The Asian long-horned beetle, also known as the starry sky, sky beetle, or ALB, is native to eastern China, and Korea. This species has now been accidentally introduced into the United States, where it was first discovered in 1996, as well as Canada, and several countries in Europe, including Austria, France, Germany, Italy and UK. This beetle is believed to have been spread from Asia in solid wood packaging material.
The longhorn beetles are a family of beetles, typically characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body. In various members of the family, however, the antennae are quite short and such species can be difficult to distinguish from related beetle families such as the Chrysomelidae. The family is large, with over 26,000 species described, slightly more than half from the Eastern Hemisphere. Several are serious pests. The larvae, called roundheaded borers, bore into wood, where they can cause extensive damage to either living trees or untreated lumber. A number of species mimic ants, bees, and wasps, though a majority of species are cryptically colored. The rare titan beetle from northeastern South America is often considered the largest insect, with a maximum known body length of just over 16.7 cm (6.6 in). The scientific name of this beetle family goes back to a figure from Greek mythology: after an argument with nymphs, the shepherd Cerambus was transformed into a large beetle with horns.
The citrus long-horned beetle is a long-horned beetle native to Japan, China and Korea, where it is considered a serious pest.
Charles Joseph Gahan was an Irish entomologist who specialized in beetles particularly the Cerambycidae. He served as keeper at the department of entomology in the British Museum for thirteen years after Charles Owen Waterhouse.
The Disteniidae are a small family of beetles in the superfamily Chrysomeloidea, traditionally treated as a group within the Cerambycidae.
Oryctes is the most economically important genus of rhinoceros beetles in the subfamily Dynastinae, since it includes a notorious insect pest of palms.
Derancistrus is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Mionochroma is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Coleoxestia is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Criodion is a genus of beetles in the family Cerambycidae, containing the following species:
Anoplophora is a genus of beetles in the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae). They are native to Asia. Most are large and colorful and thus are depicted in artwork and sought after by beetle collectors. The genus also includes several notorious pest insects.
Anoplophora horsfieldi is a species of beetles in the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae).
Anoplophora sollii is a species of beetles in the longhorn beetle family (Cerambycidae).
Lamiini is a tribe of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae.
Cordylomera elegans is a species of longhorn beetles in the tribe Elaphidiini. It is found in South Africa.
Coptops annulipes is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1864. It is known from Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, India, and Vietnam.
Golsinda basicornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1894. It is known from Myanmar, China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand.
Egesina cleroides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Charles Joseph Gahan in 1890. It is known from Myanmar and India.
Anoplophora beryllina is a species of beetles in the family Cerambycidae. It is distributed in China, Myanmar, India, Laos, and Vietnam.
Stromatium barbatum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. This species is native to the Oriental region. It has been recorded in mainland India, the Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Mauritius, Réunion and Seychelles. This species has also spread to continental Africa and Madagascar.
