Anthaxia umbellatarum
| Anthaxia umbellatarum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Elateriformia |
| Family: | Buprestidae |
| Genus: | Anthaxia |
| Species: | A. umbellatarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthaxia umbellatarum Fabricius, 1787
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Anthaxia umbellatarum is a species of jewel beetle in the subfamily Buprestinae.[1] It was first described Fabricius in 1787.
Taxonomy
Germar described a form with two dark spots on the pronotum that are only recognizable with suitable lighting called Buprestis inculta. It was originally describet as a separate species and is now considered a synonym of Anthaxia umbellatarum.[2]
In 1900, Abeille de Perrin described a species of beetle found in North Africa named Anthaxia domina,[3] which is now considered as the subspecies Anthaxia umbellatarum domina .[4]
Description
The usually shiny beetle is 4.5 to seven millimeters long. The European subspecies Anthaxia umbellatarum umbellatarum is usually bright copper-colored on the upper side, the underside is ore-colored, the head can be bluish. The subspecies Anthaxia umbellatarum domina from North Africa is unicolored silky green or partially or completely golden.[5]
Range
Anthaxia umbellatarum is a holomediterranean species that is widespread in North Africa and southern Europe from Portugal to the Middle East and southern Russia. Old reports from Central Europe are not supported by evidence and may be due to incorrect identification.[6]
References
- ^ "Anthaxia umbellatarum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Germar, Ernst F. (1817). Reise nach Dalmatien und in das Gebiet von Ragusa (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ de Perrin, E. Abeille (1900). Diagnoses de Coléoptères présumés nouveaux in Bulletin de l'Académie de Marseille (in French). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Levey, Brian (1985). "Revision of the umbellatarum species group of Anthaxia (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)". Systematic Entomology. 10 (3). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Obenberger, Jan (1916). Holarktische Anthaxien (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ Mühle, Hans (2000). Catalogus Faunae Graeciae; Coleoptera: Buprestidae (in German). Retrieved 19 June 2025.