Citrus long-horned beetle

Citrus long-horned beetle
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Cerambycidae
Tribe: Lamiini
Genus: Anoplophora
Species:
A. chinensis
Binomial name
Anoplophora chinensis
(Forster, 1771)
Synonyms
  • Cerambyx farinosus Houttuyn, 1766 Homo.
  • Cerambyx chinensis Forster, 1771
  • Lamia punctator Fabricius, 1776
  • Cerambyx pulchricornis Voet, 1778 Unav.
  • Cerambyx sinensis Gmelin in Linnaeus, 1790
  • Calloplophora abbreviata Thomson, 1865
  • Calloplophora afflicta Thomson, 1865
  • Calloplophora luctuosa Thomson, 1865
  • Calloplophora malasiaca Thomson, 1865
  • Anoplophora malasiaca (Thomson, 1865)
  • Calloplophora sepulcralis Thomson, 1865
  • Anoplophora sepulchralis (Thomson, 1865) Lapsus calami
  • Melanauster perroudi Pic 1953

Anoplophora chinensis, the citrus long-horned beetle (also appearing in many sources as Anoplophora malasiaca),[1] is a long-horned beetle native to Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and Southeast Asia where it is considered a serious pest.[2] This beetle has invaded several countries in Europe, including Italy, Switzerland, Turkey, France, Germany, and Croatia.[2]

Infestations by the beetle can kill many different types of hardwood trees including Citrus, pecan, apple, Australian pine, Hibiscus, sycamore, willow, pear, mulberry, chinaberry, poplar, Litchi, kumquat, Japanese red cedar, oak, and Ficus.

  1. ^ S.W. Lingafelter, E.R. Hoebeke (2002) Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). 236 S., Entomological Society of Washington, Washington, DC. ISBN 0-9720714-1-5
  2. ^ a b "Citrus longhorn beetle". Ministry for Primary Industries. Retrieved 2021-01-05.