Hemadius

Hemadius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Cerambycinae
Tribe:	Cerambycini
Genus:	Hemadius Fairmaire, 1889
Species:	H. oenochrous
Binomial name
Hemadius oenochrous Fairmaire, 1889
Synonyms
Neocerambyx oenochrousHemadius oenochrousFairmaire, 1889 Aeolesthes oenochrous(Fairmaire, 1889) Hemadius oenochroa(Fairmaire, 1889) (misspelling)

Hemadius ^[1] is a monotypic genus of longhorn beetles, containing the species Hemadius oenochrous in the tribe Cerambycini and previously placed in the genus Neocerambyx . It is native to Asia, where it occurs in China, Vietnam, Laos, and Taiwan. It is known commonly as the cherry tree longhorned beetle and Wushe blood-spotted longhorned beetle. ^[2]

This beetle is about 4.5 to 6.5 centimeters long with a narrow body. It is black with a red sheen. The male has antennae longer than its body length; the female has shorter antennae. ^[2]

This beetle lives in forests, where it specializes on cherry and peach trees ( Prunus spp.). ^[2]

References

1. Fairmaire L (1889) Ann. Soc. Ent. France (6) 9.
2. Yen, S. and P. Yang. Illustrated identification guide to insects protected by the CITES and wildlife conservation law of Taiwan. Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, 2001.

External links

• Beetle (Aeolesthes oenochrous). Taiwan Postage Stamps, Long-horned Beetle Series.
• Media related to Neocerambyx oenochrous at Wikimedia Commons
• Hemadius oenochrous. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Catalogue of Life 29 January 2016.