Anoxia caphtor

Anoxia caphtor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Anoxia
Species:
A. caphtor
Binomial name
Anoxia caphtor
Petrovitz, 1971

Anoxia caphtor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Greece (Crete).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 17–21 mm (0.67–0.83 in). They are black, with dark reddish-brown elytra, antennae, palps and legs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anoxia (Anoxia) caphtor 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 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Baraud, J. (1990). "Révision des Anoxia Castelnau d'Europe et d'Asie. 2e note: le sous-genre Anoxia s.str. (Col. Melolonthidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 94 (9–10): 283–301. Retrieved May 9, 2026.