Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Malachiidae (Soft-winged flower beetles)

Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781)

Zweifleckiger Warzenkäfer Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle

Synonyms and other combinations:

Anthocomus (Celidus) equestris (Fabricius, 1781) | Celidus equestris (Fabricius, 1781) | Malachius bipunctatus Harrer, 1784 | Anthocomus bipunctatus (Harrer, 1784) | Celidus bipunctatus (Harrer, 1784) | Malachius herbsti Gmelin, 1790 | Malachius quadripustulatus Illiger, 1798 |

  • Anthocomus equestris, male 11176
    Anthocomus equestris (Fabricius, 1781)  Zweifleckiger Warzenkäfer  Black-Banded Soft-Winged Flower Beetle 
    Anthocomus equestris, male
    DE, Sachsen, Radebeul; 2012-04-14 15:37:04
    Image number: 11176, © Steffen Hintersaß
    male
    DE, Sachsen, Radebeul
    2012-04-14 15:37:04

Further vernacular names:
Eurasian Red-And-Black Melyrid
Classification:
Anthocomus equestris belongs to the subfamily Malachiinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. BioLib Biological Library
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. Global Biodiversity Information Facility