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Species Attagenus fasciatus - Banded Black Carpet Beetle

Attagenus fasciatus - Attagenus fasciatus

Banded black carpet beetle, Attagenus fasciatus - Attagenus fasciatus

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 Attageninae

Tribe Attagenini

Genus Attagenus (Black Carpet Beetles)

Species fasciatus (Banded Black Carpet Beetle)

Other Common Names

Tobacco Seed Beetle, Wardrobe Beetle(1)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

gloriosae Fabricius 1798

Explanation of Names

Attagenus fasciatus Thunberg 1795

fasciatus = 'banded'

Size

3.6–5.8 mm(1)

Range

native to the Old World (exact origin unknown, but non-native in Europe(2)), now nearly cosmopolitan in warmer regions; known from a few locations in the US - Map (1)(3)

Habitat

occurs outdoors and indoors(1)

Food

larvae feed on wool, fur, skins, and other material of animal origin; also known to feed on dried milk, spices, and drugs (in vegetable products, it is scavenging on other insects or the remains of grain insects)(1)

Remarks

pest of stored food; may be an indoor pest(1)

Internet References

Dermestidae.com - Andreas Herrmann

Works Cited

1.	Handbook of urban insects and arachnids: A handbook of urban entomology Robinson W.H. 2005. Cambridge University Press.

2.	Coleoptera families other than Cerambycidae, Curculionidae sensu lato, Chrysomelidae sensu lato and Coccinelidae -- Chapter 8.5 Denux O., Zagatti P. 2010. BioRisk 4: 315–406.

3.	Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

Contributed by Mike Quinn on 1 September, 2008 - 10:47am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 26 September, 2019 - 6:08pm

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