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Checklist for Family Dermestidae Hope, 1840 (Carpet beetles)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
52
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
52
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Skin Beetle
9
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
9 Genera with 32 Species
Afrothorictus Andreae, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1815Carpet beetles8SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1790Black Carpet Beetles6SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1781larder beetle6SpeciesTaxom
Macrothorictus Andreae, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Megatoma Herbst, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Phradonoma Jacquelin du..., 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Thorictus Germar, 19635SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 18782SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
32 Species
Afrothorictus latus Andreae, 1967
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) flavipes (LeConte, 1854)⇒ Anthrenus scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758Buffalo Carpet Beetle
Anthrenus (Florilinus) museorum (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Anthrenus festivus Erichson, 1848
Anthrenus (Florilinus) verbasci Linnaeus, 1767Varied carpet beetle
Anthrenus (Nathrenus) boyesi Háva, 2004
Anthrenus (Nathrenus) natalensis Háva, 2004
Anthrenus (Nathrenus) obscurus (Melsheimer, 1806)⇒ Anthrenus fuscus Olivier, 1789
Anthrenus bifasciatus (Thunberg, 1815)⇒ Attagenus thunbergi Mroczkowski, 1968
Attagenus (Aethriostoma) irroratus (Blackburn, 1903)⇒ Attagenus cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)⇒ Attagenus woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979
Attagenus (Attagenus) pustulatus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) unicolor (Brahm, 1791)⇒ Attagenus chakouri Pic, 1907
Attagenus (Lanorus) bifasciatus Olivier, 1790
Dermestes (Dermestes) ater (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Dermestes olivieri Lepesme, 1939
Dermestes (Dermestes) haemorrhoidalis Küster, 1852Black larder beetle
Dermestes (Dermestes) peruvianus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Dermestes leechi Kalík, 1952
Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus DeGeer, 1774Common hide beetle
Dermestes marginatus (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Dermestes maculatus DeGeer, 1774
Dermestes piceus (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Attagenus piceus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Macrothorictus braunsi Andreae, 1967
Macrothorictus kochi Andreae, 1967
Macrothorictus longitarsis Andreae, 1967
Megatoma bifasciata Reitter, 1887
Thorictus capensis Péringuey, 1886
Thorictus crinitus Andreae, 1967
Thorictus hottentotus Raffray, 1901
Thorictus karoensis Andreae, 1967
Thorictus marschalli John, 1963
Trogoderma inclusum LeConte, 1854Grain trogoderma
Trogoderma variabile Ballion, 1878Grain dermestid

Subnodes of Dermestidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyAnthreninae
Leach, 1815
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAttageninae
Casey, 1900
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDermestinae
Latreille, 1807
4
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegatominae
Leach, 1815
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Dermestidae (Hope 1840)
Dermestidae (Hope 1840)


Links, sources and further information
Dermestidae at artfakta.se
Dermestidae at dyntaxa.se
Dermestidae at gbif.org
Dermestidae at irmng.org
Dermestidae at itis.gov
Dermestidae at marinespecies.org