Proreus simulans (Stål, 1860)
[Japanese name = Suji-Hasami-Mushi)]
Photo by K. Kohno (at Kume-jima island, Okinawa pref., Japan)
Taxonomy
Family Chelisochidae [Japanese family name = Te-Bukuro-Hasami-Mushi Ka]
Distribution
Japan: Okinoerabu-jima island, Okinawa-jima islands, Kume-jima island, Minami-Daito-jima island, Miyako-jima island, Ishigaki-jima iIsland, Iriomote-jima island, Yonaguni-jima island; Another countries: Taiwan, Oriental Region
Habitat
This species is often found in sugarcane field.
Seasonal Life History
Unknown
Comments by Kohno
This species is often found in sugarcane field. In addtion, this species is sometimes attracted to lights.
References
- Entomological Laboratory, Fuculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University and Japan Wildlife Research Center, 1989. A check list of Japanese insects, I. (Y. Hirashima ed.) Entomological Laboratory, Fuculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka and Japan Wildlife Research Center, Tokyo, 540 pp.
last updated on January, 2001
