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Species Phradonoma nobile

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Bostrichoidea
Family Dermestidae (Carpet Beetles)
Subfamily Megatominae
Tribe Megatomini
Subtribe Trogodermina
Genus Phradonoma
Species nobile (Phradonoma nobile)
Explanation of Names
Phradonoma (Phradonoma) nobile (Reitter 1881)
Identification
Range
AZ, w. TX, introduction from the Palaearctic (native range: Mediterranean to C. Asia & S. Africa(1))
Remarks
first record in NA: AZ 2009 (1)
Print References
Háva et al. 2011 in Col. Bull. (1)
Gary D. Ouellette, Jiří Háva. 2022. New Distribution Record for Phradonoma nobile (Reitter) in West Texas, USA," Southwestern Entomologist, 47(2): 507-510.