Sun 29 Jun 2008
This is only the second time that I’ve found one of these big saw-toothed longhorns (nokogiri-kamikiri). The last time was two years ago and it was in almost exactly the same place!
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae
Prionus insularis
Saw-Toothed Longhorn Beetle = nokogiri-kamikiri
Location: Edge of new road near Munakata recycling center (Google map)
Sun 29 Jun 2008
Coleoptera: Attelabidae
Mechoris ursulus
Oak Nut Weevil = haiiro-chokkiri
Location: Edge of new road near Munakata recycling center (Google map)
Sun 29 Jun 2008
Coleoptera: Curculionidae
Mecysolobus piceus
Weevil = kashi-ashinaga-zoumushi
Location: Edge of new road near Munakata recycling center (Google map)
Sun 29 Jun 2008
I cannot be certain of my identification of this leaf beetle. It is similar to the picture in my Japanese Coleoptera book, but quite unlike the couple of pictures I found on the Internet.
Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae
Monolepta quadriguttata
Leaf Beetle = monki-ashinaga-hamushi
Location: Edge of new road near Munakata recycling center (Google map)
Sun 29 Jun 2008
Coleoptera: Alleculidae (comb-clawed beetles)
Hymenalia rufipennis
= akabane-tsuya-kuchiki-mushi
Location: Edge of new road near Munakata recycling center (Google map)
Tue 24 Jun 2008
Shinobu found this tiny beetle in the house. At only 3mm, it was a bit difficult to spot!
Coleoptera: Melyridae (pollen beetles)
Intybia niponicus
Pollen Beetle = kuroki-obi-joukai-modoki
Location: Munakata Common (Google map)
Sun 22 Jun 2008
It was terrible weather today – rainy, misty and cool. I thought it wouldn’t be a good day for insect hunting… Wrong! It was a great day for longhorn beetles. I managed to find six species, of which two were new to me. Not bad at all.
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae
Anoplophora malasiaca
Chlorophorus japonicus
Paraglenea fortunei
Uraecha bimaculata
Xenicotela pardalina
Exocentrus lineatus
Location: Mikan orange grove under Kodaijiyama (Google map)
Sun 22 Jun 2008
I find a couple of these gomadara longhorn beetles every year, but I can’t resist taking photos. What a spectacular species this is!! It even has a page on Wikipedia (here).
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae
Anoplophora malasiaca
Longhorn Beetle = gomadara-kamikiri
Location: Mikan orange grove under Kodaijiyama (Google map)
Sun 22 Jun 2008
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae
Chlorophorus japonicus
Longhorn Beetle = eguri-tora-kamikiri
Location: Mikan orange grove under Kodaijiyama (Google map)
Sun 22 Jun 2008
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae
Paraglenea fortunei
Longhorn Beetle = ramii-kamikiri
Location: Mikan orange grove under Kodaijiyama (Google map)