Anoxia pasiphae

Anoxia pasiphae
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. pasiphae
Binomial name
Anoxia pasiphae
Reitter, 1890
Synonyms
  • Anoxia villosa gracilis Reitter, 1890

Anoxia pasiphae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Greece (including Crete and Rhodos) and Turkey.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 20–27 mm (0.79–1.06 in). The upper surface is yellowish-brown, reddish-brown or blackish-brown, with the pronotum sometimes darker than the elytra. The abdomen is black.[3]

Subspecies

  • Anoxia pasiphae pasiphae (mainland Greece, Crete, Rhodos, Turkey)
  • Anoxia pasiphae subholosquamosa Miessen, 2019 (Turkey)

References

  1. ↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anoxia (Anoxia) pasiphae 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.