Anaspis Explained
Anaspis is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called tumbling flower beetles (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling to the ground when disturbed. They do not have a vernacular common name, but some recent authors have coined the name false flower beetles, though this is used for their taxonomic family as well.
Anaspis beetle larvae relies on decomposition of wood for energy. While adult Anaspis beetles consume pollen.[1]
Species
Species include:
- Anaspis abollata
- Anaspis akaira
- Anaspis apfelbecki
- Anaspis arctica
- Anaspis atrata
- Anaspis balthasari
- Anaspis beardsleyi
- Anaspis bernhaueri
- Anaspis bernikovi
- Anaspis bilaciniata
- Anaspis bohemica
- Anaspis brevicornis
- Anaspis brunnipes
- Anaspis canariensis
- Anaspis cavipalpis
- Anaspis chevrolati
- Anaspis collaris
- Anaspis corcyrica
- Anaspis costai
- Anaspis curtii
- Anaspis cypria
- Anaspis dichroa
- Anaspis distinguenda
- Anaspis duryi
- Anaspis eversi
- Anaspis excellens
- Anaspis fasciata
- Anaspis flava
- Anaspis flavipennis
- Anaspis florenceae
- Anaspis frontalis
- Anaspis ganglbaueri
- Anaspis garneysi
- Anaspis graeca
- Anaspis helvetica
- Anaspis hispanica
- Anaspis horni
- Anaspis hudsoni
- Anaspis humerosa
- Anaspis imitator
- Anaspis incognita
- Anaspis insularis
- Anaspis kiesenwetteri
- Anaspis kochi
- Anaspis labiata
- Anaspis latipalpis
- Anaspis latiuscula
- Anaspis lindbergi
- Anaspis lucana
- Anaspis lurida
- Anaspis luteobrunea
- Anaspis mancinii
- Anaspis marginicollis
- Anaspis mariae
- Anaspis melanopa
- Anaspis melanostoma
- Anaspis militaris
- Anaspis mulsanti
- Anaspis nigrina
- Anaspis nigripes
- Anaspis olympiae
- Anaspis ornata
- Anaspis palpalis
- Anaspis poggi
- Anaspis proteus
- Anaspis pulicaria
- Anaspis pyranaea
- Anaspis quadrimaculata
- Anaspis rambouseki
- Anaspis rayi
- Anaspis regimbarti
- Anaspis revelieri
- Anaspis rufa
- Anaspis ruficollis
- Anaspis rufilabris
- Anaspis rufitarsis
- Anaspis schneideri
- Anaspis seposita
- Anaspis septentrionalis
- Anaspis serbica
- Anaspis sericea
- Anaspis setulosa
- Anaspis silvatica
- Anaspis steppensis
- Anaspis stierlini
- Anaspis stussineri
- Anaspis subtilis
- Anaspis suturalis
- Anaspis testacea
- Anaspis thoracica
- Anaspis thoracoxantha
- Anaspis trifasciata
- Anaspis truquii
- Anaspis varians
- Anaspis versicolor
- Anaspis viennensis
References
- Web site: Anaspis Geoffroy, 1762 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071001090140/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=123357 . dead . October 1, 2007 . . 2007-08-05.
- Web site: Nomina Insecta Nearctica . 1998 . 2007-08-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070819140735/http://www.nearctica.com/nomina/beetle/cols.htm#anchor191358 . 2007-08-19 . dead .
Notes and References
- Schauer . Bastian . Bong . Jaqueline . Popp . Christian . Obermaier . Elisabeth . Feldhaar . Heike . November 2018 . Dispersal limitation of saproxylic insects in a managed forest? A population genetics approach . Basic and Applied Ecology . en . 32 . 26–38 . 10.1016/j.baae.2018.01.005.
