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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Attagenini » Paranovelsis » Paranovelsis aequalis

Species Paranovelsis aequalis

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Remarks · Internet References · Works Cited
Don't recognize family - Paranovelsis aequalis - male Don't recognize family - Paranovelsis aequalis - male rusty-rump dermestid larva - Paranovelsis aequalis pale, newly eclosed, now darked - Paranovelsis aequalis Paranovelsis aequalis (Sharp) - Paranovelsis aequalis Paranovelsis aequalis (Sharp) - Paranovelsis aequalis Novelsis aequalis - Paranovelsis aequalis Beete for ID - Paranovelsis aequalis
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 aequalis (Paranovelsis aequalis)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Paranovelsis aequalis (Sharp)
Orig. Comb: Genattus aequalis Sharp 1902
Syn: Novelsis aequalis (Sharp) - still used by GBIF
Size
2.5 – 3.5 mm
Range
eastern, PA - OK/TX / Mex (1)
Remarks
introduced several times to Europe; Mexican records also appear to be off range.
Internet References
Dermestidae.com - Andreas Herrmann
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.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 30 June, 2006 - 2:47pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche
Last updated 22 April, 2022 - 8:44am

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