Anaspis

Anaspis
	A. rufilabris from Germany
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Scraptiidae
Subfamily:	Anaspidinae
Tribe:	Anaspidini
Genus:	Anaspis; Geoffroy, 1762

Anaspis is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called tumbling flower beetles (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling to the ground when disturbed. They do not have a vernacular common name, but some recent authors have coined the name false flower beetles, though this is used for their taxonomic family as well.

Anaspis beetle larvae relies on decomposition of wood for energy. While adult Anaspis beetles consume pollen.^[1]

Species

Species include:

References

^ Schauer, Bastian; Bong, Jaqueline; Popp, Christian; Obermaier, Elisabeth; Feldhaar, Heike (November 2018). "Dispersal limitation of saproxylic insects in a managed forest? A population genetics approach". Basic and Applied Ecology. 32: 26–38. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2018.01.005.

"Anaspis Geoffroy, 1762". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
"Nomina Insecta Nearctica". 1998. Archived from the original on 2007-08-19. Retrieved 2007-08-05.

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[1] Schauer, Bastian; Bong, Jaqueline; Popp, Christian; Obermaier, Elisabeth; Feldhaar, Heike (November 2018). "Dispersal limitation of saproxylic insects in a managed forest? A population genetics approach". Basic and Applied Ecology. 32: 26–38. doi:10.1016/j.baae.2018.01.005.

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