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Taxonomy of Genus Anoplognathus Leach, 1815
Christmas beetle


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
592
62779
813516
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
274
54416
687671
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
32
5275
90050
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
4240
75466
Genera
Species
SubfamilyRutelinae
MacLeay, 1819
Shining Flower Chafers, Shining Leaf Chafers
236
8559
Genera
Species
TribeAnoplognathini
MacLeay, 1819
27
337
Genera
Species
SubtribeAnoplognathina
MacLeay, 1819
7
130
Genera
Species
GenusAnoplognathus
Leach, 1815
Christmas beetle
84Species
Subnodes of Anoplognathus Leach, 1815
SpeciesAnoplognathus abnormis MacLeay, 1873
Yellowstriped Christmas beetle
SpeciesAnoplognathus acuminatus Ohaus, 1904
SpeciesAnoplognathus aeneus Waterhouse, 1868
SpeciesAnoplognathus analis Dalman, 1817
SpeciesAnoplognathus antiquus Arrow, 1919
SpeciesAnoplognathus aureus Waterhouse, 1889
SpeciesAnoplognathus aurora Arrow, 1919
SpeciesAnoplognathus blackdownensis Carne, 1981
SpeciesAnoplognathus boisduvali Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus boisduvalii Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus brevicollis Blackburn, 1892
SpeciesAnoplognathus brownii MacLeay, 1819
SpeciesAnoplognathus brunnipennis Gyllenhal, 1817
SpeciesAnoplognathus castaneipennis Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesAnoplognathus chloropygus Ohaus, 1918  ⇒ Anoplognathus chloropyrus
SpeciesAnoplognathus chloropyrus Drapiez, 1819
SpeciesAnoplognathus concinnus Blackburn, 1900
SpeciesAnoplognathus concolor Burmeister, 1855
SpeciesAnoplognathus daemeli Ohaus, 1898
1Subspecies
SpeciesAnoplognathus debaari Allsopp, 2010
SpeciesAnoplognathus dispar MacLeay, 1873
SpeciesAnoplognathus duponti Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus dytiscoides MacLeay, 1819
SpeciesAnoplognathus explanatus Arrow, 1901
SpeciesAnoplognathus flavipennis Boisduval, 1835  ⇒ Anoplognathus brunnipennis
1Subspecies
SpeciesAnoplognathus flindersensis Carne, 1981
SpeciesAnoplognathus grayianus White, 1845
SpeciesAnoplognathus griseopilosus Ohaus, 1901
SpeciesAnoplognathus hilleri Allsopp, 1990
SpeciesAnoplognathus hirsutus Burmeister, 1844
1Subspecies
SpeciesAnoplognathus impressifrons Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus impressus Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus insularis Ohaus, 1898
SpeciesAnoplognathus inustus Kirby, 1818
SpeciesAnoplognathus lineatus MacLeay, 1864
SpeciesAnoplognathus longipennis MacLeay, 1873
SpeciesAnoplognathus luridus Arrow, 1901
SpeciesAnoplognathus macalpinei Carne, 1981
SpeciesAnoplognathus macleayi Blackburn, 1892
2Subspecies
SpeciesAnoplognathus micantipennis Ohaus, 1898  ⇒ Anoplognathus daemeli
SpeciesAnoplognathus montanus MacLeay, 1873
SpeciesAnoplognathus multiseriatus Lea, 1919
SpeciesAnoplognathus narmarus Carne, 1957
SpeciesAnoplognathus nebulosus MacLeay, 1864
3Subspecies
SpeciesAnoplognathus nitidulus Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus odewahnii MacLeay, 1873
SpeciesAnoplognathus olivieri Dalman, 1817
Christmas beetle
SpeciesAnoplognathus pallidicollis Blanchard, 1851
Christmas Beetle
SpeciesAnoplognathus pallidus Arrow, 1919
SpeciesAnoplognathus parvulus Waterhouse, 1873
Golden Christmas beetle
1Subspecies
SpeciesAnoplognathus pectoralis Burmeister, 1844
SpeciesAnoplognathus pindarus Carne, 1957
SpeciesAnoplognathus porosus Dalman, 1817
SpeciesAnoplognathus prasinus Castelnau, 1840
SpeciesAnoplognathus pulchripes Burmeister, 1844
SpeciesAnoplognathus punctulatus Olliff, 1890
Leaf green Christmas beetle
2Subspecies
SpeciesAnoplognathus quadrilineatus Waterhouse, 1874
SpeciesAnoplognathus reticulatus Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus rhenanus Heyden, 1862
SpeciesAnoplognathus rhinastus Blanchard, 1851
SpeciesAnoplognathus rothschildi Ohaus, 1898
SpeciesAnoplognathus rothschildti Ohaus, 1898
SpeciesAnoplognathus rubiginosus MacLeay, 1873
SpeciesAnoplognathus rugosus Kirby, 1818
SpeciesAnoplognathus smaragdinus Ohaus, 1904
SpeciesAnoplognathus storeyi Allsopp, 2010
SpeciesAnoplognathus suturalis Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus velutinus Boisduval, 1835
SpeciesAnoplognathus vietor Allsopp & Carne, 1986
SpeciesAnoplognathus viridiaenea Donovan, 1805
SpeciesAnoplognathus viridiaeneus Donovan, 1805
King Christmas Beetle
SpeciesAnoplognathus viridicollis MacLeay, 1873
SpeciesAnoplognathus viriditarsis Leach, 1815

Synonyms
Paranonca (Laporte de Castelnau, 1840)
Native, vernacular names and spellings of Anoplognathus
EnglishChristmas beetle


Distribution of Anoplognathus Leach, 1815
Australia, Ecuador, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Lucia


Found in fossile formations
Wellington Formation


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