Anchomenus dorsalis is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Platyninae.

It is found in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

[1] This beetle is bright green-blue and red-brown in color.

[2] The adults are 5.6–7.7 mm long, with females larger than males.

[2] Its coloration may be aposematic mimicry of the similarly colored Brachinus beetles it lives with, which emit a much more powerful antipredator volatile mix.