Hoplocerambyx spinicornis, an interesting representative of the Oriental entomofauna reaching on the western edge of its occurrence
the area of our interest (Afghanistan), has been described from Manila environs (Philippines) as Hammaticherus spinicornis by Edward Newman in 1842 [✧].
H. spinicornis larvae develop in a wide range of broadleaf trees, both in weakened or dying trees and in relatively healthy ones. It is considered a significant pest in some areas of its occurrence.
| Body length: | 27 - 62 mm |
| Life cycle: | 1 (2) years |
| Adults in: | April - August |
| Host plant: | polyphagous on broadleaf trees (e.g. Shorea, Duabanga, Hevea etc.) [❖] |
| Distribution: | Afghanistan, Oriental region (Pakistan, Nepal, India, Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines) |
The depicted mounted beetle (55 mm) was collected in An Phu (Anfu) environs (Lục Yên district, Yên Bái province, Vietnam) on May 16, 1996.
Collected by Udo Schmidt
[✧]
Newman E.:
Cerambycitum Insularum Manillarum Dom. Cuming captorum enumeratio digesta.
The Entomologist, London 15: 243-248, 1842.
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[❖]
Kumawat M.M., Mamocha Singh K. and Ramamurthy V.V.:
A checklist of the Long-horned Beetles (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) of Arunachal Pradesh, northeastern India with several new reports.
Journal of Threatened Taxa 7 (12): 7879-7901, 2015.
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