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Subgenus Anthrenus

Is this Anthrenus sophonisba? - Anthrenus sophonisba

Anthrenus pimpinellae? - Anthrenus isabellinus

Holotype - Anthrenus chiton Beal, 1998 - Anthrenus chiton

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 Megatominae

Tribe Anthrenini

Genus Anthrenus

No Taxon Subgenus Anthrenus

Numbers

11 spp. in our area(1), ~80 total(2)

Range

worldwide

Works Cited

1.	A new species of Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from California, with a key to the Nearctic species Marcin Kadej. 2011. The Coleopterists Bulletin 65(3):309-314.

2.	Háva J. (2023) World catalogue of the Dermestidae

Contributed by v belov on 23 January, 2013 - 9:46pm
Last updated 20 December, 2024 - 4:29pm

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