Four species of insects coming into the Red Book

Scientists from the Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources have proposed to include four insect species in the Vietnam Red Book.

The horned beetle is one of four species proposed in the Vietnam Red Book.
Photo: IEBR.AC.

These four species include: Hornbill beetles with Chalcosoma causasus, Flower flying crabs (Kontum Cheirotonus gestroi Pouillaude), Large Indochina haircuts (Neocerambyx vitalisi Pic) and Phyllium bioculatum Gray.

According to Dr. Ta Huy Thinh, the proposal came after the Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources completed a survey to study the diversity of Ho Chi Minh road insects, the western branch and the section from Quang Ninh district (Quang Binh). to Phuoc Son district (Quang Nam).

Dr. Thinh also said that the level of insect diversity at the survey points along the route is generally high, approximately the National parks, nature reserves and special-use forests previously studied.

During this study, scientists recorded the presence of more than 3,000 species, 15 insect sets, supplemented with 350 species for Vietnam's natural treasure, of which 16 species have conservation value. included in the Vietnam Red Book or other legal protection regulations.