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For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada

Species Cryptorhopalum obesulum

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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)
Tribe Anthrenini
Genus Cryptorhopalum
Species obesulum (Cryptorhopalum obesulum)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cryptorhopalum obesulum Casey 1900
Size
2-3 mm
Range
se AZ, w., c. to s. TX - Map (1)
Remarks
Type Locality: on the Colorado River above Columbus, Austin Co., Texas
Print References
Casey, T.L. 1900. Review of the American Corylophidae, Cryptophagidae, Tritomidae, and Dermestidae, with other studies. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 8: 51–172.
Internet References
Dermestidae.com - Andreas Herrmann
Type Info - Smithsonian