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Checklist for Family Dermestidae Hope, 1840 (Carpet beetles)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
211
830
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
206
825
1106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
144
685
939
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
43
256
383
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
40
227
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Skin Beetle
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Peninsula
4 Genera with 8 Species
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1815Carpet beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1815Black Carpet Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1781larder beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Megatoma Herbst, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
8 Species
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) pustulatus Thunberg, 1815
Dermestes marginatus (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Dermestes maculatus DeGeer, 1774
Dermestes piceus (Thunberg, 1781)⇒ Attagenus piceus A. G. Olivier, 1790
Megatoma bifasciata Reitter, 1887

Subnodes of Dermestidae with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SubfamilyAnthreninae
Leach, 1815
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyAttageninae
Casey, 1900
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDermestinae
Latreille, 1807
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegatominae
Leach, 1815
1
1
Genus
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