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Citrus longhorned beetle
Anoplophora chinensis (Forster, 1771) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae)

Status
Exotic (absent from Australia) Pest Species

Dorsal view

Caption: Specimen Locality Label: Tien Hsiang, Taiwan, Oct 1972, R. Black.

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 1.7-2 times body length in males and 1.2 times body length in females. Beetle has several 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. chinensis may be confused with is A. glabripennis. The two species can be separated as follows:

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

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

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

PaDIL Links:
Asian longhorn beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)

Specimen contact point: Museum Victoria

Citation: Walker, K. (2008) Citrus longhorned beetle (Anoplophora chinensis) Pest and Diseases Image Library. Updated on 5/7/2008 1:11:13 PM. Available online: http://www.padil.gov.au

Created Date: 8/16/2005 3:05:49 PM

Last Updated: 5/7/2008 1:11:13 PM

Diagnostic Images
Antenna	Elytra	Pronotum	Thorax Above
Thorax Side
Overview Images
Dorsal	Lateral	Ventral
Other Images
Head front	Japan morph	Japan morph	Japan morph
Japan morph	Japan morph	Japan morph	Japan morph