Anthocomus fasciatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a malachite beetle)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnthocomus fasciatus (a malachite beetle)
SubfamilyMALACHIINAE (a subfamily of beetles)
FamilyMELYRIDAE (malachite beetles)
SuperfamilyCLEROIDEA (a superfamily of beetles)
Series Cucujiformia (a group of beetles)
SuborderPOLYPHAGA (mainly terrestrial beetles)
OrderCOLEOPTERA (beetles)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Anthocomus fasciatus (a malachite beetle) :
1: Anthocomus fasciatus (a malachite beetle)
7 May 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, indoors, at window
Image 1: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Dorsal view - highly enlarged - grey background (2)Image 3: Ventral view - highly enlarged - grey background

Anthocomus fasciatus (a malachite beetle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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