Kawin Jiaranaisakul

Kasetsart University | KU · Department of Entomology

A new species of Hemisphaerius Schaum, 1850, H. binduseni sp. nov. is described from Thailand. Illustrations of the holotype and male genitalia, photographs of live specimens and a distribution map are provided. It is compared with H. interclusus Noualhier, 1896, which is additionally recorded from Thailand for the first time and illustrated from l...

An annotated list of eighteen species of the family Fulgoridae from Khao Krachom Mountain, Ratchaburi Province of Thailand is given. Three species, Pyrops connectens (Atkinson, 1885), Pyrops spinolae (Westwood, 1842) and Zanna nobilis (Westwood, 1838), are recorded from Thailand for the first time and two species of the genus Dichoptera Spinola, 18...

Penthicodes (Penthicodes) farinosus (Weber, 1801), P. (Ereosoma) bimaculatus (Schmidt, 1905) and P. (Ereosoma) caja malayanus Constant, 2010 are formally recorded from Thailand for the first time; the second one is also recorded from Peninsular Malaysia for the first time, based on photographs. Updated distribution maps and the first host plant rec...

A new species of the Asian lanternfly genus Saiva Distant, 1906 from Thailand (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoridae) with notes on S. virescens (Westwood, 1842) and Pyrops cultellatus (Walker, 1857) Abstract A new species of the Asian lanternfly genus Saiva Distant, 1906, S. constanti Jiaranaisakul sp. nov., is described from Thailand with illustra...

Fourteen species of the lanternfly genus Pyrops Spinola were documented from Thailand during expeditions across the country and from citizen scientists' records. The distribution maps of each species are provided, based on the examined material and records from iNaturalist citizen science platform. The species are illustrated and an identification...

The planthopper genus Sogana Matsumura, 1914 (Hemiptera: Tropiduchidae) is recorded and documented from Thailand for the first time. A new species discovered in the framework of the “Natural Communication Project”, Sogana khaokrachomana sp. nov., is described. The differential diagnosis and distribution map are also provided.

The genus Presbistus and the family Aschiphasmatidae are recorded from Thailand for the first time. A new species of Presbistus Kirby, 1896, Presbistus muka sp. nov., is described from the Mahidol University Campus in Kanchanaburi,West Thailand based on both sexes and eggs. The new species is diagnosed and differentiated from its congenerics by its...

In this study, Aegus occidentalis Pathomwattananurak & Jiaranaisakul, new species is described from Tenasserim Range, western Thailand. Its habitus and genitalia are illustrated and compared with its closest relatives for both sexes. A checklist of the species of Aegus Macleay, 1819 (Coleoptera: Lucanidae: Lucaninae: Aegini) from Thailand is provid...

A redescription of Pyrops condorinus (Lallemand, 1960) including the male genitalia is provided and the species is recorded from Thailand for the first time with new host plant data. The species is compared with its closest relative P. spinolae (Westwood, 1842). The contribution of citizen science and the intraspecific variation of P. spinolae are...

A colourful new species of Calvisia Stål, 1875, C. (Calvisia) khlongsokana sp. nov., is described from Southwest Thailand and South Myanmar based on both sexes, nymphs and eggs. The new species is placed in the subgenus C. (Calvisia) Stål, 1875 and compared to the closely related species C. (Calvisia) sangarius (Westwood, 1859). The female of C. (C...

The leaf insect Pulchriphyllium giganteum (Hausleithner, 1984) is recorded in Thailand for the first time. The diagnosis, measurements, photographs, and short notes of the specimen are also provided.

A catalog of the lanternfly specimens housed in the Natural History Museum of the National Science Museum, Thailand (THNHM) is presented. A total of 157 specimens of 33 species in ten genera are deposited in THNHM. Seven species of Fulgoridae are new records for Thailand: Polydicta tricolor (Westwood, 1845), Pyrops ducalis (Stål, 1863), Pyrops kare...

The new species Pylaemenes scrupeus sp. nov. from Ratchaburi province, Thailand is described and illustrated based on both sexes and the egg. The new species is diagnosed and differentiated from closely related species. The constitution of Pylaemenes Stål, 1875 and the problems arising with generic attribution of species, considering recent phyloge...

Pyrops itoi (Satô & Nagai, 1994), described from Malaysia is fully redescribed and proposed as a senior synonym of Pyrops shiinaorum Nagai & Porion, 2002, described from northern Thailand. The male genitalia of the species are illustrated and described for the first time. Numerous new distribution records are given and documented with specimens or...

Presentation poster in 16th International Auchenorrhyncha Congress 2019 at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam.

The three species of the Penthicodes (Ereosoma) atomaria+ species group are present in Thailand. Penthicodes (Ereosoma) warleti Constant, 2010 is recorded from the country for the first time; it is also the first record of the species outside India. New records are given for P. (Ereosoma) atomaria (Weber, 1801) and P. (Ereosoma) pulchella Guérin-Mé...