Anoxia orientalis
| Anoxia orientalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Anoxia |
| Species: | A. orientalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoxia orientalis (Johann Krynicki, 1832) | |
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Anoxia orientalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae,[1] described by entomologist Johann Krynicki in 1832.[2] It is found in Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Lebanon, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine.[3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 21–31 mm (0.83–1.22 in). They are variable in colour, ranging from light reddish-brown to dark brown. The frons has a mixture of scaly hairs and long, fine, erect dense hairs.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
- ↑ "Anoxia orientalis (Krynicky, 1832)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
- ↑ Baraud, J. (1989). "Révision des Anoxia Castelnau d'Europe et d'Asie. 1re note: le sous-genre Protanoxia Medvedev (Col. Melolonthidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 93 (9–10): 273–284. Retrieved May 10, 2026.