Genus
Species
Stock
Culture status
Probably lost
Foodplants
Nephelium lappaceum
Breeding notes
(by Bruno Kneubuehler)
- Tapah Hills (Peninsular Malaysia)
- females glue clutches of eggs (up to 50 eggs per clutch) to leaves and branches
- incubation time (HH-method on slightly moist sand) about 4 months at 20 - 23°C
- green, hairy nymphs, about 12 mm with long antennae
- they did not accept any of the offered food plants
- the natural food plant seems to be Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) (info Dr. Francis Seow-Choen)