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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Bostrichoidea » Carpet Beetles (Dermestidae) » Trinodinae » Thylodrias » Odd Beetle (Thylodrias contractus)

Species Thylodrias contractus - Odd Beetle

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Range · Internet References · Works Cited
Odd Beetles - Thylodrias contractus - male - female Unknown1 - Thylodrias contractus - female Tiny Mystery Beetle - Thylodrias contractus Tiny Mystery Beetle - Thylodrias contractus Mystery household bug - Thylodrias contractus - female Mystery household bug - Thylodrias contractus Stripped bug - Thylodrias contractus - female Thylodrias contractus
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 Trinodinae
Genus Thylodrias
Species contractus (Odd Beetle)
Other Common Names
Tissue Paper Beetle
Explanation of Names
Thylodrias contractus Motschulsky 1839
Range
e NA to see US - Map, native to temperate Asia, now cosmopolitan(1)
Internet References
Dermestidae.com - Andreas Herrmann
Works Cited
1.Coleoptera families other than Cerambycidae, Curculionidae sensu lato, Chrysomelidae sensu lato and Coccinelidae -- Chapter 8.5
Denux O., Zagatti P. 2010. BioRisk 4: 315–406.
Contributed by Jim McClarin on 20 March, 2007 - 8:02pm
Additional contributions by Bug Eric, Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 21 July, 2020 - 10:01am

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