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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Carpet, Powder-post and Death-watch Beetles (Bostrichoidea) » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Carpet Beetles (Anthrenus) » Anthrenus fuscus

Species Anthrenus fuscus

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Remarks · See Also · Internet References
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Bostrichoidea (Carpet, Powder-post and Death-watch Beetles)
Family Dermestidae (Carpet Beetles)
Genus Anthrenus (Carpet Beetles)
Species fuscus (Anthrenus fuscus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Anthrenus obscurus Schönherr; 1806, Anthrenus claviger Erichson, 1846; Helocerus fuscus Coucke, 1892
Explanation of Names
Anthrenus fuscus Olivier, 1789.
Size
2 - 3.4 mm
Identification
Bright scales of dorsal surface condensed on side margins of pronotum and forming three (usually narrow) fasciae on elytra. Sides of pronotum slightly sinuate in anteriour half. Eyes not notched in front, Antennae 6-segmented, with the last segment club-like, as long (female) or longer (male) as the rest of antenna.
Range
Northern hemisphere.
Habitat
Mainly an outdoor species, developing in bird nests, etc.
Remarks
Native to US and Canada according to ITIS.
See Also
A.museorum, with similar colour pattern, has 8-segmented antennae with two-segmented club, considerably shorter than the rest of antenna.
Internet References
ITIS
Contributed by Boris Büche on 18 May, 2007 - 2:57am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset
Last updated 16 December, 2008 - 2:42pm

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