title: Anchastus
text: # Anchastus
  
  Anchastus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae. The species of this genus are found in America, Southern Africa, Australia.
  
  ## Species
  
  The following species are recognised in the genus Anchastus:
  
  * Anchastus anthrax (Horn, 1871)
  * Anchastus asper LeConte, 1878
  * Anchastus bicolor LeConte, 1866
  * Anchastus binus
  * Anchastus boulardi Chassain, 2010
  * Anchastus brulei Chassain, 2010
  * Anchastus brunneofasciatus Schwarz, 1906
  * Anchastus cinereipennis (Eschscholtz, 1829)
  * Anchastus diluvialis Wickham, 1916
  * Anchastus eruptus Wickham, 1916
  * Anchastus fumicollis
  * Anchastus gantieri Chassain, 2010
  * Anchastus guyanensis Chassain, 2010
  * Anchastus insularis Candèze, 1889
  * Anchastus jamaicae Candèze, 1889
  * Anchastus knulli Becker, 1972
  * Anchastus marginicollis Schwarz, 1902
  * Anchastus militaris Candeze
  * Anchastus montisequorum Chassain, 2010
  * Anchastus moratus Candèze, 1889
  * Anchastus quadrimaculatus Candèze, 1889
  * Anchastus sautierei Chassain, 2008
  * Anchastus seminiger
  * Anchastus sericans Candeze, 1891
  * Anchastus signaticollis Germar, 1843
  * Anchastus subdepressus Fall, 1934
  * Anchastus swezeyi Van Zwaluwenburg, 1931
  * Anchastus terminatus Candèze, 1864
  * Anchastus touroulti Chassain, 2010
  * Anchastus sp. BOLD:ABX2441
  * Anchastus sp. BOLD:ACA2190
  * Anchastus sp. BOLD:ACA2275
  