Aphanisticus

Aphanisticus
Aphanisticus elongatus, Belgium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Elateriformia
Family: Buprestidae
Tribe: Aphanisticini
Genus: Aphanisticus
Latreille, 1829
Diversity
at least 360 species
Synonyms
  • Goniophthalma Chevrolat, 1837

Aphanisticus is a genus of metallic wood-boring beetles in the family Buprestidae. There are more than 360 described species in Aphanisticus, found on every continent except Antarctica.