Anthaxia

Anthaxia

Classification

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Anthaxia: //ænˈθæk.sɪ.ə//

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Images

Anthaxia inornata by Jacy Lucier. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Anthaxia inornata 1 by Jacy Lucier. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Buprestid Beetle - Anthaxia prasina, Butterfly Valley Botanical Area, Plumas County, California (32611984514) by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
366 - Metallic Wood-boring Beetle - Anthaxia quercata, Twin Pines Conservation Education Center, Winona, Missouri by Judy Gallagher. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.
Anthaxia quercata by Jacy Lucier. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
Anthaxia quercata (48607918132) by Christina Butler from Georgia, United States. Used under a CC BY 2.0 license.

Summary

Anthaxia is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, comprising around 40 species in North America and 800 worldwide, excluding Australasia. The genus has several subgenera, some of which were previously classified as separate genera.

Distribution

Approximately 40 species in 3 subgenera in North America; about 800 species worldwide except Australasia.

Tags

  • beetles
  • Buprestidae
  • entomology
  • Coleoptera
  • insect diversity