Chrysanthia

Chrysanthia
Chrysanthia viridissima
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Oedemeridae
Genus:
Schmidt, 1844[1][2] or 1846[3][4]

Chrysanthia is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Oedemeridae,[1][2][3][4] subfamily Nacerdinae.[2] It has a Palearctic distribution.[3]

Species

At least the following eight species are recognized:[1][2][3]

  • Chrysanthia cyprica Pic, 1920
  • Chrysanthia flavipes Reitter, 1889
  • Chrysanthia geniculata (W. Schmidt, 1846)
  • Chrysanthia hamata Vázquez, 1989
  • Chrysanthia reitteri Seidlitz, 1899
  • Chrysanthia superba Reitter, 1872
  • Chrysanthia varipes Kiesenwetter, 1861
  • Chrysanthia viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758)

The BioLib.cz recognizes several more species[1] not recognized by the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Chrysanthia Schmidt, 1844". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Chrysanthia Schmidt, 1844". Fauna Europaea. 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Chrysanthia Schmidt, 1846". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Chrysanthia Schmidt, W.L.E., 1846". NBN Atlas. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

Further reading

  • Vazquez, X. A. 1989. El genero Chrysanthia Schmidt en la Peninsula Iberica (Col., Oedemeridae) - Elytron, 3: 125–136
  • Vazquez, X. A. 2002. European Fauna of Oedemeridae - Argania editio, Barcelona, 179 pp.