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A TENTATIVE LIST OF JAPANESE (BLATTARIA)

SYOZIRO ASAHINA

Division of Medical , The National Institute of Health, Tokyo

(Received: March 7th, 1955)

Japanese Blattaria were studied by T. Shiraki, H. Karny, H. Furukawa, T. Ishihara and others. In 1931, Dr, Shiraki enumerated sixty-eight species of them from the Japanese territory including Formosa, Ryukyu, and the Bonin Islands, but our knowledge in regard to their , distribution, life- history and problems relative to human welfare seems still to be very insufficient. In this tentative check-list there are arranged all the recorded species from the post-war limit of Japan including the Ryukyu and the Ogasawara (Bonin) Islands, together with the citation of their distributional records.

I. Panesthiidae

1. Panesthia angustipennis Illiger Panesthia angustipennis Matsumura, 1904, p. 108. [Japan]

Shiraki, 1906, p. 33. •g Zahlreiche Exemplare aus Riukiu and

Banshu•h

Shiraki, 1931, p. 172. •gJapan-Okinawa, Banshu ;•h

Matsumura, 1931, p. 1376. •gHonshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, China,

India•h Shiraki, 1932, p. 2038 (Okinawa, Taiwan, Trop. Orient)

Matsumura, 1933, p. 32. •gHonshu, Shikoku, Kiushu, China,

India•h Shiraki, 1950, p. 2 (Kyushu, Okinawa, Taiwan, Orient. tropical area)

Ishihara, 1954 •gHonshu, Ryukyu, Formosa, Oriental tropical

area•h 2. Panesthia spadica Shiraki

Cryptogercus [sic!] spadicus Shiraki, 1906, p. 32, pl. 2, fig. 2

•g Nur ein Exemplar aus Gifu (Dezember), welche von Herrn

Y. Nawa gesammelt wurde•h

Panesthia javanica Matsumura, 1913, p. 17, pl. 2, fig. 17,

•Š (Honshu, China, India) [Banshu district] Panesthia spadica Matsumura, 1931, p. 1376 (Honshu, China, India) [Chugoku district]

Matsumura, 1933, p. 32 •gHonshu, China, India•h

199 200 ASAHINA Vol. 8

Panesthia spadica Furukawa, 1941, p. 299 (1•¬ 1•Š Oki Is. [Japan] )

•g It is very probable that all of Panesthia of large size from

temperate Japan belong to P. spadica.•h Panesthia spadicum Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 (Honshu, Shikoku (New record), Kyushu, Formosa, China) 3. Panesthia incerta Brunner von Wattenwyl

Panesthia incerta Shiraki, 1931, p. 173 •g•c•c Japan-Okinawa (VIII);

4. Salganea morio Burmeister

Panesthia morio Matsumura, 1913, p. 16, pl. 2, fig. 16, •Š •gHonshu, Taiwan•h

Salganea morio Matsumura, 1931, p. 1379 •gHonshu, Kyushu, Tai- wan•h

II. Panchloridae

5. Leucophaea surinamensis Linnð¥

Epilampra dimorpha Shiraki, 1906, p. 22, pl. 2, fig. 6.

•g Zahlreiche Exemplare aus Ogasawara Inseln (August)•h

Calolampra dimorpha Shelf ord, 1910, p. 10. •gJapan•h

Calolampra (Epilampra) dimorpha Matsumura, 1913, p. 12, pl. 2, fig,

10,•Š •gKyushu, Okinawa, Taiwan, Ogasawara•h Leucophaea surinamensis Matsumura, 1931, p. 1375 (Ogasawara, Okinawa, Taiwan)

Shiraki, 1931, p. 177 •gHab.: Japan•\Ogasawara, Ishigaki; Formosa•c•h

Shiraki, 1932, p. 2042 (Ogasawara, Taiwan,•c)

Matsumura, 1933, p. 35 •gin Bonin, Okinawa and Formosa•h Shiraki, 1950, p. 56 (Oshima, Ogasawara, Taiwan, Tropical area) Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 (Bonins, Amami-oshima, Okinawa, Ishigaki; Formosa)

III. Epilampridae

6. Opisthoplatia orientalis Burmeister

Opisthoplatia orientalis Shiraki, 1906, p. 31 •gDrei Exemplare aus

Kagoshima (Juli) and Formosa•h

Rhicnoda maculata Shelford, 1910 a, p. 9 •gJapan•h

Opisthoplatia orientalis Matsumura, 1913, p. 16, pl. 2, fig. 15, •Š •g Kyushu, Taiwan, China, India•h Matsumura, 1931, p. 1376 •gKyushu, Taiwan,•c•h Opisthoplatia orientalis Shiraki, 1931, p. 185 [Habitats missing!] Shiraki, 1932, p. 2045 (Kagoshima, Taiwan, China, India) Matsumura, 1933, p. 32 •gKyushu, Formosa, China, India•h Shiraki, 1950, p. 58 (Kagoshima, Taiwan, China, India) Ishihara, 1954, p. 3 (Shikoku, Kyushu, Ryukyu, Formosa) 1955 JAPANESE COCKROACHES 201

7. Epilampra quttiger Shiraki

Epilampra guttiger Shiraki, 1906, p. 21, pl. 2, fig. 7. •g Nur ein

Exemplar (•¬) aus Kiushu (Juli)•h

Shelf ord, 1910, p. 14 •gJapan•h

Matsumura, 1913, p. 12 •gKyushu, Okinawa, Taiwan•h Matsumura, 1931, p. 1374 (Kyushu, Okinawa, Taiwan)

Shiraki, 1931, p. 186 •gJapan-Kyushu•h Shiraki, 1932, p. 2046 (Kyushu, Taiwan)

Matsumura, 1933, p. 31 •gKyushu, Okinawa, Formosa, China, India•h Shiraki, 1950, p. 58 (Kyushu, Taiwan) Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 (Kyushu, Formosa)

8. Epilampra punctata Brunner von Wattenwyl

Epilampra formosana Matsumura, 1913, p. 12 (Okinawa•\Yayeyama,

Taiwan)

Epilampra punctata Matsumura, 1931, p. 1374 (Okinawa•\Yayeyama,

Taiwan)

Shiraki, 1931, p. 186 •g ... Japan-Okinawa (VIII);... •h Ishihara, 1954, p. 3 (Ryukyu, Formosa, Ceylon)

IV.

9. australasiae Fabricius

Periplaneta australasiae Shiraki, 1906, p. 25 •g... aus Iusel Ogasa-

wara and Formosa (August)•h

Matsumura, 1913, p. 11 (Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa, Taiwan,

China, ...) [•g rare in Honshu •h] Matsumura, 1931, p. 1377 (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa, Taiwan, China, ...)

Shiraki, 1931, p. 179 •g ... Japan•\Okinawa ; ... •h Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 (Japan (Kyushu and southwards) ; Cosmo- politan) 10. Periplaneta amerieana Linne

Periplanata americana Shiraki, 1906, p. 24 •g ... aus Fukuoka and

Ogasawara Inseln (August)•h Matsumura, 1913, p. 10 (Honshu, Kyushu, Okinawa, Ogasawara, Taiwan) Matsumura, 1931, p. 1377 (Cosmopolitan [abundant in Ogasawara] )

Shiraki, 1931, p. 179•g ... Japan Okinawa, Kiushu ; Cosmopolitan•h

Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 •gHonshu, Kyushu, Ryukyu, Formosa, Cosmo-

politan•h 11. Periplaneta picea Shiraki

Periplaneta picea Shiraki, 1906, p. 26 •g... aus Takasago (Sept.),

Hagi (Juli), Kagoshima (Juli) and Yoshihama (Aug.)•h 202 ASAHINA Vol.8

Shelf ord, 1910, p. 18 •gJapan•h

Matsumura, 1913, p. 11 •gHonshu, Kyushu•h

Matsumura, 1931, p. 1378 •gHonshu, Kyushu•h

Shiraki, 1931, p. 180 •g ... Japan•\Takasago (X), Tsushima,

Oshima (VII) ; China•h Shiraki, 1932, p. 2042 (Japan: South from Tokyo)

Matsumura, 1933, p. 31 •gHonshu, Shikoku, Kiushu•h

Hanitsch, 1934, p. 125 •g1 •¬ Yokohama, R. Merian•h

Shiraki, 1950, p. 56 •g(South from Tokyo)•h

Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 •gHonshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Ryukyu, Formosa,

China•h 12. Periplaneta fuliginosa Serville Periplaneta fuliginosa Furukawa, 1930, p. 56 [P. fuliginosa Serville (1839)=P. picea Shiraki (1906) ] Furukawa, 1938, p. 548 •g1 •¬ VIII/15, 1936, Miyake-zima, Izu•¬ 13. Periplaneta emarginata Karny Periplaneta emarginata Karny, 1908

Shelford, 1910, p. 18 •gJapan•h

Shiraki, 1931, p. 180 •gJapan•\Yamaguchi (VII), Miyazaki (VIII) ;

China•h

Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 •gHonshu (Yamaguchi), Kyushu ( Miyazaki),

China•h 14. Periplaneta pallipalpis Serville

Periplaneta pallipalpis Rehn, 1904, p. 555 •gNine specimens; two

males, seven females; Kioto, Japan (Y. Hirase). No. 37 [A. N.

S. Phila. ]•h 15. Periplaneta japonica Karny Periplaneta japonica Karny, 1908, p. 18

Shelf ord, 1910, p. 18 •gJapan•h

Shiraki, 1931, p. 180 •gJapan Yamaguchi (VII)•h Shiraki, 1932, p. 2043 (Honshu) Shiraki, 1950, p. 56 (Honshu)

Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 •gHonshu (Yamaguchi, Tokyo)•h

16. concinna DeHaan Blatta concinna DeHaan, 1842, p. 50

Stylopyga concinna Matsumura, 1904, p. 106 [Japan] Shiraki, 1906, p. 30 •g ... aus Tokio (Juniu. Juli), Gifu (Juli), and Akita•h

Blatta concinna Shelf ord, 1910, p. 15 •gJapan,...•h

Matsumura, 1931, p. 1373 •gHonshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Korea, China•h

Shiraki, 1931, p. 183 •gJapan•\Tokyo (VI. VII), Gifu (VII) ; Akita•h 1955 JAPANESE COCKROACHES 203

Matsumura, 1933, p. 22 •gHonshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Korea, China•h Shiraki, 1950, p. 57 (Honshu generally) Ishihara, 1954, b. 2 •gHonshu (Tokyo, Gifu, Akita)•h

17. Blatta orientalis Linnð¥

Blatta orientalis Rehn, 1904, p. 554 •gThree immature males: Yokohama, Japan (Rev. H. Loomis.) [A. N. Caudell], Kioto,

Japan (Y. Hirase) [A. N. S. Philad.]•h Stylopyga (Periplaneta) orientalis Matsumura, 1904, p. 107 [not common, only at sea-ports]

Shiraki, 1906, p. 29 •gwenige Exemplare aus Yokohama•h

Periplaneta orientalis Matsumura, 1931, p. 1377 •gHonshu, China,...•h

Blatta orientalis Shiraki, 1931, p. 183 •gJapan-Yokohama, Nagasaki.•h Shiraki, 1950, p. 57 (Honshu, Kyushu)

Ishihara, 1954, p. 2 •gHonshu, Kyushu, Europe•h 18. Stylopyga rhombifolis Stoll

Stylopyga rhombifolis Shiraki, 1950, p. 57 •gOshima, Kyushu,

Taiwan, ... •h

V.

19. striata Shiraki

Periplaneta striata Shiraki, 1906, p. 27. •gNur ein Exemplar aus

Kagoshima (Juli)•h

Shelf ord, 1910, p. 18 •gJapan•h

Ischnoptera striata Shiraki, 1931, p. 194 •g ... Japan-Kumamoto

(VI), Ehime (VI), Kagoshima (VII) •h Shiraki, 1932 •gShikoku, Kyushu, Taiwan•h

Shiraki, 1950, p. 58 •gShikoku, Kyushu, Formosa•h 20. Ischnoptera testacea Shiraki

Pseudophyllodromia testacea Shiraki, 1908, p. 108 •gNur 1 Exemplar

(•Š) gesammelt in Kumamoto ( Higo-Juni)•h Matsumura, 1913, p. 10 •gKyushu (Higo)•h

Matsumura, 1931, p. 1375 •gKyushu (Higo)•h

Shiraki, 1931, p. 194 •gJapan-Kumamoto (VI)•h

Ishihara, 1954, p. 3 •gKyushu, Formosa•h 21. Ischnoptera yashiroi Shiraki

Ischnoptera yashiroi Shiraki, 1931, p. 196 •gOne pair (types) collected

by Mr. H. Yashiro in Okinawa (V), ... •h

Ishihara, 1954, p. 3 •gOkinawa•h 22. Liosilpha japonica Shelford

Phyllodromia (?) japonica Shelf ord, 1907, p. 33 •gRiou-kiou, Oshima,

Japan ; three examples (Paris Museum)•h 204 ASAHINA Vol. 8

Liosilpha japonica Shiraki, 1931, p. 197 •gJapan-Okinawa, Oshima•h

Ishihara, 1954, p. 3 •gAmami-osima, Okinawa•h 23. Lupparia nigra Shiraki

Lupparia nigra Shiraki, 1931, p. 197 •g... Japan•h

Shiraki, 1932, p. 2047 •gKyushu, Taiwan•h Furukawa, 1948, p. 176 (1 exempl. Kure, leg. Ishihara)

Shiraki, 1950, p. 59 •gKyushu, Taiwan•h

Ishihara, 1954, p. 3 •gHonshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Formosa•h 24. kumamotonis Shiraki

Phyllodromia kumamotonis Shiraki, 1931, p. 198 •gJapan-Kumamoto

(VIII)•h [•Š] Shiraki, 1950, p. 59 •gKyushu•h

Furukawa, 1948, p. 176 •gMisaki (1•Š)•h

Ishihara, 1954, p. 3 •gShikoku, Kyushu, Amami-oshima•h 25. Blattella vilis Brunner von Wattenwyl Phyllodromia pallidiola Shiraki, 1906, p. 20 •gZahlreiche Exempl. aus

Kagoshima (Juli), Kyushu (Juli) and Insel Ogasawara

(August)•h Shelf ord, 1908, p. 13•gJapan•h Phyllodromia vilis Shiraki, 1931, p. 201•g... Japan-Kagoshima (VII),

Ogasawara (VIII) ; Malacca•h

Mareta vilis Furukawa, 1948, p. 176 •g1 , Titizima, Ogasawara

(Bonins) ; (Formosa, Kagoshima)•h Phyllodromia vilis Ishihara, 1954, p. 3 •gBonins, Kyushu (Kagoshima),

Formosa, Malacca•h 26. Blattella bisignata Brunner von Wattenwyl Blattella bisignata Furukawa, 1948, p. 176 (Tokyo, Kamakura [larva]) Phyllodromia lituricollis Ishihara, 1954, p. 3•gHonshu, Shikoku,

Kyushu, Formosa, China, Burma•h 27. Blattella germanica Linnð¥

Phyllodromia germanica Shiraki, 1906, p. 19 •gZahlreiche Exemplare aus Tokyo (Juli), Takasago (Juli) , Gifu (Juli), Kagoshima (Juli ) and Sapporo (Juli) ... •h Matsumura, 1914, p. 107 [Japan] Blattella germanica Rehn, 1904, p. 543 •gKioto, Japan (Y. Hirase)

[A. N. S. Phila.], No. 38. Japan (Koebele) [U. S. N. M.]•h

Literature relative to Japanese Blattaria (Items with * mark were not referable for the author)

* De Haan , W., 1842: Bijdragen tot de Kennis der . Verhandelingen over de Natuurlijke Geschiedenis der Nederlandsche Overgeesche bezittingen, door de

Leden der Natuurkundige Corumissie in Oost-Indið§ en andere schrijvers. Afl.

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Furukawa, H., 1930: (Note on a small collection of American Orthoptera), Kontyu , 4, (1), 56-58. (In Japanese). Furukawa, H., 1938: Orthoptera of Miyake-zima, Izu. Annot. Zool. Jap ., 17, (3/4), 548-562. Furukawa, H., 1941: Some tropical elements of Orthopteroidea from Oki Is. Zool. Mag. (Tokyo), 53, (6), 299-302. Furukawa, H., 1948: (Seaside Orthoptera), Shin-konchu, 1, (5) , 174-178. (In Japanese). Hanitsch, R., 1934: On a collection of Blattids, chiefly from Java and Northern Australia, made by Prof. Ed. Handschin. Rev. Suisse de Zool., 41, (5) , 111-130. Ishihara, T., 1947: (Japanese cockroaches), Kagaku-chishiki, 27 , (1), 32-36. (In Japanese). Ishihara, T., 1954: (An account of Japanese cockroaches). Shin-konchu, 7, (12), 2-8. (In Japanese). * Karny , H., 1908: , 1, Orthoptera, A. , Tettigonioidea, Acrido- idea. In: Wiss. Ergebn. Exped. Filchner China u. Tibet. 1903-1905, 10, 1. Karny, H., 1915: H. Sauter's Formosa-Ausbeute, Orthoptera et Oothecaria. Suppl. Ent., 4, 56-108. Matsumura, S., 1904: Thousand of Japan, 1, 106-108, pl. (In Japanese). Matsumura, S., 1913: Thousand Insects of Japan, Additamenta, 1, 8-18, pl. II. (In Japanese). Matsumura, S., 1931: 6000 Illustrated Insects of Japan, 1372-1379. (In Japanese). Matsumura, S., 1933: Illustrated Common insects of Japan, 5, 22-24 (31-35), pl. 6. (In Japanese and English) Princis, K., 1951: Neue and wenig bekannte Blattarien aus dem Zoologischen Museum, Kopenhagen. Spolia Zoologica Musei Hauniensis, 12, 1-72, 6 pls. Rehn, J. A. G., 1903: Studies in old world Forficulids or , and Blattids or cockroaches. Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 27, 539-560. Shelford, R., 1907: On some new species of Blattidae in the Oxford and Paris Museum. Ann. M. N. H., (7), 19, (CIX), 25-49. Shelford, R., 1908: Orthoptera, Blattidae, Phyllodromiinae. Genera Insectorum, Fasc. 73, 1-29, 2 pls. Shelford, R., 1910: Orthoptera, Blattidae, Epilamprinae Genera Insectorum, Fasc. 101, 1-21, 2 pls. Shelford, R., 1910a: Orthoptera, Blattidae, Blattinae (Periplanetinae). Genera In- sectorum, Fasc. 109, 1-27, 2 pls. Shiraki, T., 1905/06: Neue Forficuliden and Blattiden Japans. Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist.Soc., 1, (2), 1-14. Shiraki, T., 1906: Die Blattiden Japans. Annot. Zool. Jap., 6, 1, 17-35. Shiraki, T., 1907/08: Neue Blattiden and Forfieuliden Japans. Trans. Sapporo Nat. Hist. Soc., 2, 103-111. Shiraki, T., 1931: Orthoptera of the Japanese Empire, Part II, Blattidae. Ins. Mats., 5, (4), 171-209. Shiraki, T., 1932: Blattidae : in I.conographia Insectorum Japonicorum. 2038-2048. (In Japanese). Shiraki, T., 1950: Blattaria : in Iconographia Insectorum Japonicorum, Editio Secunda, Ref ormata. 54-59.