Clanoptilus elegans - <p>Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten) Subclass: Pterygota Order: Coleoptera (beetles, Käfer) Suborder: Polyphaga Infraorder: Cucujiforma Superfamily: Cleroidea Family: Melyridae LEACH, 1815 [Syn.: Malachiidae FLEMING, 1821] (soft-winged flower beetles, Zipfelkäfer) Subfamily: Malachiinae (soft-winged flower beetles, Zipfelkäfer) Tribus: Malachiini FLEMING, 1821 </p> <p>either </p> <p>Genus <i>Clanoptilus</i> MOTSCHULSKY, 1854 <b>probably:</b> <i>Clanoptilus elegans</i> OLIVER, 1790 ? [det. Gerdt Ginko, 2013, based on this photo] </p> <p>or </p> <p>Genus <i>Cordylepherus </i> EVERS, 1985 <b>maybe:</b> <i>Cordylepherus viridis</i> FABRICIUS, 1794 [det. Bohne, 2013, based on photos] </p> <p>please see comments! </p> <p><br> more info (German): <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.naturspaziergang.de/Kaefer/Clanoptilus_elegans.htm">www.naturspaziergang.de/Kaefer/Clanoptilus_elegans.htm</a> </p> <p><br> Germany, Hessen, Bad Hersfeld: Ottrau, ca. 300-400m asl., 10.06.2012 </p> <p>IMG_0905 </p> © gbohne from Berlin, Germany - CC BY-SA 2.0 - Wikimedia Commons