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Anoplophora

Anoplophora is the scientific name of a group -also called lamiines or flat-faced longhorned beetles-

Anoplophora Hope, 1839

F.W. Hope is the author of the original taxon.

The type species is Anoplophora stanleyana Hope, 1839.

Anoplophora Hope, 1839 is the full name of the group-genus in the taxonomic classification system.

Anoplophora has 63 species and subspecies (59 species plus 4 non-nominal subspecies). This genus is ranked in the tribe Lamiini.

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
~1,200,000 sp.
phylum
Arthropoda
~1,000,000 sp.
class
Insecta
~830,000 sp.
order
Coleoptera
~350,000 sp.
family
Cerambycidae
~35,000 sp.
subfamily
Lamiinae
22,136 sp/ssp.
tribe
Lamiini
1,941 sp/ssp.
genus
Anoplophora
59 sp. + 4 non-nominal subsp.

Gallery

Last images of Anoplophora, to see more: Plate in gallery Box in collection

Anoplophora graafi [JPRC], Lamiini, Sumatra Is.
Anoplophora graafi [JPRC]
Lamiini
Sumatra Is.
Anoplophora medenbachii [JPRC], Lamiini, Sumatra Is.
Anoplophora medenbachii [JPRC]
Lamiini
Sumatra Is.
Anoplophora medenbachii [JPRC], Lamiini, Sumatra Is.
Anoplophora medenbachii [JPRC]
Lamiini
Sumatra Is.
Anoplophora tonkinea [JPRC], Lamiini, Vietnam
Anoplophora tonkinea [JPRC]
Lamiini
Vietnam
Anoplophora cheni [JPRC], Lamiini, Vietnam
Anoplophora cheni [JPRC]
Lamiini
Vietnam
Anoplophora granata [JPRC], Lamiini, Vietnam
Anoplophora granata [JPRC]
Lamiini
Vietnam
Anoplophora imitatrix [JPRC], Lamiini, South China (Guangxi)
Anoplophora imitatrix [JPRC]
Lamiini
South China (Guangxi)
Anoplophora longehirsuta [JPRC], Lamiini, Thailand
Anoplophora longehirsuta [JPRC]
Lamiini
Thailand
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Key to subgroups

Some keys and updates found in the bibliography • use implemented key in next section

  • key of Anoplophora • see Lingafelter & Hoebeke, 2002

Latest events

  • 2026 • Anoplophora dafengdingensis n. sp. • cf. Wang, C.B. & Wang, P. & Wang, W.K.
  • 2025 • Anoplophora molodkovetsi n. sp. • cf. A. Barševskis
  • 2025 • Anoplophora zhiyuani n. sp. • cf. Zhang, L. & Wang, P. & Xie, G. & Wang, W.
  • 2024 • Anoplophora xuei n. sp. • cf. Lin, M.Y. & Wen, D.

List of species

63 species and subspecies (59 species plus 4 non-nominal subspecies)

  • Anoplophora albopicta (Matsushita, 1933)
  • Anoplophora amoena (Jordan, 1895)
  • Anoplophora ankangensis (Chiang, 1981)
  • Anoplophora asuanga Schultze, 1923
  • Anoplophora beryllina (Hope, 1840)
  • Anoplophora birmanica Hüdepohl, 1990
  • Anoplophora bowringii (White, 1858)
  • Anoplophora cheni Bi & Ohbayashi, 2015
    fig.
  • Anoplophora chiangi Hua & Zhang, 1991
  • Anoplophora chinensis chinensis (Forster, 1771)
  • Anoplophora chinensis viridis Wang, 1991
  • Anoplophora coeruleoantennata (Breuning, 1947)
  • Anoplophora dafengdingensis Wang & al., 2026
  • Anoplophora davidis (Fairmaire, 1886)
  • Anoplophora decemmaculata Pu, 1999
  • Anoplophora elegans (Gahan, 1888)
  • Anoplophora fanjingensis Yang & al., 2020
  • Anoplophora flavomaculata (Gressitt, 1934)
  • Anoplophora freyi (Breuning, 1947)
  • Anoplophora fruhstorferi (Aurivillius, 1902)
  • Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky, 1853)
  • Anoplophora graafi (Ritsema, 1880)
    fig.
  • Anoplophora granata Holzschuh, 1993
    fig.
  • Anoplophora gressitti Ohbayashi & Bi, 2014
  • Anoplophora horsfieldii horsfieldii (Hope, 1842)

Taxa, synonyms

8 taxa refer to Anoplophora

  • Anoplophora Hope, 1839 [ sp. type : Anoplophora stanleyana Hope, 1839 ]
  • Oplophora Hope, 1839 [ sp. type : Oplophora sollii Hope, 1839 ]
  • Calloplophora Thomson, 1864 [ sp. type : Oplophora sollii Hope, 1839 ]
  • Cyriocrates Thomson, 1868 [ sp. type : Oplophora horsfieldii Hope, 1842 ]
  • Melanauster Thomson, 1868 [ sp. type : Cerambyx chinensis Forster, 1771 ]
  • Micromelanauster Pic, 1931 [ sp. type : Monohammus bowringii White, 1858 ]
  • Falsocyriocrates Pic, 1953 [ sp. type : Cyriocrates elegans Gahan, 1888 ]
  • Mimonemophas Breuning, 1961 [ sp. type : Mimonemophas quadrifasciatus Breuning, 1961 ]

Bibliography

Some citations found in the bibliography excluding lists and catalogs except with nomenclatural act or image or data

  • Oplophora Hope • Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. • 1839 • 1  : 42 [ nov ]
  • Anoplophora Hope • Proc. Linn. Soc. Lond. • 1839 • 1  : 43 [ nov ]
  • Oplophora ; Thomson • Arch. ent. • 1857 • 1  : 176 [ syn ]
  • Anoplophora ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 79, 86 [ syn ]
  • Anoplophora = Oplophora ; Thomson • Paris • 1860  : 86
  • Anoplophora ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 76, 379
  • Calloplophora Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 76, 379 [ nov syn ]
  • Calloplophora = Oplophora ; Thomson • Mém. Soc. R. Sci. Liège • 1864 • 19  : 76
  • Cyriocrates Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6)  : 181 [ nov ]
  • Melanauster Thomson • Physis Rec. Hist. nat. • 1868 • 2 (6)  : 181 [ nov ]
  • Micromelanauster Pic • Ent. Nachr. • 1931 • 5  : 49 [ nov ]
  • Calloplophora ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 282
  • Anoplophora ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 284 [ syn ]
  • Anoplophora = Melanauster ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 284
  • Anoplophora = Micromelanauster ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 284
  • Anoplophora (Cyriocrates) ; Breuning • Novit. entomol. • 1944 • 13 (107-137)  : 294
  • Falsocyriocrates Pic • L'Echange • 1953 • 69 (531)  : 2 [ nov div ]
    details

    Falsocyriocrates Pic • L'Echange • 1953 • 69 (531) : 2

    General information

    • description
    • new taxon/name
  • Mimonemophas Breuning • Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin • 1961 • 37 (2)  : 309 [ nov ]
  • Anoplophora ; Lingafelter & Hoebeke • Entomol. Soc. Wash. • 2002  : 28 [ key syn ]
  • Anoplophora = Calloplophora ; Lingafelter & Hoebeke • Entomol. Soc. Wash. • 2002  : 28
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