Apriona

Subfamily

Lamiinae

Diagnosis - adult

Body length: 32–53mm. 
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 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
or reaching/surpassing end of body, antennal flagellar segments elongateelongate:
much longer than wide
, scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
granulategranulate:
minutely and densely verrucose or minutely farinose
at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, no scar, 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
or not dilated at apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
, procoxal cavities 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
emarginate or with tooth or spinespine:
a protuberance with an acute (sharp) distal end
, elytral color brown, yellow or orange, elytral color pattern present or absent. 
Legs: visible tarsomeres: 4, femora slender, rarely robust, protibial spurs: 2, tarsal claws simple.

Similar genera

Batocera, Rosenbergia

Differential diagnosis

Apriona does not have a prominent carinacarina:
an elevated ridge or keel, not necessarily high or acute
(cicatrix) at the scapescape:
the first proximal segment of the antenna
apexapex:
end of any structure distad to the base
like Batocera. The 11th antennomereantennomere:
a subunit of the antenna, including the scape, pedicel, and flagellomeres
is pseudo-divided making the 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
seem 12-segmented.

Distribution

Palearctic (Asia), Indomalaya, Australasia

Recorded host plants

broadleaf trees

Remarks

37 species

Synonyms

Parapriona Breuning, 1948, Bull. du Musée Royal d'Histoire Naturelle de Belgique, Bruxelles 24 (38): 17

Anapriona Breuning, 1949, Bull. de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles 25 (38): 8

Apriona (Cylindrapriona) Breuning, 1949, Bull. de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles 25 (38): 8

Apriona (Humeroapriona) Breuning, 1949, Bull. de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles 25 (38): 8

Apriona (Mesapriona) Breuning, 1949, Bull. de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles 25 (38): 8

Apriona (Cristapriona) Hua, 1986, The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, San Francisco 62 (3): 209

Taxonomy

Apriona Chevrolat, 1852, Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, Paris (2) 4: 414