Aaata

This article is about the beetle genus. For the sponge genus, see Clathria. For the AAATA, see Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority.

Aaata is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Buprestidae, containing the single species Aaata finchi.^[2][3][4][5] It is found in Balochistan and is one of the largest species of the family Buprestidae, reaching up to 7 cm (2.8 in) in length.^[6]

Aaata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Elateriformia
Family:	Buprestidae
Subfamily:	Julodinae
Genus:	Aaata Semenov-Tian-Shanskij, 1906[1]
Species:	A. finchi
Binomial name
Aaata finchi (Waterhouse, 1884)
Synonyms
Julodis finchi Waterhouse, 1884