Ultramorphological Characteristics of Falsogastrallus sauteri Pic (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) and a New Species of Cephalonomia Westwood (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae): A Book-Boring Beetle and Its Natural Enemy in Taiwan

Abstract

Libraries are invaluable resources, documenting significant events that have shaped human history. However, the preservation of old books is severely threatened by insects commonly referred to as bookworms. In this study, a sample of infested books in a historic library in Taiwan was randomly selected and examined. An anobiid book-boring beetle, Falsogastrallus sauteri Pic, 1914 (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) was identified as the major bookworm species present. To facilitate its identification, both adults and larvae of F. sauteri are redescribed, with emphasis on its ultramorphological characteristics as revealed by scanning electronic microscopy. Furthermore, an undescribed parasitoid wasp in the Bethylidae was discovered in the frass, holes and tunnels created by F. sauteri. The new species, Cephalonomia formosiensis sp. nov. is described, and we suggest that it probably uses F. sauteri as host.

PENGARUH PERLAKUAN KADAR AIR PADA BUAH KETUMBAR DAN ASPEK BIOLOGI Stegobium paniceum (L) (Coleoptera : Anobiidae)

“…Berdasarkan laporan dari laporan Ho dan kawan kawan, imago dari S. paneceum kerap di jumpai pada beberapa museum penyimpanan barang dan specimen. Dimana kerusakan pada barang di musieum pada artefak dan buku tua, sedangkan kerusakan pada spesimen penyimpanan di jumpai pada herbarium (Ho et al 2020) Keradaannya menjadi perhatian yang serius, akibat kerusakan yang ditimbulkannya pada sejumlah benda dan spesimen di museum. Bentuk antisipasi yang dilakukan oleh museum adalah tetap menjaga kondisi suhu dan kelembaban ruangan yang tidak sesuai bagi hama tersebut (Notton.…”