| Anthrenus afer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Anthrenus |
| Subgenus: | Nathrenus |
| Species: | A. afer |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthrenus afer Péringuey, 1886 | |
Anthrenus afer is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species is only known from South Africa. [1] [2]
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Anthrenus maculifer is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species is known from following regions of Asia:
Anthrenus bilyi is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species is known from Central Asia and Armenia. It has close resemblance to common species, Anthrenus scrophulariae.
Anthrenus namibicus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species is only known from Namibia.
Anthrenus capensis is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. The species is only known from South Africa.
Anthrenus subsetosus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is known from Myanmar and Vietnam.
Anthrenus albostictus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is known from South Africa.
Anthrenus knizeki is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is known from China.
Anthrenus tryznai is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is known from China (Tibet).
Anthrenus nipponensis is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is known from North China, Japan, North Korea, and Russia.
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