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Anchastus

genus of insects
Taxon monotypic_taxon Q2288429
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Anchastus

Summary

Anchastus is a monotypic taxon[1]. Anchastus ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Anchastus's instance of is recorded as monotypic taxon[3].
  • Anchastus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Anchastus is classified within Elateridae[5].
  • Anchastus's scientific name is Anchastus[6].
  • Anchastus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anchastus[7].
  • Anchastus's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[8].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Anchastus is Anchastus[6]. Anchastus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Anchastus belongs to the parent taxon Elateridae[5].

Identifiers

Anchastus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 330895[9]. Anchastus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 947267[10]. Anchastus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 110541[11]. Anchastus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 1162075[12]. Anchastus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 186602[13].

Why It Matters

Anchastus ranks in the top 5% of monotypic_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).[2] Anchastus has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . The impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → monotypic taxon
    Parent taxon → Elateridae
    Insects (insecta) of the world id → 832990
    Taxon rank → genus
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P7224]]: 832990, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269358|batch #269358]]"
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