Anoxia smyrnensis

Anoxia smyrnensis
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. smyrnensis
Binomial name
Anoxia smyrnensis
Petrovitz, 1965

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 20–23 mm (0.79–0.91 in). They are reddish-brown or dark brown. The pronotum is as in Anoxia orientalis, but the sides are less convergent posteriorly. The elytra are uniformly covered with short, somewhat thick, white hairs.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anoxia (Protanoxia) smyrnensis 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 10, 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 10, 2026.