Anoxia orientalis

Anoxia orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Anoxia
Species:	A. orientalis
Binomial name
	Anoxia orientalis; (Johann Krynicki, 1832)
Synonyms
	Melolontha orientalis Krynicky, 1832; Anoxia orientalis confluens Endrödi, 1955; Anoxia meridionalis Reitter, 1890;

Anoxia orientalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae, described by entomologist Johann Krynicki in 1832. It is found in Austria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Italy (Sicily), Lebanon, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey and Ukraine.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 21–31 mm (0.83–1.22 in). They are variable in colour, ranging from light reddish-brown to dark brown. The frons has a mixture of scaly hairs and long, fine, erect dense hairs.

References

↑ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
↑ "Anoxia orientalis (Krynicky, 1832)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 7 October 2025). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
↑ Baraud, J. (1989). "Révision des Anoxia Castelnau d'Europe et d'Asie. 1re note: le sous-genre Protanoxia Medvedev (Col. Melolonthidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 93 (9–10): 273–284. Retrieved 10 May 2026.

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[1] Global Biodiversity Information Facility

[GBIF_-_Anoxia_orientalis_(Krynicky,_1832)-2] "Anoxia orientalis (Krynicky, 1832)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

[:1-3] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Anoxia (Protanoxia) orientalis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 7 October 2025). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved 8 May 2026.

[:2-4] Baraud, J. (1989). "Révision des Anoxia Castelnau d'Europe et d'Asie. 1re note: le sous-genre Protanoxia Medvedev (Col. Melolonthidae)". Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France. 93 (9–10): 273–284. Retrieved 10 May 2026.