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Asian longhorn beetle
Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky, 1854) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)

Status
Exotic (absent from Australia) High Impact Pest Species

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Caption: Intercepted by AQIS Victoria in timber pallet from China. June 2005

Source: Peter Lillywhite Museum Victoria

Typical cerambycid shape, 25 mm (male) and 35 mm (female) – the elytra of females is parallel whereas the elytra of males is distally tapered; antennae 2.5 times body length in males and 1.3 times body length in females. Beetle has about 20 irregular white spots on the elytra; antennae have 11 segments, each with a white blue base; Females are larger than males; both are glossy black (after emergence from the tree will be very blue-black) and finely punctate.

The other species which A. glabripennis may be confused with is A. chinensis. The two species can be separated as follows:

Pronotum: In A. glabripennis and A. chinensis (morph from China) black and without hairspots; A. chinensis (morph from Japan) has two bluish-white hair spots on either side of the pronotum.

Elytra: The base of the elytra in A. glabripennis is smooth while the base of the elytra in.A. chinensis has numerous tubercles.

Scutellum: A. glabripennis and A. chinensis (morph from China) is black, A. chinensis (morph from Japan) has a white hair patch.

Source:

EPPO Data sheet & Cornell University Info Sheet

These Anoplophora glabripennis larval diagnostic notes were kindly provided by Tom Delmont (AQIS - Melbourne) who visited Steven Lingafelter in May 2007 and returned with named, reference material.

Most of these characters can be found in: Lingafelter S.W. & E.Richard Hoebeke (2002). Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Entomological Society of Washington.

- Specimen should be more than 40mm in body length to use all diagnostic features
- It is not possible to distinguish the larvae A. glabripennis of A. chinensis
- See Prothorax dorsum image for position of antermedial pigmentation
- See Dorsal abdominal ampullae images on segments 3 & 4 for the presence of two distinct rings
- See Head venter images for weakly delineated or fused basal (posterior margin) gula margin
- See Sternellum images for position of microasperites
- See Anus image for 3 armed, symmetrical folds which compare to 2 armed, almost inverted T shape on Monochamus
- See Head top and side images for antennae which are long relative to Monochamus.

In 1st and 2nd instars, the asperites and dorsal ampullae will not have formed but you can use the pronotum dorsal pigmentation and anus shape as indicators of Anoplophora.

PaDIL Links:
Citrus longhorned beetle (Anoplophora chinensis)

Specimen contact point: Museum Victoria and AQIS Melbourne

Citation: Walker, K. (2008) Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 5/2/2008 2:00:30 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 8/16/2005 1:00:41 PM

Last Updated: 5/2/2008 2:00:30 PM

Diagnostic Images
Antenna	Elytra	Head Front	Pronotum
Thorax Above	Thorax Side
Overview Images
Dorsal	Lateral	Ventral
Other Images
Antenna Diagnostic notes	Anus	Diagnostic notes	Dorsal abdominal ampullae
Dorsal abdominal ampullae close up	Dorsal abdominal ampullae diagnostic notes	Egg close up	Eggs group
Head dorsal view	Head side view	Head venter	Head venter - Diagnostic notes
Head venter - Gular region close up	Prothorax	Sternellum asperites close up	Sternellum Diagnostic notes
Whole larva