Taxonomy
Insect Taxa
Below is a summary for each of the 17 insect taxa studied at Khao Chong since 2009. Data are current as of April 2023.
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ISOPTERA
Kalotermitidae
No. observations: 38
No. species: 1
No. specimens stored in ethanol: 38
DNA sequences: 0
Staff in charge: Manus Launkaew
Experts: Shawn Cheng, Jan Krecek
Rhinotermitidae
No. observations: 639
No. species: 8
No. specimens stored in ethanol: 639
DNA sequences: 3
Staff in charge: Manus Launkaew
Experts: Shawn Cheng, Jan Krecek
Termitidae
No. observations: 2967
No. species: 37
No. specimens stored in ethanol: 2967
DNA sequences: 19
Staff in charge: Manus Launkaew
Experts: Shawn Cheng, Jan Krecek
HEMIPTERA
Flatidae
No. observations: 234
No. species: 38
No. specimens pinned: 181
DNA sequences: 0
Staff in charge: Montarika Promchaisri
Experts: Lingfei Peng, Yingling Wang
COLEOPTERA
Staphylinidae Pselaphinae
No. observations: 5061
No. species: 88
No. specimens mounted dry: 15
No specimens stored in ethanol: 5035 (many more will be mounted shortly)
DNA sequences: 0
Staff in charge: Nantakan Duangwang
Expert: Giulio Cuccodoro (agreed)
Curculionidae Platypodinae
No. observations: 3096
No. species: 29
No. specimens mounted dry: 133
No specimens stored in ethanol: 2960
DNA sequences: 0
Staff in charge: Nantakan Duangwang
Expert: Roger Beaver (agreed)
LEPIDOPTERA
Crambidae
No. observations: 37472
No. species: 507
No. specimens pinned: 12482
DNA sequences: 98
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined; Acentropinae: David Agassiz (agreed)
Pyralidae
No. observations: 1386
No. species: 54
No. specimens pinned: 1113
DNA sequences: 4
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
Geometridae
No. observations: 20290
No. species: 490
No. specimens pinned: 9575
DNA sequences: 410
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
Erebidae – Arctiinae
No. observations: 16310
No. species: 228
No. specimens pinned: 6048
DNA sequences: 41
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
Hesperiidae
No. observations: 1107
No. species: 103
No. specimens pinned: 339
DNA sequences: 90
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, Sontaya Promchaisri, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
Papilionidae
No. observations: 1043
No. species: 26
No. specimens pinned: 115
DNA sequences: 37
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, Sontaya Promchaisri, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
Pieridae
No. observations: 2333
No. species: 28
No. specimens pinned: 192
DNA sequences: 66
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, Sontaya Promchaisri, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
Nymphalidae
No. observations: 7929
No. species: 146
No. specimens pinned: 862
DNA sequences: 256
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, Sontaya Promchaisri, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
Lycaenidae
No. observations: 3676
No. species: 151
No. specimens pinned: 653
DNA sequences: 200
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, Sontaya Promchaisri, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
Riodinidae
No. observations: 426
No. species: 11
No. specimens pinned: 71
DNA sequences: 12
Staff in charge: Hassanai Kaewyod, Sontaya Promchaisri, rest of team
Expert: not yet defined
DIPTERA
Tephritidae
No. observations: 81769
No. species: 148
No. specimens pinned: 1906, rest in ethanol
DNA sequences: 218
Staff in charge: Sontaya Promchaisri
Expert: Pairot Pramual (agreed)
HYMENOPTERA
Formicidae (leaf-litter)
No. observations: 47226
No. species: 199
No. specimens pinned: 2733
DNA sequences: 427
Staff in charge: Manus Launkaew
Expert: Weeyawat Jaitrong