Species Paranovelsis varicolor

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Internet References · Works Cited

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 Attagenini

Genus Paranovelsis

Species varicolor (Paranovelsis varicolor)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Attagenus varicolor Jayne 1882, Novelsis varicolor (Jayne)

Explanation of Names

Paranovelsis varicolor (Jayne)

Size

2.5─4 mm

Range

sw. US (CA─TX) & Mexico; records from NY and WV (imports?)(1)

Internet References

species page(2)

Works Cited

1.	World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) Jiří Háva. 2003. Studie a zprávy Oblastního Muzea Praha-východ, Brandýs n. Labem 2003 Supplementum 1.

2.	Herrmann A. (200?-) Pictures of some dermestid species

Contributed by margarethe brummermann on 10 May, 2011 - 12:56am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche, v belov
Last updated 24 July, 2023 - 8:27pm

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