Attagenus schaefferi

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Attagenus schaefferi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Tribe: Attagenini
Genus: Attagenus
Species:
A. schaefferi
Binomial name
Attagenus schaefferi
(Herbst, 1792)

Attagenus schaefferi is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. [1] [2] [3] [4] It is found in North America. [1]

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Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Attagenus schaefferi:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Attagenus schaefferi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  2. 1 2 "Attagenus schaefferi species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  3. 1 2 "Attagenus schaefferi". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
  4. 1 2 "Attagenus schaefferi Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-02.

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