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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 approximately 500 to 700 species worldwide. They can range in size from 1 to 12 mm. Key characteristics for adults are round oval shaped bodies covered in scales or setae. The usually clubbed antennae fit into deep grooves. The hind femora also fit into recesses of the coxa. Larvae are scarabaeiform and also have setae.
Bostrichiformia is an infraorder of polyphagan beetles.
Attageninae was a subfamily of beetles in the family Dermestidae. In 2003, Attageninae was reduced in rank and is now treated as the tribe Attagenini.
Dermestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Dermestidae. It contains the following genera:
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.
Globicornis is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. They are distributed throughout the world.
Apphianus yuccae is a species of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Apphianus.
Egidyella is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, containing the following species:
Rhopalosilpha wasmanni is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Rhopalosilpha.
Amberoderma beali is a species of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Amberoderma.
Claviella besucheti is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Claviella.
Miocryptorhopalum kirkbyae is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Miocryptorhopalum.
Volvicornis rufescens is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Volvicornis.
Zhantievus lymantriae is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Zhantievus.
Trichodryas esoterica is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Trichodryas.
Hexanodes vulgata is a species of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Hexanodes.
Trichelodes delicatula is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Trichelodes.
Apsectus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, containing the following species:
Trinoparvus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, containing the following species:
Anthrenini is a tribe of beetles in the family Dermestidae. There are at least 100 described species in Anthrenini.
References
- ↑ Dermestidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 14 May 2012.
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