Anaspis is a large genus of beetle

Beetle

Coleoptera is an order of insects commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek , koleos, "sheath"; and , pteron, "wing", thus "sheathed wing". Coleoptera contains more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known life-forms...

s belonging to the family Scraptiidae

Scraptiidae

The family Scraptiidae is a small group of beetles with no vernacular common name, though recent authors have coined the name false flower beetles. These beetles are very common and easily confused with members of the related family Mordellidae.-Genera:...

. These small beetles are sometimes falsely called tumbling flower beetles (Family:Mordellidae

Mordellidae

Mordellidae is a family of beetles commonly known as tumbling flower beetles for the typical irregular movements they make when escaping predators, or as pintail beetles due to their abdominal tip which aids them in performing these tumbling movements...

) as they occur in large numbers on flowers and have a habit of tumbling to the ground when disturbed. They do not have a vernacular common name, but some recent authors have coined the name, false flower beetles.

Species

Species include:

• Anaspis abollata
• Anaspis akaira
• Anaspis apfelbecki
• Anaspis arctica
• Anaspis atrata
• Anaspis balthasari
• Anaspis beardsleyi
• Anaspis bernhaueri
• Anaspis bernikovi
• Anaspis bilaciniata
• Anaspis bohemica
• Anaspis brunnipes
• Anaspis canariensis
• Anaspis cavipalpis
• Anaspis chevrolati
• Anaspis collaris
• Anaspis corcyrica
• Anaspis costai
• Anaspis curtii
• Anaspis cypria
• Anaspis dichroa
• Anaspis distinguenda
• Anaspis duryi
• Anaspis eversi

• Anaspis excellens
• Anaspis fasciata
• Anaspis flava
• Anaspis flavipennis
• Anaspis florenceae
• Anaspis frontalis
• Anaspis ganglbaueri
• Anaspis garneysi
• Anaspis graeca
• Anaspis helvetica
• Anaspis hispanica
• Anaspis horni
• Anaspis hudsoni
• Anaspis humerosa
• Anaspis imitator
• Anaspis incognita
• Anaspis insularis
• Anaspis kiesenwetteri
• Anaspis kochi
• Anaspis labiata
• Anaspis latipalpis
• Anaspis latiuscula
• Anaspis lindbergi
• Anaspis lucana

• Anaspis lurida
• Anaspis luteobrunea
• Anaspis mancinii
• Anaspis marginicollis
• Anaspis mariae
• Anaspis melanopa
• Anaspis melanostoma
• Anaspis militaris
• Anaspis mulsanti
• Anaspis nigrina
• Anaspis nigripes
• Anaspis olympiae
• Anaspis ornata
• Anaspis palpalis
• Anaspis poggi
• Anaspis proteus
• Anaspis pulicaria
• Anaspis pyranaea
• Anaspis quadrimaculata
• Anaspis rambouseki
• Anaspis rayi
• Anaspis regimbarti
• Anaspis revelieri
• Anaspis rufa

• Anaspis ruficollis
• Anaspis rufilabris
• Anaspis rufitarsis
• Anaspis schneideri
• Anaspis seposita
• Anaspis septentrionalis
• Anaspis serbica
• Anaspis sericea
• Anaspis setulosa
• Anaspis silvatica
• Anaspis steppensis
• Anaspis stierlini
• Anaspis stussineri
• Anaspis subtilis
• Anaspis suturalis
• Anaspis testacea
• Anaspis thoracica
• Anaspis thoracoxantha
• Anaspis trifasciata
• Anaspis truquii
• Anaspis varians
• Anaspis versicolor
• Anaspis viennensis