''Anaspis'' is a large genus of

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s belonging to the family

Scraptiidae The family Scraptiidae is a small group of tenebrionoid beetles sometimes called false flower beetles. There are about 400 species in 30 genera with a world-wide distribution. The adults are found on flowers, sometimes in large numbers, but are a ...

. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:

Mordellidae The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumblin ...

) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling to the ground when disturbed. They do not have a vernacular common name, but some recent authors have coined the name false flower beetles, though this is used for their taxonomic family as well. Anaspis beetle larvae relies on decomposition of wood for energy. While adult Anaspis beetles consume pollen.

Species

These 103 species belong to the genus ''Anaspis'': * '' Anaspis akaira'' Franciscolo, 1991 * '' Anaspis apfelbecki'' Schilsky, 1894 * '' Anaspis arctica'' Zetterstedt, 1828 * '' Anaspis atrata'' Champion, 1891 * '' Anaspis balthasari'' Roubal, 1935 * '' Anaspis beardsleyi'' Liljeblad, 1945 * '' Anaspis bernhaueri'' Roubal, 1910 * ''

Anaspis bertrami ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Levey, 2020 * ''

Anaspis bickhardti ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Schilsky, 1906 * '' Anaspis bohemica'' Schilsky, 1898 * '' Anaspis brevicornis'' Wollaston, 1867 * '' Anaspis brunnipes'' (Mulsant, 1856) * ''

Anaspis canariensis ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Ermisch, 1967 * '' Anaspis cavipalpis'' Apfelbeck, 1931 * '' Anaspis chevrolati'' Mulsant, 1856 * '' Anaspis collaris'' LeConte, 1851 * ''

Anaspis cooteri ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Levey, 2020 * ''

Anaspis corcyrica ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Schilsky, 1899 * ''

Anaspis costai ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Emery, 1876 * ''

Anaspis curtii ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Roubal, 1911 * ''

Anaspis curva ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Levey, 2020 * ''

Anaspis cypria ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Baudi e Selve, 1878 * ''

Anaspis dichroa ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Emery, 1876 * ''

Anaspis distinguenda ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Ermisch, 1963 * ''

Anaspis duryi ''Anaspis duryi'' is a species of false flower beetle in the family Scraptiidae The family Scraptiidae is a small group of tenebrionoid beetles sometimes called false flower beetles. There are about 400 species in 30 genera with a world-wide d ...

'' Liljeblad, 1945 * ''

Anaspis emarginata ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Schilsky * '' Anaspis eversi'' Ermisch, 1964 * '' Anaspis excellens'' Schilsky, 1908 * '' Anaspis fasciata'' (Forster, 1771) * '' Anaspis flava'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Anaspis flavipennis'' Haldeman, 1848 * '' Anaspis frontalis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Anaspis ganglbaueri'' Schilsky, 1899 * '' Anaspis garneysi'' Fowler, 1889 * '' Anaspis graeca'' Schilsky, 1895 * '' Anaspis hispanica'' Schilsky, 1899 * ''

Anaspis horaki ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Perkovsky & Odnosum, 2009 * '' Anaspis horni'' Schilsky, 1899 * '' Anaspis humerosa'' Csiki, 1915 * '' Anaspis imitator'' Ermisch, 1963 * '' Anaspis incognita'' Schilsky, 1895 * '' Anaspis insularis'' Ermisch, 1963 * '' Anaspis kiesenwetteri'' Emery, 1876 * '' Anaspis kochi'' Ermisch, 1944 * ''

Anaspis koenigi ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Schilsky B.Levey, 2008 * ''

Anaspis kriegeri ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Ermisch, 1963 * '' Anaspis labiata'' Costa, 1854 * '' Anaspis latiuscula'' Mulsant, 1856 * '' Anaspis lindbergi'' Franciscolo, 1956 * ''

Anaspis longispina ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Ermisch, 1941 * '' Anaspis lucana'' Franciscolo, 1943 * '' Anaspis lurida'' Stephens, 1832 * '' Anaspis luteobrunea'' Fleischer, 1909 * ''

Anaspis maculata ''Anaspis maculata'' is a species of false flower beetle in the family Scraptiidae The family Scraptiidae is a small group of tenebrionoid beetles sometimes called false flower beetles. There are about 400 species in 30 genera with a world-wid ...

'' Geoffroy, 1785 * '' Anaspis mancinii'' Franciscolo, 1942 * '' Anaspis marginicollis'' Lindberg, 1925 * '' Anaspis mariae'' Roubal, 1910 * ''

Anaspis marseuli ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Csiki, 1915 * '' Anaspis melanostoma'' Costa, 1854 * '' Anaspis militaris'' Smith, 1882 * '' Anaspis mulsanti'' Brisout de Barneville, 1859 * '' Anaspis nigricolor'' * '' Anaspis nigrina'' Csiki, 1915 * '' Anaspis nigripes'' Brisout de Barneville, 1866 * ''

Anaspis numeensis ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Fauvel, 1905 * '' Anaspis olympiae'' Hatch, 1965 * '' Anaspis ornata'' Schilsky, 1895 * '' Anaspis palpalis'' Gerhardt, 1876 * ''

Anaspis palustris ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Perroud & Montrouzier, 1864 * ''

Anaspis parallela ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Ermisch, 1941 * ''

Anaspis parva ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Abdullah, 1964 * '' Anaspis poggi'' Franciscolo, 1982 * '' Anaspis proteus'' Wollaston, 1854 * '' Anaspis pulicaria'' Costa, 1854 * '' Anaspis pyranaea'' Fairmaire & Brisout, 1859 * ''

Anaspis pyrenaea ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling ...

'' Fairmaire & Brisout de Barneville, 1859 * '' Anaspis quadrimaculata'' Gyllenhal, 1817 * '' Anaspis rambouseki'' Roubal, 1910 * '' Anaspis rayi'' Hatch, 1962 * '' Anaspis regimbarti'' Schilsky, 1895 * '' Anaspis revelieri'' Emery, 1876 * '' Anaspis rufa'' Say, 1826 * '' Anaspis ruficollis'' (Fabricius, 1792) * ''

Anaspis rufilabris ''Anaspis'' is a large genus of beetles belonging to the family Scraptiidae. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called ''tumbling flower beetles'' (Family:Mordellidae The Mordellidae are a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling f ...

'' (Gyllenhal, 1827) * '' Anaspis rufitarsis'' Lucas, 1854 * '' Anaspis schneideri'' Emery, 1876 * '' Anaspis seposita'' Liljeblad, 1945 * '' Anaspis serbica'' Apfelbeck, 1931 * '' Anaspis sericea'' (Mannerheim, 1843) * '' Anaspis setulosa'' Schilsky, 1895 * '' Anaspis silvatica'' Gabriel, 1916 * '' Anaspis steppensis'' Motschulsky, 1860 * '' Anaspis stierlini'' Emery, 1876 * '' Anaspis stussineri'' Fleischer, 1909 * '' Anaspis subtilis'' Hampe, 1870 * '' Anaspis suturalis'' Emery, 1876 * '' Anaspis thoracica'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * '' Anaspis thoracoxantha'' Franciscolo, 1943 * '' Anaspis trifasciata'' Chevrolat, 1860 * '' Anaspis truquii'' Baudi e Selve, 1878 * '' Anaspis varians'' (Mulsant, 1856) * '' Anaspis versicolor'' Baudi e Selve, 1878 * '' Anaspis viennensis'' Schilsky, 1895

References

* * Tenebrionoidea genera Scraptiidae {{Scraptiidae-stub