Anthaxia
Anthaxia
Classification
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Coleoptera
- Suborder: Polyphaga
- Superfamily: Buprestoidea
- Family: Buprestidae
- Subfamily: Buprestinae
- Tribe: Anthaxiini
- Genus: Anthaxia
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Anthaxia: //ænˈθæk.sɪ.ə//
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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