Megatominae

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Megatominae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Subfamily: Megatominae
Leach, 1815
Synonyms

Anthreninae Gistel, 1856

Megatominae is a subfamily of the beetle family Dermestidae. This subfamily contains several of the most well-known household and stored-product pest beetles, in the genera Anthrenus and Trogoderma .

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Taxonomy

According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed for Megatominae: [1]


Dermestidae

Genera

There are about 27 genera. [2]

Genera include: [3]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dermestidae</span> Family of beetles

Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800 species described.

<i>Anthrenus</i> Genus of beetles

Anthrenus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. One of several genera of carpet beetles, Anthrenus was historically placed in a subfamily Anthreninae, though presently included in the Megatominae. The genus Neoanthrenus is closely related.

<i>Trogoderma</i> Genus of beetles

Trogoderma is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. There are about 135 species worldwide.

<i>Globicornis</i> Genus of beetles

Globicornis is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. They are distributed throughout the world.

<i>Orphinus</i> Genus of beetles

Orphinus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. The genus is distributed in Africa, Asia, and the Australian region, especially in tropical areas; at least one species is cosmopolitan. There are about 88 species.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthrenini</span> Tribe of beetles

Anthrenini is a tribe of beetles in the family Dermestidae. There are at least 100 described species in Anthrenini.

<i>Trogoderma sternale</i> Species of beetle

Trogoderma sternale is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Attagenini</span> Tribe of beetles

Attagenini is a tribe of carpet beetles in the family Dermestidae. There are at least 4 genera and 20 described species in Attagenini. Attagenini was previously considered a subfamily of Dermestidae called Attageninae, but was reduced in rank to tribe in 2003.

Trogoderma primum is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America, where it is known from Oklahoma and Texas in the United States, and from Veracruz and Chiapas in Mexico.

Anthrenus (Anthrenus) oceanicus, is a species of skin beetle native to Hawaii, India, China, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, New Caledonia and Mauritius. It is introduced to Egypt, French Polynesia, Czech Republic and England particularly with commodities.

<i>Anthrenodes</i> Subgenus of beetles

Anthrenodes is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

<i>Anthrenops</i> Subgenus of beetles

Anthrenops is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

Ranthenus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

Setapeacockia is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

<i>Helocerus</i> Subgenus of beetles

Helocerus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

Peacockia is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

<i>Solskinus</i> Subgenus of beetles

Solskinus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

<i>Florilinus</i> Subgenus of beetles

Florilinus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

<i>Nathrenus</i> Subgenus of beetles

Nathrenus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

<i>Anthrenus</i> (subgenus) Subgenus of beetles

Anthrenus is a subgenus of the genus Anthrenus of the subfamily Megatominae within the family of skin beetles.

References

  1. Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 Háva, J. (2013). Description of Sodaliatoma konvickai gen. et sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from Peru. Boletín de la Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa 52 113–115.
  3. Dermestidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 14 May 2012.