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Subgenus Anthrenus

dermestid - Anthrenus lepidus beetle - Anthrenus thoracicus Buffalo Carpet Beetle - Anthrenus scrophulariae Which carpet beetle? - Anthrenus ID this teeny bug? - Anthrenus lepidus Anthrenus thoracicus Melsheimer - Anthrenus thoracicus Anthrenus lepidus A. sophonisba? - Anthrenus sophonisba
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles)
Superfamily Bostrichoidea (Carpet, Powder-post and Death-watch Beetles)
Family Dermestidae (Carpet Beetles)
Tribe Anthrenini
Genus Anthrenus (Carpet Beetles)
No Taxon Subgenus Anthrenus
Numbers
TBA spp. in our area, >50 spp. worldwide(1)
Works Cited
1.Háva J. (2018) World catalogue of the Dermestidae
Contributed by v belov on 23 January, 2013 - 9:46pm
Last updated 24 January, 2013 - 6:55am

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