Anoplophora

Subfamily

Lamiinae

Diagnosis - adult

Body length: 9–55mm. 
Eyes: eye interommatidial setaeseta:
a sclerotized hair-like projection of the cuticle
absent, eye deeply emarginateemarginate:
notched at the margin
> half width, eye ommatidial density fine. 
AntennaeAntenna:
in larval and adult insects, paired segmented appendages, borne one on each side of the head, functioning as sense organs and bearing a large number of sensilla
: antennal length reaching/surpassing end of body, rarely reaches between basebase:
the part of any appendage or structure that is nearest the body
and end of elytraelytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
, antennal flagellar segments elongateelongate:
much longer than wide
, scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
cicatrixcicatrix:
a scar; a scar-like structure
(scar) at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, antennal segment 3 > scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
. 
Pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
: pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
shape transversetransverse:
broader than long
, pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
lateral armature acute spinespine:
a protuberance with an acute (sharp) distal end
. 
Prosternum: prosternal process dilated at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, procoxal cavities closed posteriorly, rarely open posteriorly. 
ElytraElytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
: elytral length reaching or close to end of abdomen, elytral apicesapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
rounded or truncatetruncate:
cut off squarely at the tip
or with tooth or spinespine:
a protuberance with an acute (sharp) distal end
, elytral color black or metallic, elytral color pattern present or absent. 
Legs: visible tarsomeres: 4, femora robust, protibial spurs: 2, tarsal claws simple.

See Lingafelter and Hoebeke 2002Lingafelter and Hoebeke 2002:
Lingafelter S and Hoebeke ER. (2002). Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Washington, DC: Entomological Society of Washington. for complete generic redescription.

Similar genera

Dolichoprosopus, Monochamus, Nemophas, Pseudonemophas, Plectrodera, Eupromus

Differential diagnosis

Anoplophora adults have a posteromedial bump on the pronotumpronotum:
the upper and dorsal part of the prothorax
, a carinacarina:
an elevated ridge or keel, not necessarily high or acute
(cicatrix) on the scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, two overlapping plates on the mesonotum that are broadly convex laterally, and usually have maculate and glabrousglabrous:
smooth, devoid of pubescence; devoid of any sculpturing
elytraelytron:
the leathery forewing of beetles, serving as a covering for the hind wings, commonly meeting opposite elytron in a straight line down the middle of the dorsum in repose
.

Distribution

Palearctic (Asia), Indomalaya, established in Nearctic

Recorded host plants

broadleaf trees

Remarks

52 species. Key to species in Lingafelter and Hoebeke 2002Lingafelter and Hoebeke 2002:
Lingafelter S and Hoebeke ER. (2002). Revision of Anoplophora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae). Washington, DC: Entomological Society of Washington..

Synonyms

Oplophora Hope, 1839, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1: 42

Calloplophora Thomson, 1864Thomson, 1864:
Thomson, J. 1864-65. Systema cerambycidarum ou exposeacute; de tous les genres compris dans la famille des ceacute;lrambycides et familles limitrophes. H. Dessain, Lieacute;ge, 578 pp. [1864: pp. 1-352; 1865: 353-578; Also published in Meacute;moires de la Socieacute;teacute; Royale des Sciences de Lieacute;ge 19 [1866]:1-578]., Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 19: 76

Melanauster Thomson, 1868, Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 2 (6): 181

Cyriocrates Thomson, 1868, Physis Recueil d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris 2 (6): 181

Melanauster (Micromelanauster) Pic, 1931, Entomologisches Nachrichtenblatt, Troppau 5 (2): 49

Falsocyriocrates Pic, 1953, L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne 69 (531): 2

Mimonemophas Breuning, 1961, Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 37 (2): 309

Taxonomy

Anoplophora Hope, 1839, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 1: 43