长戟大兜虫的检疫鉴定

Quarantine and identification of the exotic pet Dynastes hercules

近年来,昆虫爱好者将长戟大兜虫作为宠物大量引入国内。虽然该虫尚未在野外定殖,但是作为外来物种,长戟大兜虫依然对我国的农业生产和生态环境有潜在危害。本文对长戟大兜虫的分类地位、分布、食性、鉴定特征、生活史进行了介绍,并与其他近缘种进行了鉴别比较,为海关部门制定相关管理策略提供参考。

In recent years,large numbers of Dynastes hercules were carried to China as pets by insect lovers.Although this insect has not yet been colonized in the wild.As an alien species,it still has po-tential harm to the agricultural production and ecological environment in China.The taxonomic status,ge-ographic distribution,diet composition,identification characteristics and life cycle of Dynastes hercules are introduced in the paper.Its identification characteristics are compared with the close-related species'.It will provide a reference for the customs to formulate relevant management strategies.