Anthia

Anthia
	Anthia sexguttata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Anthiinae
Genus:	Anthia; Weber, 1801

Anthia (common name saber-toothed ground beetles) is a genus of the ground beetle family (Carabidae) from Africa and Asia. Species of Anthia can spray a jet of formic acid up to 30 centimetres (12 in), which, if not treated, can cause blindness in animals that harass the beetles.^[1]

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In general, the beetles are large, armored and fast-moving, with prominent, powerful and sharp mandibles. Some are diurnal predators in semi-arid habitats, while others are nocturnal.

The genus is one of a group of similar taxa of predatory Carabidae that has been the subject of considerable nomenclatural confusion. Several species here and elsewhere included within the genus Anthia are occasionally referred to as belonging to the non-existent genus Thermophilum (e.g. Anthia fornasinii referred to as Thermophilum fornasinii^[2]), because the spelling has experienced a range of errors; the spelling that is valid under the ICZN and currently accepted is Termophilum^[3]^[4] but Thermophilum (an unjustified emendation of Termophilum) and Thermophila (a junior homonym of a valid genus name in the order Lepidoptera) have been variously used in the past, as well as the misspelling "Thermophilium".^[5]^[6]^[7]

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The genus Anthia includes the following species:^[8]

Anthia aemiliana Dohrn, 1881
Anthia aequilatera Klug, 1853
Anthia alternata Bates, 1978
Anthia andersoni Chaudoir, 1861
Anthia artemis Gerstaecker, 1884
Anthia babaulti Benard, 1921
Anthia biguttata Bonelli, 1813
Anthia binotata Perroud, 1846
Anthia brevivittata Obst, 1901
Anthia bucolica Kolbe, 1894^[9]
Anthia burchelli Hope, 1832
Anthia calida Harold, 1878
Anthia calva Sternberg, 1907
Anthia capillata Obst, 1901
Anthia cavernosa Gerstaecker, 1866
Anthia cephalotes Guerin-Meneville, 1845
Anthia cinctipennis Lequien, 1832
Anthia circumscripta Klug, 1853
Anthia costata Gory, 1836
Anthia csikii Obst, 1906
Anthia decemguttata (Linnaeus, 1764)
Anthia discedens Sternberg, 1907
Anthia duodecimguttata Bonelli, 1813
Anthia ferox J. Thomson, 1859
Anthia fornasinii Bertoloni, 1845
Anthia galla J. Thomson, 1859
Anthia hedenborgi Boheman, 1848
Anthia hexasticta Gerstaecker, 1866
Anthia ida Kolbe, 1894^[10]
Anthia lefebvrei Guerin-Meneville, 1849
Anthia limbata Dejean, 1831
Anthia lunae J. Thomson, 1859
Anthia machadoi (Basilewsky, 1955)
Anthia mannerheimi Chaudoir, 1842
Anthia massilicata Guerin-Meneville, 1845
Anthia maxillosa (Fabricius, 1793)
Anthia mima Peringuey, 1896
Anthia mirabilis Sternberg, 1906
Anthia namaqua Peringuey, 1896
Anthia nimrod (Fabricius, 1793)
Anthia oberthuri Obst, 1906
Anthia omoplata Lequien, 1832
Anthia ovampoa Peringuey, 1896
Anthia orientalis (Hope, 1838)
Anthia praesignis Bates, 1888
Anthia prevoili Lucas, 1881
Anthia principalis Sternberg, 1907
Anthia pulcherrima H. W. Bates, 1888
Anthia sexguttata Fabricius, 1775
Anthia sexmaculata Fabricius, 1787
Anthia sulcata (Fabricius, 1793)
Anthia tatumana White, 1846
Anthia thoracica (Thunberg, 1784)
Anthia venator (Fabricius, 1792)

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Heliobolus lugubris (bushveld lizard), a southern African lizard where juveniles mimic the toxic Anthia beetles to avoid predators
Therea, a genus of cockroach where some species mimic the toxic Anthia beetles to avoid predators

[1]
C. H. Scholtz & E. Holm (1985). Insects of southern Africa. Butterworths. p. 195.
[2]
Picker, Griffiths & Weaving (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, Struik
[3]
Termophilum Basilewsky 1950 Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 55 80.
[4]
"Termophilum - Thermophila - search engine". Ubio.org. Retrieved 2012-10-21.
[5]
Schmidt, A.D. & Gruschwitz, M. "Artenspektrum, Systematik, Verbreitung und biographische Zuordnung von Laufkaefern der Gattungen Anthia Weber und Thermophilium Basilewsky (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Anthiini) im suedlichen Afrika. pub:Naturwissenschaftlichen Museums der Stadt Aschaffenburg 2002.
[6]
Urich, Klaus. ; Comparative animal biochemistry. Pub: Springer, 1994. ISBN 978-3-540-57420-0
[7]
"Nomenclator Zoologicus". Ubio.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
[8]
"Anthia Weber, 1801". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
[9]
Kolbe, H. J. (1894). "Die Coleopteren-Fauna Central-Afrikas". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 55 (4–6): 201.
[10]
Kolbe, H. J. (1894). "Die Coleopteren-Fauna Central-Afrikas". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 55 (4–6): 200.

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[1] [1]
C. H. Scholtz & E. Holm (1985). Insects of southern Africa. Butterworths. p. 195.

[2] [2]
Picker, Griffiths & Weaving (2004). Field Guide to Insects of South Africa, Struik

[3] [3]
Termophilum Basilewsky 1950 Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. 55 80.

[4] [4]
"Termophilum - Thermophila - search engine". Ubio.org. Retrieved 2012-10-21.

[5] [5]
Schmidt, A.D. & Gruschwitz, M. "Artenspektrum, Systematik, Verbreitung und biographische Zuordnung von Laufkaefern der Gattungen Anthia Weber und Thermophilium Basilewsky (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Anthiini) im suedlichen Afrika. pub:Naturwissenschaftlichen Museums der Stadt Aschaffenburg 2002.

[6] [6]
Urich, Klaus. ; Comparative animal biochemistry. Pub: Springer, 1994. ISBN 978-3-540-57420-0

[7] [7]
"Nomenclator Zoologicus". Ubio.org. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

[catlife-8] [8]
"Anthia Weber, 1801". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-08.

[9] [9]
Kolbe, H. J. (1894). "Die Coleopteren-Fauna Central-Afrikas". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 55 (4–6): 201.

[10] [10]
Kolbe, H. J. (1894). "Die Coleopteren-Fauna Central-Afrikas". Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 55 (4–6): 200.

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Anthia

Anthia sexguttata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Carabidae
Subfamily:	Anthiinae
Genus:	Anthia Weber, 1801