Anoxia ciliciensis

Anoxia ciliciensis
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. ciliciensis
Binomial name
Anoxia ciliciensis
Baraud, 1989

Anoxia ciliciensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Turkey.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 22–25 mm (0.87–0.98 in). The pronotum is covered with thick, rather sparse hairs, becoming dense and scaly along the midline and on the sides around two smooth patches. The elytra are covered with short, fine, hairs and the scales are grouped in some small spots. The pygidium is covered with very dense, short hairs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anoxia (Protanoxia) ciliciensis 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 11, 2026.
  3. 1 2 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 11, 2026.