Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Buprestidae (Jewel beetles)

Anthaxia nitidula (Linnaeus, 1758)

Glänzender Blütenprachtkäfer

Synonyms and other combinations:

Buprestis nitidula Linnaeus, 1758 | Anthaxia agnusi Méquignon, 1927 | Anthaxia cyanipennis Gory, 1841 | Anthaxia grabowskyi Obenberger, 1912 | Anthaxia gynaecoides Obenberger, 1913 | Anthaxia laeta (Schaeffer, 1766) | Anthaxia styria (Voet, 1806) | Anthaxia viridis (Schrank, 1798) | Buprestis laeta Schaeffer, 1766 | Buprestis styria Voet, 1806 | Buprestis viridis Schrank, 1798 |

  • Anthaxia nitidula, female 10367
    Anthaxia nitidula (Linnaeus, 1758)  Glänzender Blütenprachtkäfer   
    Anthaxia nitidula, female, conf. Heike (HC)
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2021-05-31 13:53:27
    Image number: 10367
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2021-05-31 13:53:27
    conf. Heike (HC)

Classification:
Anthaxia nitidula belongs to the subfamily Buprestinae.
Distribution:
Nearctic, Neotropic, Indomalaya, Palearctic, Afrotropic

References, further reading, links:
  1. Bellamy, C. L. (2014). The World of Jewel Beetles. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, D. Remsen, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, M. Keping, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, R. Adlard, E. Adriaenssens, C. Aedo, E. Aescht, N. Akkari, M. A. Alonso-Zarazaga, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (Aug 2014). https://doi.org/10.48580/d4tn-3g3
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. Svatopluk Bily (2002). Summary of the bionomy of the Buprestid beetles of Central Europe (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae, Supplementum 10, ISSN: 0231- 8571