Anoplophora horsfieldii

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.
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