Ancistronycha
# Ancistronycha

Ancistronycha is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. There are about eight described species in Ancistronycha, found in Europe and Northern Asia (excluding China).

## Species

These eight species belong to the genus Ancistronycha:

* Ancistronycha abdominalis (Fabricius, 1798) (Blue Soldier Beetle)
* Ancistronycha antaliensis Kazantsev, 2010
* Ancistronycha astur Heyden, 1880
* Ancistronycha erichsonii Bach, 1854
* Ancistronycha lucens Moscardini, 1967
* Ancistronycha occipitalis (Rosenhauer, 1847)
* Ancistronycha taygetana Pic, 1902
* Ancistronycha tigurina Dietrich, 1857
