''Anchastus'' is a genus of

beetles 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 ...

belonging to the family

Elateridae Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) are a family of beetles. Other names include elaters, snapping beetles, sp ...

. The species of this genus are found in America, Southern Africa, Australia.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus ''Anchastus'': *'' Anchastus anthrax'' *'' Anchastus asper'' *'' Anchastus bicolor'' *'' Anchastus binus'' *'' Anchastus boulardi'' *'' Anchastus brulei'' *'' Anchastus brunneofasciatus'' *'' Anchastus cinereipennis'' *'' Anchastus diluvialis'' *'' Anchastus eruptus'' *'' Anchastus fumicollis'' *'' Anchastus gantieri'' *'' Anchastus guyanensis'' *'' Anchastus insularis'' *'' Anchastus jamaicae'' *'' Anchastus knulli'' *'' Anchastus marginicollis'' *'' Anchastus militaris'' *'' Anchastus montisequorum'' *'' Anchastus moratus'' *'' Anchastus quadrimaculatus'' *'' Anchastus sautierei'' *'' Anchastus seminiger'' *'' Anchastus sericans'' *'' Anchastus signaticollis'' *'' Anchastus subdepressus'' *'' Anchastus swezeyi'' *'' Anchastus terminatus'' *'' Anchastus touroulti'' * ''Anchastus'' sp. BOLD:ABX2441 * ''Anchastus'' sp. BOLD:ACA2190 * ''Anchastus'' sp. BOLD:ACA2275

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2288429 Elateridae Elateridae genera Taxa named by John Lawrence LeConte