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Genus of beetles For the prehistoric jawless fish genus, see Saarolepis.

Anaspis
A. rufilabris from Germany
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Scraptiidae
Subfamily: Anaspidinae
Tribe: Anaspidini
Genus: Anaspis
Geoffroy, 1762

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.

Species

Anaspis frontalis

Species include:

References

  1. 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. 32: 26–38. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2018.01.005.
Taxon identifiers
Anaspis


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