Is there a website where I can get more information about asian beetles?
Welcome Sat, 07/28/2007 – 13:25 — Administrator Today (June 09th, 2009) this website is a virtual collection with 2033 images of Southeast Asian beetles. The photographed beetles belong to: # 71 families # 90 subfamilies # 287 genera # 841 species (351 identified and 25 to-be-described) # and 113 type specimen # collected in – Africa – Andaman Islands – Australia – Bangladesh – Basilan – Borneo – Borneo, East Kalimantan – Cambodja – Cat Tien National Park – China – Christmas Island – Gunung Lumut – India – Indonesia – Irian Jaya – Japan – Java – Korea – Laos – Leyte – Lombok – Luzon – Malaysia – Maluku – Mentawei – Mindanao – Mindoro – Moluccas – Myanmar – Nepal – New Guinea – Panay – Philippines – Reunion – Singapore – Solomon Islands – Sri Lanka – Sulawesi – Sumatra – Sunda Islands – Taiwan – Thailand – Vietnam – Vinh Phuc Province, Tam Dao National Park ->> See locality map HERE Taxonomic information as far as identified now is mentioned with the plates and will be updated regularly
The Asian longhorned beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis) (ALB) is native to China and other areas of the Far East, where it causes widespread mortality of poplar, willow, elm and maple trees. The beetle, known as the Starry Sky or Sky Oxen beetle in China, is a large black insect, with white spots dashed irregularly on its elytra (wing covers). Adults are typically 1–1.5 inches (2.5–3.8 cm) long. The distinctive long antennae that give the beetle its common name are as long as the body in females and almost twice the body length in males. The ALB is considered an invasive species in North America, where it is a serious threat to many species of deciduous hardwood trees. During the larval stage, the ALB bores deep into a tree’s heartwood, where it feeds on the tree’s nutrients. The tunneling damages and eventually kills the tree. Tree species considered ALB host species include all species of maple (Norway, sugar, silver, and red maple) as well as Horse chestnut, Poplar, Willow, Birch, Lo
