Anoplophora macularia
| Anoplophora macularia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Anoplophora |
| Species: | A. macularia
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| Binomial name | |
| Anoplophora macularia Thompson, 1865
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Anoplophora macularia is a species of long-horn beetle found throughout East Asia.[1]
Description
[edit]Av macularia is black in color, with white or yellow spots on the integument.[1]
Distribution
[edit]Anoplophora macularia is found in China, Taiwan, and Japan.
In agriculture
[edit]Anoplophora macularia are regarded as major pests in East Asia, where they regularly attack tropical and subtropical fruits and nuts, particularly citrus trees.[2] The larvae of the species bore into tree trunks through egg-laying scars, destroying the phloem and xylem as they develop.[3] The process results in the deterioration or even death of the host tree, resulting in extensive economic losses. As a result, A. macularia is the subject of pesticide usage.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lingafelter, S W; Hoebeke, E R (2001). "Variation and homology in elytral maculation in the Anoplophora malasiaca/macularia species complex (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Japan and Taiwan". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 103 (3): 757–769.
- ^ E. Gorton Linsley (July 1958). "The Role of Cerambycidae in Forest, Urban and Agricultural Environments". The Pan-Pacific entomologist. 34 (3): 109.
- ^ Lee, Chi-Yang; Lo, K. C. (1998). "Rearing of Anoplophora macularia (Thomson) (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) on artificial diets". Applied Entomology and Zoology. 33: 105–109. Retrieved 24 May 2025.