Anthrenus lepidus

Anthrenus lepidus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Dermestidae
Genus:	Anthrenus
Species:	A. lepidus
Binomial name
Anthrenus lepidus LeConte, 1854

Anthrenus lepidus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Subspecies

These four subspecies belong to the species Anthrenus lepidus:

• Anthrenus lepidus conspersusCasey
• Anthrenus lepidus lepidus
• Anthrenus lepidus obtectusCasey
• Anthrenus lepidus suffususCasey

See also

• Anthrenus scrophulariae species group

Similar species:

• Anthrenus scrophulariae , cosmopolitan
• Anthrenus sophonisba , from United States
• Anthrenus picturatus , generally in Russia and Eastern Europe
• Anthrenus ethiopicus , from Africa

References

1. "Anthrenus lepidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Anthrenus lepidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Anthrenus lepidus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading

• Háva, Jirí (2003). "World catalogue of the Dermestidae". Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague-East Supplement. 1: 1–196.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-8788757675.