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

Ancistronycha tigurina (Dietrich, 1857)

Synonyms and other combinations:

Cantharis violacea Paykull, 1798 | Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull, 1798) | Ancistronycha cyanipennis (Faldermann, 1835) |

  • Ancistronycha tigurina 9287
    Ancistronycha tigurina (Dietrich, 1857)     
    Ancistronycha tigurina, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-06 13:41:57
    Image number: 9287

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-06 13:41:57
    conf. Christoph Benisch
  • Ancistronycha tigurina 9288
    Ancistronycha tigurina (Dietrich, 1857)     
    Ancistronycha tigurina, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2020-05-06 13:42:28
    Image number: 9288

    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2020-05-06 13:42:28
    conf. Christoph Benisch

Classification:
Ancistronycha tigurina belongs to the subfamily Cantharinae.
Note:
The species is usually found on the Internet under the names Ancistronycha cyanipennis (Faldermann, 1835) or Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull, 1798).

References, further reading, links:
  1. Hans Silfverberg: Comments on the name Ancistronycha violacea (Paykull) (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), Entomologica Fennica 21:61-62, May 2010
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet