Anoplophora chinensis chinensis (Forster, 1771)

Lin, Mei-Ying, Perissinotto, Renzo & Clennell, Lynette, 2021, Census of the longhorn beetles (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae and Vesperidae) of the Macau SAR, China, ZooKeys 1049, pp. 79-161 : 79

Anoplophora chinensis chinensis (Forster, 1771)

Fig. 40

Cerambyx chinensis Forster, 1771: 39. TL: China; TD: LSLU

Distribution.

Palaearctic Region: Austria (introduced); China (Anhui, Beijing, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hebei, Henan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanghai, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Croatia (introduced); France (introduced); Germany (introduced); Italy (introduced); Netherlands (introduced); Turkey (introduced); South Korea ( Yiu 2009; Lin and Yang 2019; Danilevsky 2020). Oriental Region: Indonesia; Malaysia; Myanmar; Philippines; Vietnam ( Lingafelter and Hoebeke 2002).

Macau records.

Taipa, University of East Asia Campus, 22 May 1991, near tennis courts under street lamp ( Easton 1991: 110; 1993: 49); Macau, University of East Asia, no data, ER Easton leg (UMEC x3); no data, " Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), 星天牛 34 mm " ( Pun and Batalha 1997: 64, fig. 94); 1♂, Coloane, 16 Jun 1992, Tai Ip, Anoplophora chinensis (CIAM); 1♀, ibidem 25 May 1995, Tai Ip, Anoplophora chinensis (CIAM); 1♂, ibidem 19 May 1994, Melia azedarach , Tai Ip, Anoplophora chinensis WW Pun det. (CIAM); 1♀, Taipa, 14 Apr 1993, Casuarina equisetifolia , WM Ng, Anoplophora chinensis (CIAM); Taipa Village, 23 Apr 2018, on trunk of Leucaena leucocephala , R Perissinotto & L Clennell; Taipa Central, 2 May 2019, dead on floor, R Perissinotto & L Clennell; Coloane Village, 20 Apr 2020, fresh elytron on road, R Perissinotto & L Clennell (MACT); ibidem 26 Apr 2020, female on tree trunk, R Perissinotto & L Clennell (MACT); ibidem 15 Jun 2019, on trunk of Mallotus paniculatus , R Perissinotto & L Clennell (MACT); Taipa, Museum Houses, 10 May 2020 14:05, Kisu Wong (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52588617); Coloane Village, 30 Apr 2021, Lynette Clennell (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76032800); ibidem 1 May 2021 13:02, Lynette Clennell (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76100043); Macau University of Science & Technology, 1 May 2021 10:43, Amanda Wan (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/76454987).

Remarks.

Easton (1993) reported that this species was common in Macau during the period 1991-1993. Despite having a very wide distribution range and being regarded as a pest and invasive species in some countries, it is now a rather scarce occurrence in Macau, where adults are active only from late spring to early summer. It ranges in total length 24-35 mm and 10.5-13 mm in maximum width. This species is often referred to as "the citrus longhorn beetle" ( Easton 1991, 1993) and its larvae are considered a serious pest of citrus in Hong Kong and adjacent mainland China ( Hill et al. 1982). In Macau, where citrus trees are very scarce, it has been suggested that larvae may complete their growth in wood of Melia azedarach ( Easton 1993). The larvae of this species are actually extreme opportunists in their diet and consume a large variety of woody plants, including horticultural species, and adults are therefore often encountered in city gardens and farms ( Yiu 2009). Among the best known host plants are Acer saccharinum , Alnus firma , A. hirsuta f. glabra , Atalantia buxifolia , Betula platyphylla var. japonica , Broussonetia papyrifera , Castanea sp., C. crenata , Citrus sp., C. junos , C. unshiu , Cryptomeria japonica , Ficus carica , Hibiscus sp., H. syriacus , Juglans sp., J. mandshurica , Lagerstroemia indica , Mallotus japonicus , Malus pumila , Melia azedarach , Momordica charantia , Morus sp., M. alba , Platanus occidentalis , P. orientalis , Poncirus trifoliata , Populus spp., Prunus spp., Psidium guajava , Punica granatum , Pyrus pyrifolia var. culta , P. ussuriensis , Rosa sp., R. multiflora , R. rugosa , Salix sp., S. babylonica , S. koreensis , Styrax japonicas and Ulmus davidiana var. japonica ( Lim et al. 2014; Lin and Yang 2019).

Figures

Figure 40. Anoplophora chinensis chinensis (Forster, 1771): dorsal (A) and lateral (B) views of specimens observed at Coloane Village on 26 Apr 2020 and Taipa Village on 10 May 2020, respectively (photographs: A LC B Kisu Wong).