

larva pupa 

Oecophylla smaragdina (F.) Formicidae Hym green tree ant, red Or Thailand Myanmar India (DeFoliart 2002, Chakravorty et 

all stages 

ant 

al 2011), Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010), Laos (Yhoung- 

Aree et al 2005) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Eumenes petiolata F. Vespidae Hym potter wasp Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Eumeninae larva pupa 

Eumenes sp. Vespidae Hym Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva 

Polistes stigma (F.) Vespidae Hym hornet Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

Polistes sp. Vespidae Hym Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva 

Provespa anomala (Saussure) Vespidae Hym nihgt wasp Or Indonesia, Kalimantan (Chung 2003) brood 

Ropalidia sp. Vespidae Hym Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) Malaysia (Chung 

2010) 

brood 

Vespa affinis (L.) Vespidae Hym Or Malaysia (Chung et al 2002) larva pupa 

Vespa affinis indosinensis Pérez Vespidae Hym Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Vespa multimaculata Perkins Vespidae Hym Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) syn Vespa 

malayana Beq. 

Vespa orientalis L. Vespidae Hym Or India (Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Vespa tropica (L.) Vespidae Hym greater banded 

hornet 

Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) as Vespa cincta, Indonesia 

(Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 

2002) 

Vespa velutina auraria Smith Vespidae Hym Asian predatory wasp Or Myanmar (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Vespa sp. Vespidae Hym Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) larva 


Vespa syn luctuosa Sm. var. malayana Vespidae 

Bequard 

Hym Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) see V. multimaculata 

Vespula vulgaris (L.) Vespidae Hym Or India (Singh et al 2007) larva 

Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) Rhinotermitidae Isopt subterranean termite Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) winged adult 

Kalotermes flavicollis (F.) Termitidae Isopt dry wood termite Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) winged adult 

Macrotermes gilvus (Hagen) Termitidae Isopt Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung 

et al 2002) 

winged adult 

Macrotermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) India (Singh et al 2007) winged adult 

Microcerotermes dubius (Haviland) syn Termitidae Isopt Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) see M. serrula 

(Desneux) 

winged adult 

Microcerotermes serrula (Desneux) Termitidae Isopt Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) syn M. dubius 

(Haviland) 

winged adult 

Odontotermes feae (Wasmann) Termitidae Isopt Or India (DeFoliart 2002) winged adult 

Odontotermes formosanus Shiraki Termitidae Isopt Or India (Wilsanand 2005) queen



consumed 

Odontotermes sp. Termitidae Isopt Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Termes check atrox Termitidae Isopt Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) winged adult 

Termes check fatalis L. Termitidae Isopt Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) adults 

Termes check mordax Termitidae Isopt Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) adults 

Termes check sumatranum Termitidae Isopt Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) 

Termes gen. check Termitidae Isopt Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Termes syn destructor Termitidae Isopt Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) see Termis fatalis L. adults 

Diacrisia obliqua (Walker) Arctiidae Lep Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Bombyx mori (L.) Bombycidae Lep silk worm Or Thailand Myanmar Vietnam India (DeFoliart 2002, 

Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree 2005) 

pupa 

Zeuzera sp. (?) Cossidae Lep Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) larva 

Brihaspa atrostigmella Moore Crambidae Lep Or Vietnam (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Omphisa fuscidentalis Hampson Crambidae Lep bamboo borer Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Ancistroides nigrita (Latr.) Hesperiidae Lep chocolate demon Or Malaysia (Chung 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 

2002) 

larva 

Erionata thrax (L.) Hesperiidae Lep banana skipper Or Malaysia (Chung 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 

2002) Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Indonesia (Meer, 

v.d. Mohr 1965) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

larva pupa 

Hyblaea puera (Cramer) Hyblaeidae Lep teak defoliator Or Indonesia (Lukiwati 2010) larva pupa 

Malacosoma sp. Lasiocampidae Lep Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Liphyra brassolis Westw. Lycaenidae Lep Or Thailand (Eastwood 2010) in red ant nests larva 

Hyblaea puera (Cramer) Noctuidae Lep teak defoliator Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Catopsilia sp. (prob. pomona L.) Pieridae Lep Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Eurema (prob. hecabe L.) Pieridae Lep Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) syn Terias 

Antheraea assama Westw. Saturniidae Lep muga silk-moth Or India (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Antheraea paphia (L.) Saturniidae Lep Indian tussah 

silkworm 

Or India (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Antheraea roylei Moore Saturniidae Lep Or India (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Cricula trifenestrata (helfer) Saturniidae Lep Or Indonesia (Roepke 1951) pupa 

Samia cynthia (Drury) Saturniidae Lep Cynthia moth Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Samia ricini (Boisd.) Saturniidae Lep eri silk-moth Or India (DeFoliart 2002) Samia cynthia ricini 

? 

pupa 

Acherontia lachesis F. Sphingidae Lep Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Acherontia styx Westw. Sphingidae Lep Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Agrius convolvuli (L.) Sphingidae Lep Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) syn Herse 

convulvuli (L.) 

larva 

Hippotion celerio (L.) Sphingidae Lep Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) larva 

Aeschna sp. Aeschnidae Odonata Or India (DeFoliart 2002); Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) nymph 

Aeschnidae gen. Aeschnidae Odonata Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Anax guttatus (Burm.) Aeschnidae Odonata hairy emperor Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002), Laos (Cesard 2006), 


adult 

Anax sp. Aeschnidae Odonata Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Ceriagrion sp. Coenagrionidae Odonata damselfly Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010), Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

2005) 

Enallagma sp. Coenagrionidae Odonata Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Epophthalmia vittigera (Rambur) Corduliidae Odonata Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Epophthalmia vittigera bellicose Lieftinck Corduliidae Odonata Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur) Gomphidae Odonata Or India (Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Stylurus sp. (?) Gomphidae Odonata Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) nymph 

Acisoma panorpoides Rambur Libellulidae Odonata Or India (DeFoliart 2002) nymph



consumed 

Brachythemis contaminata (F.) Libellulidae Odonata Or India (Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Cratilla lineata assidua Lieftinck Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Cesard 2006) adult 

Crocothemis servilia (Drury) Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Cesard 2006) adult 

Crocothemis sp. Libellulidae Odonata river skimmers Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) Laos (Xhoung-Aree et al 2005) nymph adult 

Diplacodes trivialis (Rambur) Libellulidae Odonata Or India (Singh et al 2007) nymph adult 

Diplacodes sp. Libellulidae Odonata Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva 

Libellula pulchella Drury check Libellulidae Odonata Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) L. pulchella is a 

Nearctic sp. 

nymph 

Libellulidae gen. Libellulidae Odonata skimmers Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Neurothemis ramburii (Bauer) Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Cesard 2006) 

Neurothemis sp. Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Orthetrum glaucum (Brauer) Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Cesard 2006) adult 

Orthetrum sabina (Drury) Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Cesard 2006) adult 

Orthetrum sp. Libellulidae Odonata Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Pachydiplax sp. (?) Libellulidae Odonata Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Pantala flavscens (L.) Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Cesard 2006, Lukiwati 2010) adult 

Potamarcha obscura (Ramb.) Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Cesard 2006) adult 

Rhyothemis sp. Libellulidae Odonata Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) nymph 

Sympetrum sp. Libellulidae Odonata Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Tramea transmarina euryala Selys Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) or T. limbata (Desj.) 

Trithemis aurora (Burm.) Libellulidae Odonata Or Indonesia (Cesard 2006) adult 

Urothemis sp. (?) Libellulidae Odonata Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) larva adult 

Macroma sp. Macromiidae Odonata river skimmers Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

Acrida cinerea (Thunberg) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Acrida exaltata (Walker) Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh, O.T. & Chakravorty, J. 2008) adult 

Acrida gigantea (Herbst) Acrididae Orth Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Acrida willemsei Dirsch Acrididae Orth Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

Acrida sp. Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung 

et al 2002) 

Aiolopus thalassinus tamulus (F.) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Aiolopus sp. Acrididae Orth Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Catantops annexus Bolivar Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh, O.T. & Chakravorty, J. 2008) 

Catantops syn infuscatus (Haan) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) see Stenocatantops 

Ceracris nigricornis nigricornis Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh, O.T. & Chakravorty, J. 2008) adult 

Chondacris rosea (DeGeer) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al adult 

Chortippus sp. Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Cyrtacanthacris tatarica (L.) Acrididae Orth black spotted Or Thailand Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) syn Acridium adult 

Diabolocantops innotabilis (Walker) Acrididae Orth clown grasshopper Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Ducetia japonica (Thunb.) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

Gastrimargus marmoratus (Thunbeg) Acrididae Orth Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Hieroglyphodes assamensis Uvarov Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh, O.T. & Chakravorty, J. 2008) adult 

Hieroglyphus concolor (Walker) Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh, O.T. & Chakravorty, J. 2008) adult 

Hieroglyphus oryzivorus Carl Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh, O.T. & Chakravorty, J. 2008) adult 

Heiroglyphus sp. Acrididae Orth Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Locusta migratoria (L.) Acrididae Orth migratory locust Or Thailand Philippines (DeFoliart 2002, Adalla 2010) adult 

Locusta sp. Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh et al 2007) nymph adult 

Mecopoda elongata (L.) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung 

Mecostethus sp. Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) syn Parapleurus 

Oxya chinensis (Thunbberg) Acrididae Orth Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Oxya japonica (Thunb.) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al adult



Oxya velox (F.) Acrididae Orth Or Vietnam (DeFoliart 2002) consumed adult 

Oxya sp. Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh, O.T. & Chakravorty, J.), Thailand 

Parapleuris sp. syn Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) see Mecostethus 

Patanga avis Rehn & Rehn Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Patanga japonica (Bolivar) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Patanga succincta (Johannson) Acrididae Orth Bombay locust Or Thailand Philippines (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 

2010), Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965, Lukiwati 2010) 

Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) 

Phlaeoba antennata B. v. Wattenwyl Acrididae Orth Or Indonesia ( Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) India (Singh, O.T. & 

Chakravorty, J. 2008) 

Acridium rubescens 

in DeFoliart 

Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) Acrididae Orth desert locust Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Schistocerca sp. Acrididae Orth Or India (Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) nymph adult 

Shirakiacris shirakii (Bolivar) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Stenocatantops splendens (Thunberg) Acrididae Orth Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) syn Acridium 

infuscata Haan 

Catantops 

infuscatus Haan 

Trilophidia annulata (Thunberg) Acrididae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Valanga nigricornis (Burmeister) Acrididae Orth Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965, Lukiwati 2010) 

Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Ratanga (misspelling) avis Rehn & Rehn Catantopidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) see Patanga 

Acheta syn confirmata Walker Gryllidae Orth Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) see Modicogryllus 

confirmatus 

(Walker) 

Acheta syn testacea Walker Gryllidae Orth Or Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) see T. mitratus 

Brachytrupes syn portentosus Licht Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) see Tarbinskiellus 

Grylloderes melanocephalus (Serv.) Gryllidae Orth Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer Gryllidae Orth two spotted cricket Or Thailand India (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) Laos 


not recorded in 

Thailand ? 

Gryllus sp. Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Gryllus syn check testaceus Walk. Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) not recorded in 

Thailand ? See 

Teleogryllus 

mitratus (Burm.) 

Gymnogryllus leucostictus (Burm.) Gryllidae Orth Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) syn G. elegans 

(Guér.) 

Gymnogryllus sp. Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 2 ssp. 

Gymnogryllus syn elegans Guér. Gryllidae Orth Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) see G. leucostictus 

(Burm.) 

Homoeoxipha sp. Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Modicogryllus confirmatus (Walker) Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

2005) 

syn A. confirmata 

Nisitrus vittatus (Haan) Gryllidae Orth Or Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) 

Pteronemobius sp. Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Tarbinskiellus orientalis (Burmeister) Gryllidae Orth Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Tarbinskiellus portentosus Licht Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand Myanmar Indonesia Vietnam India (DeFoliart 

2002, Lukiwati 2010) India (Meyer-Rochow 2004) Laos 


syn Brachytrupes adult 

Tarbinskiellus sp. Gryllidae Orth Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult 

adult 

adult 

adult



Teleogryllus mitratus (Burm.) Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002, Hanboonsong 2010) Indonesia syn Gryllus consumed 

(Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) testaceus Walker, 

Teleogryllus 

testaceus (Walker) 

Teleogryllus sp. Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Teleogryllus syn testaceus (Walk.) Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) see T. mitratus 

Velarifictorus sp. Gryllidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Euparatettix sp. Gryllotalpidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Gryllotalpa africana Beauv. Gryllotalpidae Orth African mole cricket Or Thailand Phiilippines Vietnam India (DeFoliart 2002), 

Indonesia (Meer, v.d. Mohr 1965) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et 

al 2005) 

nymph adult 

Gryllotalpa hirsuta Burmeister Gryllotalpidae Orth Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) syn Gryllotalpa 

longipennis (de 

Haan) 

Gryllotalpa longipennis (de Haan) syn Gryllotalpidae Orth Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) see G. hirsuta 

Burmeister 

Gryllotalpa sp. Gryllotalpidae Orth mole criquet Or Indonesia (DeFoliart 2002) Philippines (Adalla et al 2010) G. gryllotalpa is not 

India (Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) Indian (Sing et al 

2007) 

Gryllotalpa syn africana microphtalma Gryllotalpidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) see G. africana 

Chopard 

Beauvois 

Atractomorpha psittacina (de Haan) Pyrgomorphidae Orth spotted grasshopper Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Atractomorpha sp. Pyrgomorphidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Diestrammena sp. Rhaphidophoridae Orth Or India (Singh et al 2007) adult 

Schizodactylus monstrosus (Drury) Schizodactylidae Orth sand cricket Or India (Singh et al 2007, Chakravorty et al 2011) adult 

Schizodactylus tuberculatus Ander Schizodactylidae Orth Or India (Singh, O, T. & Chakravorty, J. 2008) adult 

Arachnacris tenuipes Giebel Tettigoniidae Orth Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Arachnacris sp. ? Tettigoniidae Orth katydid Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) genus not known 

fom India 

Chloracris brullei Pictet & Saussure ? Tettigoniidae Orth katydid Or India (Chakravorty et al 2011) species not known 

from India. C. 

prasina ? 

adult 

Conocephalus (Anisoptera) maculates (LeGuillou) Tettigoniidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Conocephalus sp. Tettigoniidae Orth katydid Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) India (Chakravorty et al 

2011) 

adult 

Euconocephalus incertus (Walker) Tettigoniidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) 

Euconocephalus sp. Tettigoniidae Orth Or Vietnam (DeFoliart 2002), Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 2005) adult 

Hexacentrus unicolor Serville Tettigoniidae Orth Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Holochlora albida Brunner von 

Wattenwyl 

Tettigoniidae Orth Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Holochlora indica Kirby Tettigoniidae Orth Or India (DeFoliart 2002) 

Mecapoda elongata (L.) Tettigoniidae Orth Or Thailand Laos (Nonaka et al); India (DeFoliart 2002), 


Onomarchus sp. Tettigoniidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Malaysia, Sabah (Chung 

et al 2002) 

Pseudophyllus titan White Tettigoniidae Orth Or Thailand (Hanboonsong 2010) Laos (Yhoung-Aree et al 

2005) 

Scudderia sp. check Tettigoniidae Orth Or Thailand (DeFoliart 2002) see Mecopoda, 

Scudderia is 

Nearctic 

adult 

adult



Tettigonia sp. Tettigoniidae Orth Or India (Singh et al 2007) nymph consumed adult 

Haaniella echinata (Redtenbacher) Heteropterygidae Phasmida stick insect Or Malaysia, Sabah (Chung et al 2002) 

Haaniella grayi (Westw.) Heteropterygidae Phasmida Or Malaysia (DeFoliart 2002, Chung 2003) egg 

Eurycnema versirubra (Serville) Phasmatidae Phasmida Or Malaysia (DeFoliart 2002) syn E. versifasciata excreta 

(Serville) 

Platycrana viridana (Oliv.) Phasmatidae Phasmida Or Malaysia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Pediculus humanus L. Pediculidae Phthiraptera Or Indonesia (Roepke 1951) adult 

Nemoura sp. Nemouridae Plecoptera Or India (Singh et al 2007) nymph 

Pteronarcys dorsata (Say) check Pteronarcyidae Plecoptera Or India (Singh et al 2007) P. dorsata is 

Nearctic 

nymph 

Chalcophora yunnana Fairm. Buprestidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Coraebus sauteri Kerremans Buprestidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Coraebus sidae Kerremans Buprestidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Sphenoptera kozlovi Jak. Buprestidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) Cerambycidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) syn Melanauster 

chinensis Forster 

larva 

Anoplophora glabripennis (Motsch.) Cerambycidae Col Asian longhorn beetle Pal China (Chen et al 1999) syn A. nobilis 

(Ganglbauer) 

Anoplophora syn nobilis (Ganglb.) Cerambycidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) see A. glabripennis 

Apriona germari (Hope) Cerambycidae Col mulberry longhorn 

beetle 

Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Apriona rugicollis Chevrolat Cerambycidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva 

Aromia bungii (Faldermann) Cerambycidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Batocera lineolata Chevrolat Cerambicidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva 

Cerambycidae gen. Cerambycidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Prionus insularis Motsch. Cerambycidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva 

Psacothea hilaris (Pascoe) Cerambycidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Spenoptera kozlovi Jakovleff Cerambycidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 2009) larva 

Stromatium longicorne (Newman) Cerambycidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) larva 

Sagra femorata (Drury) Chrysomelidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Larinus mellificus Jekel Curculionidae Col Pal Iran Syria (DeFoliart 2002)) pupa 

Larinus onopordi (F.) Curculionidae Col Pal Iran Iraq (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Larinus rudicollis Petri Curculionidae Col Pal Israel (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Larinus syriacus (Gyll.) Curculionidae Col Pal Iran Iraq Syria (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Cyrtotrachelus buqueti Guérin Curculionidae 


Col giant bamboo weevil Pal China (Chen et al 2009) larva 

Cyrtotrachelus longimanus (F.) Curculionidae 


Col bamboo weevil Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Macrochirus longipes Lacordaire Curculionidae 


Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Otidognathus davidis Fairm. Curculionidae 



Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Oliv.) Curculionidae Col red palm weevil Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) 


Asian palm weevil 

Sphaerotrypes yunnanensis Tsai & Yin Curculionidae 

Scolytinae 


Tomicus piniperda (L.) Curculionidae 

Scolytinae 

Col pine shoot beetle Pal China (Chen et al 2009) 

Xyleborus emarginatus (Eichhoff) Curculionidae 

Scolytinae 

Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999)



Acilius sp. Dytiscidae Col predaceous diving 

beetles 

Pal China (Ramos et al 2009) 

consumed 

Agabus fulvipennis Régimbart Dytiscidae Col Pal China (Ramos et al 2009) syn Gaurodytes 

fulvipennis (Rég.) 

Cybister bengalensis Aubé Dytiscidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2009) adult 

Cybister brevis Aubé Dytiscidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Cybister guerini Aubé Dytiscidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002), Japan (Ramos et al 2009) adult 

Cybister japonicus Sharp Dytiscidae Col Pal China Japan (Schimitschek 1968, DeFoliart 2002, Chen 

1999, Jäch 2003, Ramos et al 2009) 

adult 

Cybister lewisianus Sharp Dytiscidae Col Pal China (Ramos et al 2009) 

Cybister limbatus (Fabr.) Dytiscidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen 1999, Ramos et al 2009) adult 

Cybister sugillatus Er. Dytiscidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) Japan (Ramos et al 2009) adult 

Cybister tripunctatus (Oliv.) Dytiscidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999, Jäch 2003, 

Japan (Schimitschek 1968, Ramos et al 2009) 

adult 

Dytiscidae gen. Dytiscidae Col Pal China Japan Taiwan (DeFoliart) 

Dytiscus habilis (Say) Dytiscidae Col Pal China Japan (Ramos et al 2009) 

Dytiscus marginalis L. Dytiscidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2009) Japan (Ramos 

et al 2009) 

adult 

Dytiscus validus Régimbart Dytiscidae Col Pal Japan (Ramos et al 2009) 

Dytiscus sp. Dytiscidae Col Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Platambus guttulus (Régimbart) Dytiscidae Col Pal China (Ramos et al 2009) syn Platynectus 

guttula (Rég.) 

Rhantus pulverosus (Stephens) Dytiscidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Elateridae gen. Elateridae Col Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Gyrinus curtus Motsch. Gyrinidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva adult 

Gyrinus japonicus Sharp Gyrinidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva adult 

Dineutes marginatus Sharp Gyrinidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva adult 

Hydrophilus acuminatus Motsch. Hydrophilidae Col water scavenger Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999, Ramos et al syn Hydrous adult 

beetles 

2009) Japan (Ramos et al 2009) 

pallidipalpis Macleay 

Hydrophilus bilineatus (MacLeay) Hydrophilidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2009) Japan (Ramos 

et al 2009) 

adult 

Hydrophilus cavisternum (Bedel) Hydrophilidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2009) Japan (Ramos 

et al 2009) 

adult 

Hydrophilus hastatus (Herbst) Hydrophilidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Ramos et al 2009), Japan 

(Ramos et al 2009) 

Hydrophilus sp. Hydrophilidae Col Pal China (Jäch 2003) 

Hydrophilus syn pallidipalpes (MacLeay) Hydrophilidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) see H. acuminatus 

(Motsch.) 

adult 

Tropisternus !! collaris (F.) Hydrophilidae Col Pal Japan (Ramos et al 2009) misidentification 

thie is a Neotropic 

sp. 

Lucanus maculifemoratus Motsch. Lucanidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva adult 

Prosopocoilus inclinatus (Motsch.) Lucanidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Psalidoremus larva adult 

Psalidoremus syn inclinatus (Motsch.) Lucanidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see Prosopocoilus larva adult 

Allomyrina dichotoma (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Japanese rhinoceros Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Xylotrupes larva 

beetle 

dichotomus L. 

Amphimallon assimile (Herbst) Scarabaeidae Col scarab beetles Pal Italy Moldavia Walachia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Amphimallon pini (Ol.) Scarabaeidae Col Pal Italy Moldavia Walachia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Anomala corpulenta Motsch. Scarabaeidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999)



Catharsius molossus (L.) Scarabaeidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999, DeFoliart 2002) syn Scarabaeus 

molossus L. 


Holotrichia oblita Faldermann Scarabaeidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Holotrichia parallela (Motsch.) Scarabaeidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Holotrichia scrobiculata Brenske Scarabaeidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Polyphylla laticollis Lewis Scarabaeidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Scarabaeidae gen. Scarabaeidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Scarabaeus sacer L. Scarabaeidae Col Pal Egypt (DeFoliart 2002) 

Scarabaeus syn molossus Linn. Scarabaeidae Col Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) 

Xylotrupes dichotomus (L.) syn Scarabaeidae Col Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see Allomyrina 

dichotoma (L.) 

larva 

Dicranocephalus wallichi bowringi Pascoe Scarabaeidae 

Cetoniinae 


Oxycetonia jucunda (Faldermann) Scarabaeidae 

Cetoniinae 


Protaetia aerata (Erichs.) Scarabaeidae 

Cetoniinae 


Allomyrina dichotomus (L.) Scarabaeidae 

Dynastinae 


Oryctes rhinoceros (L.) Scarabaeidae 

Dynastinae 

Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) larva 

Blaps sp. Tenebrionidae Col Pal Turkey Tunesia (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Pimelia sp. Tenebrionidae Col Pal Turkey North Africa (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Tenebrio molitor L. Tenebrionidae Col Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Tenebrio sp. Tenebrionidae Col Pal Turkey North Africa (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Blatta orientalis L. Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Blattella germanica (L.) Ectobiidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 


Periplaneta americana (L.) Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Periplaneta australasiae (F.) Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) 

Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Blattodea 

Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn P. picea Shiraki adult 

Periplaneta picea Shiraki syn Blattidae Dictyoptera 

Pal Japan (Schiimitschek 1968) see P. fuliginosa adult 

Blattodea 

Serville 

Hierodula patellifera Serville Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 


Mantis religiosa (L.) Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 


Statilia maculata Thunberg Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 


Tenodera aridifolia angustipennis Mantidae Dictyoptera 


Saussure 

Mantodea 

Tenodera aridifolia aridifolia Stoll Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Paratenodera adult 

Mantidae gen. Mantidae Dictyoptera 

Mantodea 

Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) 

Callliphoridae gen. Calliphoridae Dipt blow flies Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Chrysomyia megacephala (F.) Calliphoridae Dipt Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva



Musca domestica L. Muscidae Dipt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

consumed 

Musca domestica vicina Macq. Muscidae Dipt Oriental housefly Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 2009) see Musca 

domestica L. 

larva 

Sarcophagidae gen. Sarcophagidae Dipt flesh flies Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Tipula paludosa Meig. Tipulidae Dipt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Cloeon dipterum (L.) Baetidae Eph Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva 

Ephemerella jinghongensis Xu et al Ephemerellidae Eph mayfly Pal China (Chen et al. 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Ephemeroptera gen. Ephemeroptera fam. Eph mayfly Pal China Japan (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Belostomatidae gen. Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Pal China Japan (DeFoliart 2002) 

Kirkaldyia syn deyrolei Vuillefroy Belostomatidae Hem Het giant waterbug Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see Lethocerus 

deyrollei 

adult 

Lethocerus deyrollei (Vuillefroy) Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Kirkaldyia 

deyrollei 

adult 

Lethocerus indicus (L. & S.) Belostomatidae Hem Het giant water bug Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999) adult 

Sphaerodema rusticum (F.) Belostomatidae Hem Het Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Mictis tenebrosa (F.) Coreidae Hem Het Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) nuymph adult 

Laccotrephes japonensis (Scott) Nepidae Hem Het water scorpion Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Ranatra chinensis Mayr Nepidae Hem Het water stick insect Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Ranatra unicolor Scott Nepidae Hem Het Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Cyclopelta parva Distant Pentatomidae Hem Het stink bugs Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Eurostus validus Dallas Pentatomidae Hem Het Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Eusthenes cupreus (Westw.) Tessaratomidae Hem Het Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Eusthenes saevus Stal Tessaratomidae Hem Het Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Tessaratoma papillosa (Drury) Tessaratomidae Hem Het lichi stink bug Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Darthula hardwickii (Gray) Aetalionidae Hem Hom Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) syn Membracidae nymph adult 

Aphididae gen. Aphididae Hem Hom Pal Midle East (DeFoliart 2002) honeydew 

Goniagnathus decoratus (Hpt.) Cicadellidae Hem Hom Pal Sinai Desert (DeFoliart 2002) syn Euscelis 

decoratus 

honeydew 

Opsius jucundus (Leth.) Cicadellidae Hem Hom Pal Sinai Desert (DeFoliart 2002) honeydew 

Cicada flammata Dist. Cicadidae Hem Hom cicadas Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Cryptotympana atrata (F.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Cryptotympana facialis (Walker) Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn C. japonensis 

Kato 

Cryptotympana japonicus Kato syn Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see Cryptotympana 

facialis (Walker) 

adult 

Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata (Motsch.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968, DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Meimuna opalifera (Walker) Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Oncotympana maculaticollis (Motsch.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Platypleura kaempferi (F.) Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal China (Chen et al 1999) Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Tanna japonensis (Distant) Cicadidae Hem Hom evening cicada Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Terpnosia syn vacua (Olivier) Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see Yezoterpnosia adult 

Yezoterpnosia vacua (Olivier) Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Terpnosia adult 

Cicadidae gen. Cicadidae Hem Hom Pal China Japan (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Ceroplastes sinensis Del Guercio Coccidae Hem Hom Chinese wax scale Pal China (Donkin 1977, Chen et al 1999) syn Ericerus pela 

Chavanes 

Ericerus pela (Chavannes) syn Coccidae Hem Hom Chinese wax scale Pal China (Donkin 1977, Chen et al 1999) see Ceroplastes 

sinensis Del Guercio 

Dactylopius coccus Costa Dactylopiidae Hem Hom cochineal insect Pal Canary Islands (Aldama-Aguilera et al 2005) adult, carminic 

acid



consumed 

Lawana imitata (Melichar) Flatidae Hem Hom Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Phenacoccus prunicola Borchs Pseudococcidae Hem Hom Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Trabutina mannipara (Ehrenberg) Pseudococcidae Hem Hom Pal Sinai Desert (DeFoliart 2002) honeydew 

Trabutina serpentinus Green Pseudococcidae Hem Hom Pal Iran Sinai Desert (DeFoliart 2002) syn Najacoccus honeydew 

Trabutina sp. Pseudococcidae Hem Hom Pal Iran (DeFoliart 2002) honeydew 

Cyamophila astragalicola (Gegechkori) Psyllidae Hem Hom Pal Iran (Grami 1998) honeydew 

Chermes sp. check Psyllidae Adelgidae? Hem Hom Pal Iran (DeFoliart 2002) 

Apidae gen. Apidae Hym Pal China Japan (DeFoliart 2002) 

Apis cerana F. Apidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 2009) Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa honey 

Apis dorsata F. Apidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 2009) larva pupa 

Apis florae F. Apidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 2009) larva pupa 

Apis mellifera L. Apidae Hym honey bee Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) rone pupa 

Bombus spp. Apidae Hym bumble bee Pal Italy (Dreon & Paoletti 2009) honey 

Osmia sp. Apidae Hym Pal Italy (Dreon & Paoletti 2009) pollen 

Xylocopa appendiculata circumvolens Apidae Hym Japanese carpenter Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva 

Smith 

bee 

Hedickiana levantina (Hed.) Cynipidae Hym Pal Turkey (DeFoliart 2002) syn Aulacidea galls 

Liposthenus glechomae (L.) Cynipidae Hym Pal France (DeFoliart 2002) syn Aulax galls 

Camponotus japonicus Mayr Formicidae Hym ants Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Carebara lignata Westw. Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 2009) 

Formica aquilonia Yarrow Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Formica beijingensis Wu Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Formica fusca L. Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Formica japonica Motsch. Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Formica sanguinea Latr. Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Formica uralensis Ruzsky Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Formica yessensis Forel Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Formicidae gen. Formicidae Hym Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) 

Lasius flavus (F.) Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Oecophylla smaragdina (F.) Formicidae Hym green tree ant Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) 

Polyrhachis dives (Smith) Formicidae Hym black weaver ant Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) syn P. vicina Roger 

Polyrhachis lamellidens Smith Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Polyrhachis vicina Roger syn Formicidae Hym Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) see Polyrhachis 

dives Smith 

Polyrhaghis mayri Roger Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Tetramorium caespitum (L.) Formicidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Scoliidae gen. Scoliidae Hym Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Polistes chinensis antennalis Perez Vespidae Hym Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1986) larva pupa 

Polistes jokahamae Radoszkowsky Vespidae Hym Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Polistes mandarinus Saussure Vespidae Hym Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Polistes sagittarius Saussure Vespidae Hym Pal China (Feng et al 2010, Chen et al 1999) larva pupa 

Polistes snelleni Saussure Vespidae Hym Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) 

Polistes sulcatus Smith Vespidae Hym Pal China (Feng et al 2010, Chen et al 1999) larva pupa 

Polistes sp. Vespidae Hym Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) pupae 

Provespa barthelemyi (Buysson) Vespidae Hym Pal China (Feng et al 2010, Chen et al 1999) larva pupa 

Vespa analis F. Vespidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009; Feng et al 2010) syn nigrans 

Buysson 

larva pupa 

Vespa basalis Smith Vespidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009, Feng et al 2010) larva pupa 

Vespa bicolor F. Vespidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009, Feng et al 2010) larva pupa



Vespa ducalis Smith Vespidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999, Feng et al 2010) Vespa tropica 

ducalis Smith 

larva consumed pupa 

Vespa mandarinia japonica Vespidae Hym Japanese giant Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968, DeFoliart 2002, Feng et al 

larva pupa 

Radoszk. 

hornet 

2010) 

Vespa mandarinia magnifica Smith Vespidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) larva pupa 

Vespa mandarinia mandarinia 

Smith 

Vespidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999, Feng et al 2010) larva pupa 

Vespa soror Buysson Vespidae Hym Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009, Feng et al 2010) larva pupa 

Vespa variabilis Buysson Vespidae Hym Pal China (Chen 1999, Feng et al 2010) larva pupa 

Vespa velutina auraria Smith Vespidae Hym Asian predatory wasp Pal China (Chen et al 1999, Feng et al 2010) Japan 

(Schimitschek 1968) 

larva pupa 

Vespa sp. Vespidae Hym Pal China Japan (DeFoliart 2002) larva 

Vespula flaviceps lewisii (Cameron) Vespidae Hym Korean yellowjacket Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa adult 

Vespula sp. Vespidae Hym Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki Rhinotermitidae Isopt Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 2009) adult 

Macrotermes acrocephalus Ping Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 2009) adult 

Macrotermes annandalei (Silvestri) Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 2009) adult 

Macrotermes barneyi Light Termitidae Isopt Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 2009) 

Macrotermes jinghongensis Xu et al Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Macrotermes menglongensis Han Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Macrotermes yunnanensis Han Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Macrotermes check denticulatus Li et Ping Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Odontotermes angustignathus Tsai et Chen Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Odontotermes annulicornis Xia et Fan Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Odontotermes conignathus Xia et Fan Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Odontotermes formosanus (Shiraki) Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 2009) adult 

Odontotermes foveafrons Xia et Fan Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Odontotermes gravelyi Silvestri Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Odontotermes hainanensis (Light) Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Odontotermes yunnanensis Tsai & Chen Termitidae Isopt Pal China (Chen et al 2009) adult 

Bombyx mori L. Bombycidae Lep silkworm moth Pal China Japan Korea (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999) pupa 

Holcocerus vicarius Walker Cossidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968 larva 

Zeuzera pyrina (L.) Cossidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968 larva 

Cossidae gen. Cossidae Lep Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) 

Amata phegea (L.) Erebidae Lep Pal Italy (Dreon & Paoletti 2009) syn Syntomis 

phegea (L.) 

ingluvie (crop) 

Synthomis syn phegea (L.) Erebidae Lep Pal Italy (Dreon & Paoletti 2009) see Amata ingluvie (crop) 

Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) Gelechiidae Lep pink bollworm Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999) larva 

Biston marginata Shiraki Geometridae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus cingulatus Yang & Zhang Hepialidae Lep ghost moths and 

swifts 

Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus davidi Poujade Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus dongyuensis Liang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus ferrugineus Li, Yang et Shen Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus ganna Hübner Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus jinshaensis Yang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus litangensis Liang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus luquensis Yang & Yang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999)



Hepialus macilentus Eversmann Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

consumed 

Hepialus maikamensis Yang, Li & 

Shen 

Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus nebulosus Alphéraky Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus pratensis Yang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus varians Staudinger Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus xunhuaensis Yang & Yang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus yeriensis Liang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus yunnanensis Yang & Li Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus zhongzhiensis Liang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus check albipictus Yang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Hepialus check yuloangensis Liang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) altaicola Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) armoricanus (Oberthür) Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999, DeFoliart 2002) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) baimaensis Liang et al Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) deqinensis Liang et al Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) gonggaensis Fu & Huang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) kangdingensis Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) kangdingroides Chu & 

Wang 

Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) lijiangensis Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) meiliensis Liang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) menyuanicus Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) oblifurcus Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva with 

Cordyceps fungus 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) renzhiensis Yang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) sichuanus Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) yunlongensis Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) yushuensis Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) zhangmoensis Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Thitarodes (Hepialus) zhayuensis Chu & Wang Hepialidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Erionota torus Evans Hesperidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Dendrolimus houi Lajonquiere Lasiocampidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Dendrolimus kikuchii Matsumura Lasiocampidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Dendrolimus punctatus (Walker) Lasiocampidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Dendrolimus punctatus wenshanensis 

Ysai & Liu 

Lasiocampidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Dendrolimus spectabilis (Butler) Lasiocampidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968 larva 

Cania bilinea (Walker) Limacodidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Cnidocampa flavescens (Walker) Limacodidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968 larva pupa 

Euclea sp. Limacodidae Lep slug caterpillars Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) pupa 

Thosea sinensis (Walker) Limacodidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Agrotis ypsilon (Hufnagel) Noctuidae Lep black cutworm Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Amata phegea (L.) Noctuidae Lep Pal Italy (Zagrobelny et al 2009) syn Syntomis ingluvie (crop) 

Hydrillodes lentalis Guénee Noctuidae Lep Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) syn H. morosa 

(Butler) 

Hydrillodes morosa (Butler) syn Noctuidae Lep Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) see H. lentalis 

Guénee 

larval excreta



Leucodonta bicoloria (D. & S.) Notodontidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

consumed 

Notodonta dembowskii Oberthuer Notodontidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Phalera assimilis (Bremer & Grey) Notodontidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Phalera bucephala (L.) Notodontidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Semidonta biloba (Oberthuer) Notodontidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Linoclostis gonatias Meyrick Oecophoridae 

(Xyloryctinae) 

Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Papilio machaon L. Papilionidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Pieris rapae (L.) Pieridae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Psychidae gen. Psychidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Aglossa dimidiatus (Haworth) Pyralidae Lep Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999) larval excreta 

Chilo simplex (Butler) syn Pyralidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see C. suppressalis larva 

Chilo suppressalis (Walker) Pyralidae Lep Asiatic rice borer Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn C. simplex 

(Butler) 

larva 

Chilo sp. Pyralidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Chilo syn fuscidentalis Hampson Pyralidae Lep bamboo borer Pal China (Chen et al 2009) see Omphisa larva 

Omphisa fuscidentalis (Hampson) Pyralidae Lep bamboo borer Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) syn Chilo 

fuscidentalis 

larva 

Ostrinia furnalis Guence Pyralidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Schoenobius incertellus (Walker) Pyralidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968 larva 

Antheraea pernyi (G.-M.) Saturniidae Lep Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999) Japan 

(Mitsuhashi 1997) 

pupa 

Antheraea yamamai (Gérin-M.) Saturniidae Lep Japanese oak 

silkworm 

Pal Japan (Mitsuhashi 1997) pupa 

Eriogyna pyretorum (Westw.) Saturniidae Lep Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) 

Paranthrene regalis (Butler) Sesiidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Acherontia styx Westw. Sphingidae Lep tomato hornworm Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Agrius convolvuli (L.) Sphingidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Clanis bilineata (Walker) Sphingidae Lep Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) larva pupa 

Clanis bilineata tsingtauica Mell. Sphingidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Clanis deucalion (Walker) Sphingidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Deilephila elpenor lewesi (Butler) Sphingidae Lep elephant hawk moth Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Pergesa 

elpenor lewisi 

larva pupa 

Macroglossum stellatarum (L.) Sphingidae Lep hummingbird hawk 

moth 

Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Psilogramma increta (Walker) Sphingidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Smerinthus planus Walker Sphingidae Lep Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Theretra nessus (Drury) Sphingidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Theretra oldenlandiae (Fabr.) Sphingidae Lep Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) larva pupa 

Leguminivora glycinivorella (Mutsumara) Tortricidae Lep soybean pod borer Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Zygaena ssp. Zygaenidae Lep Pal Italy (Dreon, A.L. & Paoletti, M.G. 2009) (Zagrobelny et al 

2009) 

ingluvie (crop) 

Acanthacorydalis orientalis (McLachlan) Corydalidae Megaloptera Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Protohermes grandis (Thunberg) Corydalidae Megaloptera dobsonfly Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968, Mitsuhashi 1997) adult 

Gomphus cuneatus Needham Gomphidae Odonata Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph 

Lestes praemorsus Hagen in Selys Lestidae Odonata Pal China (Chen ey al 2009) nymph 

Crocothemis servilia (Drury) Libellulidae Odonata Pal China (Chen et al 2009) nymph adult 

Sympetrum darwinianum Selys Libellulidae Odonata Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Sympetrum eroticum (Selys) Libellulidae Odonata Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult



Sympetrum infuscatum (Selys) Libellulidae Odonata Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) nymph consumed adult 

Odonata gen. Odonata dragonfly Pal China Japan Taiwan (DeFoliart 2002) nymph adult 

Acrida cinerea (Thunb.) Acrididae Orth Pal Korea (DeFoliart 2002) syn. Acrida lata 

Motsch. 

adult 

Acrida lata Motsch. syn Acrididae Orth Pal Korea (DeFoliart 2002) see A. cinerea adult 

Calliptamus abbreviatus Ikonn. Acrididae Orth Pal Chian (Chen et al 1999) 

Ceracris kiangsu Tsai Acrididae Orth Pal China (Chen et al 1999) 

Cyrtacanthacris syn septemfasciata (Serville) Acrididae Orth Pal Kuwait Saudi Arabia (DeFoliart 2002) see Nomadacris adult 

Locusta migratoria (L.) Acrididae Orth Pal China Morocco (DeFoliart 2002) syn Acrydium adult 

Locusta migratoria manilensis 

(Meyen) 

Acrididae Orth Pal China (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999) 

Nomadacris septemfasciata (Serville) Acrididae Orth Pal Kuwait Saudi Arabia (DeFoliart 2002) syn Cyrtacanthacris adult 

Oxya chinensis (Thunberg) Acrididae Orth Pal China Korea (DeFoliart 2002, Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Oxya japonica japonica 

(Thunberg) 

Acrididae Orth Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Oxya sinuosa Mishenko syn Acrididae Orth Pal Korea (DeFoliart 2002) see O. chinensis 

Oxya velox (F.) Acrididae Orth Pal Japan Korea (DeFoliart 2002) Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Oxya vicina Brunner von W. Acrididae Orth Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Oxya yezoensis Shiraki Acrididae Orth Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) 

Schistocerca gregaria (Forskal) Acrididae Orth Pal Pan-regional S.W. Asia North Africa (DeFoliart 2002) adult 

Shirakiacris shirakii (Bolivar) Acrididae Orth Pal China (Chen et al 1999) syn Euprepocnemis 

shirakii 

Gryllidae gen. Gryllidae Orth Pal China Japan (DeFoliart 2002) 

Gryllus bimaculatus De Geer Gryllidae Orth Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) numph adult 

Gryllodes berthellus Saussure syn Gryllidae Orth Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see Velarifictorus 

aspersus (Walker) 

adult 

Loxoblemmus arietulus Saussure Gryllidae Orth Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Loxoblemmus doenitzi Stein Gryllidae Orth Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Teleogryllus mitratus (Burm.) Gryllidae Orth Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Gryllus mitratus nymph adult 

Burm. 

Tarbinskiellus portentosus (Lichtenstein) Gryllidae Orth Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Brachytrupes nymph adult 

Velarifictorus aspersus (Walker) Gryllidae Orth Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Gryllodes 

berthellus Saussure 

Gryllotalpa africana Beauvois Gryllotalpidae Orth Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) adult 

Gryllotalpa orientalis Burm. Gryllotalpidae Orth Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Gryllotalpa unispina Saussure Gryllotalpidae Orth Pal China (Chen et al 1999, 2009) nymph adult 

Gryllotalpidae gen. Gryllotalpidae Orth mole cricket Pal China (DeFoliart 2002) 

Tettigoniidae gen. Tettigoniidae Orth Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) 

Kamimuria tibialis (Pictet) Perlidae Plecop Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Perla tibialis nymph 

Paragnetina tinctipennis (McLachnan) Perlidae Plecop Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) syn Perla 

tinctipennis 

nymph 

Perla syn tibialis Pictet Perlidae Plecop Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see Kamamuria 

tibialis 

nymph 

Perla syn tinctipennis McLachnan Perlidae Plecop Pal Japan (Schimitschek 1968) see Paragnetina 

tinctipennis 

Plecoptera gen. Plecop stone fly Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002) nymph 

adult



consumed 

Cheumatopsyche brevilineata (Iwata) Hydropsychidae Trich caddis fly Pal Japan (Mitsuhashi 1997) as Hydropsycheodes nymph 

Parastenopsyche sauteri Matsuzaki Stenopsychidae Trich caddis fly Pal Japan (Mitsuhashi 1997) nymph 

Stenopsyche griseipennis McLachlan Stenopsychidae Trich caddis fly Pal Japan (DeFoliart 2002)

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