Chrysanthia
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Chrysanthia are a genus of beetles from the family of the shamrock beetles (Oedemeridae) with a Palearctic distribution.
description
The types of Chrysanthia are between 5 and 11 mm long and have a metallic shiny green color. They can also shimmer golden or copper. The mandibles are split in two at the top, the eyes are small, the antennae are long with 11 limbs. The prothorax is heart-shaped, the cover wings are subparallel and provided with four longitudinal ribs. In some species, the wing covers also have bristles. The legs are thin, but in some males the hind legs are thickened. The claws of the tarsus are not toothed.
Occurrence and species
18 species and subspecies with a disjoint distribution area are known. 11 species occur evenly from Europe via the Siberian taiga to central China and Japan . A second group of 7 species inhabits coniferous forests on the south side of the Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush . The steppe areas of Central Asia, which are not populated, lie between the two groups .
The following eight species occur in Europe:
- Chrysanthia cyprica . Endemic to Cyprus .
- Chrysanthia flavipes . Dodecanese , Asia Minor .
- Chrysanthia geniculata . From Europe to central China and Japan .
- Chrysanthia hamata . Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula .
- Chrysanthia reitteri . Endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.
- Chrysanthia superba . North Africa and Iberian Peninsula.
- Chrysanthia varipes . Balkans , Anatolia and Caucasus .
- Chrysanthia viridissima . From Europe to Western Siberia .
Way of life
Chrysanthia species live exclusively in coniferous forests, and it is believed that their larvae develop in dead wood . The adults are diurnal flower visitors and feed on pollen .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vázquez, XA 1993. Coleoptera: Oedemeridae, Pyrochroidae, Pythidae, Mycteridae. Fauna Ibérica, vol. 5. Ramos, MA et al. (Ed.). Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, 181 pp. ISBN 84-00-06109-8
- ↑ Vázquez, XA 2002. Fauna of European Oedemeridae . Argania editio, Barcelona, 178 pp. ISBN 84-931847-4-8
- ↑ https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/961ca39e-c8e7-4a14-a15b-79f33b0841ba
Web links
- Chrysanthia at Fauna Europaea