Christmas beetles species

Posted by AaronClausen

Christmas beetles (Anoplognathus genus). In Tasmania the beetle species Lamprima aurata (known as the Golden Stag Beetle on the mainland) is known as the "Christmas Beetle" - It's a Christmas beetle...or is it? By Dr Simon Grove

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10 species

Anoplognathus brunnipennis (Green-tailed Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus hirsutus (Hirsute Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus montanus (Montane Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus olivieri (A christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus pallidicollis (Cashew beetle)

Anoplognathus porosus (Porosus Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus sp. (genus) (Unidentified Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus suturalis (Centreline Christmas beetle)

Anoplognathus velutinus (Anoplognathus velutinus)

Anoplognathus viriditarsis (Green-footed Christmas beetle)

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Insects

• Ants (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)
• Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)
• Beetles (Coleoptera)
  • Click beetles (Elateridae)
  • Darkling beetles (Tenebrionidae)
  • Carab beetles (Carabidae)
  • Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)
  • Lady beetles (Coccinellidae)
  • Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
  • Longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae)
  • Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae)
  • Stag beetles (Lucanidae)
  • Water beetles (several families)
  • Weevils (Curculionoidea)
  • Other beetles
  • Checkered Beetles (Cleridae)
  • Rove beetles (Staphylinidae)
• Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera)
  • Blues & Coppers (Lycaenidae)
  • Nymphs (Nymphalidae)
  • Skippers (Hesperiidae)
  • Swallowtails (Papilionidae)
  • Whites & Yellows (Pieridae)
• Cicadas (Hemiptera, Cicadoidea)
• Cockroaches (Blattodea, several families)
• Dragonflies & Damselflies (Odonata)
  • Damselflies (Zygoptera)
  • Dragonflies (Anisoptera)
• Grasshoppers, Crickets & Katydids (Orthoptera)
  • Crickets (Orthoptera, several families)
  • Grasshoppers (several families)
  • Katydids (Tettigoniidae)
• Leafhoppers & planthoppers (Hemiptera, several families)
• Moths (Lepidoptera)
  • Anthelid moths (Anthelidae)
  • Case moths (Psychidae)
  • Concealer moths (Oecophoridae)
  • Curved-horn moths (all Gelechioidea except Oecophoridae)
  • Emperor moths (Saturniidae)
  • Geometer moths (Geometridae)
  • Hawk moths (Sphingidae)
  • Noctuoid moths (except Arctiinae)
  • Pyralid or Snout Moths (Pyralidae & Crambidae)
  • Sun moths (Castniidae)
  • Swift and Ghost moths (Hepialidae)
  • Tiger moths (Arctiinae)
  • Tortricid moths (Tortricidae)
  • Wood moths (Cossidae)
  • Other moths
• Praying mantises (Mantodea)
• Primitive insects
  • Silverfish (Zygentoma)
  • Springtails (Collembola)
  • Other primitive insects
• Psyllids, lerps, aphids & whiteflies (Hemiptera, several families)
• Sawflies (Hymenoptera, Symphyta)
• Scale insects & mealybugs (Hemiptera, Coccoidea)
• Stick insects (Phasmatodea)
• True bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)
  • Assassin bugs (Reduviidae)
  • Shield, Stink & Jewel Bugs (Pentatomoidea)
  • Water & Shore Bugs (several families)
  • Other true bugs
• True flies (Diptera)
  • Bee flies (Bombyliidae)
  • Blow flies (Calliphoridae)
  • Bristle Flies (Tachinidae)
  • Crane flies, midges, mosquitoes & gnats (several families)
  • Flower-loving flies (Apioceridae)
  • Hover flies (Syrphidae)
  • Long-legged Flies (Dolichopodidae)
  • March or Horse flies (Tabanidae)
  • Mydas flies (Mydidae)
  • Pelecorhynchid flies (Pelecorhynchidae)
  • Robber flies (Asilidae)
  • Stiletto flies (Therevidae)
  • Tangle-vein flies (Nemestrinidae)
  • Other true flies
• Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)
  • Flower wasps (Scoliidae & Tiphiidae)
  • Parasitic wasps (numerous families)
  • Potter wasps (Vespidae, Eumeninae)
  • Sand or digger wasps (Crabronidae & Sphecidae)
  • Social or paper-nest wasps (Vespidae, Polistinae & Vespinae)
  • Spider wasps (Pompilidae)
  • Other wasps
  • Velvet Ants (Mutillidae)
• Other insects
  • Plant Lice (Psocodea, Pscoptera, several families)
  • Caddisflies (Trichoptera)
  • Dobsonflies & Alderflies (Megaloptera)
  • Earwigs (Dermaptera)
  • Mayflies (Ephemeroptera)
  • Scorpionflies and Hangingflies (Mecoptera)
  • Stoneflies (Plecoptera)
  • Termites (superfamily Termitoidea)
  • Thrips (Thysanoptera)
  • Webspinners (Embioptera)
  • Fleas (Siphonaptera)
  • Lice (Psocodea, Phthiraptera, several families)
• Lacewings (Neuroptera)
  • Antlions (Myrmeleontidae)
  • Brown Lacewings (Hemerobiidae)
  • Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae)
  • Other Lacewings (several families)
• Unidentified Insect Galls
  • Acacia Galls
  • Eucalyptus Galls
  • Other Plant Galls

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