Anoplognathus prasinus [SEP] parent taxon
Anoplognathus prasinus
Anoplognathus prasinus, commonly known as the green Christmas beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to eastern Australia.
The green Christmas beetle was described by Francis de Laporte de Castelnau in 1840 as "Paranonca prasina". It was transferred to the genus "Anoplognathus" in 1873 by Lansberge.
The species is apple green overall, with red-yellow translucent edging to its head, clypeofrontal suture and pronotum. The abdomen is a brown-green colour, the coxae and legs are a yellow
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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