Anoplognathus viridiaeneus [SEP] parent taxon
Anoplognathus viridiaeneus
Anoplognathus viridiaeneus, commonly known as the king Christmas beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to eastern Australia. The largest Christmas beetle, it can be over long.
Taxonomy.
Edward Donovan described the King Christmas beetle in 1805 as "Melolontha viridi-ænea", writing, "Nature seems to have devoted abundant attention to the embellishment of this common insect: its glow of colouring is peculiar and inimitable. The prevailing hues do not strictly please us by their harmony as their contrast,
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- "Anoplognathus pindarus"
- "Anoplognathus porosus"
- "Anoplognathus prasinus"
- "Anoplognathus punctulatus"
- "Anoplognathus rhinastus"
- "Anoplognathus rothschildti"
- "Anoplognathus rubiginosus"
- "Anoplognathus rugosus"
- "Anoplognathus smaragdinus"
- "Anoplognathus suturalis"
- "Anoplognathus velutinus"
- "Anoplognathus viridiaeneus"
- "Anoplognathus viriditarsis"
References.
- "Anoplognathus", ANIC Specimen Database. Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO Entomology