Anthrenus flavidus

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Anthrenus flavidus
NHMUK014092702 Anthrenus Florilinus flavidus Solsky male whole dorsal X 2.5.jpg
Anthrenus flavidus, male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Anthrenus
Subgenus: Florilinus
Species:
A. flavidus
Binomial name
Anthrenus flavidus
Solsky, 1876

Anthrenus flavidus is a species of carpet beetle in the subgenus Florilinus of the genus Anthrenus, family Dermestidae. It is known from Central Asia, China (Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang), Iran, Afghanistan, Russia, the Caucasus region, Turkey and Cyprus. It has been introduced to Austria, Germany, and Poland. [1] [2]

Range of color variation present in female beetles
Pattern is visible NHMUK014092701 Anthrenus Florilinus flavidus Solsky female whole dorsal X 2.5.jpg
Pattern is visible
Fully covered in light setae NHMUK014092703 Anthrenus Florilinus flavidus Solsky female whole dorsal X 2.5.jpg
Fully covered in light setae

References

  1. Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Megatominae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.