In Korea, two species, Anoplophora chinensis and Anoplophora glabripennis, have been recorded until now. Recently, outbreaks of Anoplophora spp. were reported locally in Seoul, Ulsan, Incheon, Gimhae, and Jeonju from 2015 to 2017. In this study, Anoplophora spp. were collected in the four regions, Ulsan, Incheon, Gimhae, and Jeonju, and their morphological and molecular characteristics were compared with those of Anoplophora spp. collected from several local regions. Twelve COI sequences of the Incheon/Gimhae/Ulsan/Jeonju populations in A. glabripennis were identical to KY357648, KY357652, and KY357651, and two COI sequences of Ulsan populations in A. chinensis were identical to AB439163. These sequences were generated from Chinese and Japanese Anoplophora samples by foreign researchers, suggesting the possibility of the invasion of Chinese and Japanese populations of Anoplophora spp. into Korea.

• Moo-Sung Kim(Division of biodiversity, Korea national Arboretum)
• Kyong Young Kim(Department of Plant Medicine, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University)
• Hyobin Lee(Department of Plant Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
• Wonhoon Lee(Department of Plant Medicine, Gyeongsang National University/Institute of Agriculture & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University)
• Ki-Jeong Hong(Department of Plant Medicine, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University)