Biology:Anoplophora horsfieldii

Short description: Species of beetle

Anoplophora horsfieldii
Museum specimen of Anoplophora horsfieldii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Tribe:	Lamiini
Genus:	Anoplophora
Species:	A. horsfieldii
Binomial name
Anoplophora horsfieldii (Hope, 1842)
Synonyms
Anoplophora nigrofasciatus Breuning, 1961 Anoplophora nigrofasciatus m. quadrifasciatus Breuning, 1961 Cerosterna horsfieldi var. voluptuosa (Thomson) Thomson, 1857 Cerosterna voluptuosa Thomson, 1856 Cyriocrates horsfieldi (Hope) Thomson, 1868 Cyriocrates nigrotrifasciatus Pic, 1953 Cyriocrates nigrotrifasciatus var. 4-fasciata Pic, 1953 Oplophora horsfieldi Hope, 1842

Anoplophora horsfieldii is a species of beetles in the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae).

Subspecies

• Anoplophora horsfieldii horsfieldii (Hope, 1842)
• Anoplophora horsfieldii tonkinensis (Kriesche, 1924)

Description

Anoplophora horsfieldii can reach a length of about 35 mm. These beetles are black or dark brown, with large irregular pale yellow transversal bands on the elytra, pale yellow markings on the head and the pronotum and very long antennae. Main host plants are Camellia sinensis, Celtis sinensis, Quercus glauca and Ulmus pumila.

Distribution

This species can be found in Thailand, Vietnam, China and Taiwan.

Etymology

The name honours Thomas Horsfield.

References

• Lingafelter, S. W. and E. R. Hoebeke. Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). The Entomological Society of Washington, Washington, D.C. 2002. 238 p.
• Worldwide Cerambycoidea Photo Gallery
• Biolib

Wikidata ☰ Q14803430 entry