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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) » Black Carpet Beetles (Attagenus) » Attagenus brunneus
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black carpet beetle - Attagenus brunneus
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

black carpet beetle - Attagenus brunneus
Ailsa Craig, Ontario, Canada
December 23, 2004
A Christmas package from a faraway relative sat on our floor long enough for a resident carpet beetle to investigate. This might be Attagenus unicolor (Dermestidae); length 4-5 mm. It appears that last year's firing of our cleaning lady is finally starting to pay off!
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 26 December, 2004 - 10:27am
Last updated 11 July, 2007 - 6:40am

Moved
Moved from Attagenus.
antennae pale!
… Boris Büche, 11 July, 2007 - 6:40am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Carpet Beetles.
… Jim McClarin, 9 February, 2007 - 5:17am login or register to post comments

Attagenus sp.
Attagenus sp.

Dr. John M. Kingsolver
Florida State Colection of Arthropods
Gainsville, FL
… Jim McClarin, 8 February, 2007 - 2:10pm login or register to post comments

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