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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
527
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bostrichiformia
Forbes, 1926
3
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bostrichoidea
Latreille, 1802
Carpet Beetles, Death-watch Beetles, Powder-post Beetles
3
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyDermestidae
Hope, 1840
Carpet beetles, Dermestid beetles, Dermestids, Skin Beetle
5
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
5 Genera with 9 Species
Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1767Carpet beetles2SpeciesTaxom
Attagenus Latreille, 1790Black Carpet Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Dermestes Linnaeus, 1774larder beetle3SpeciesTaxom
Thorictus Germar, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Trogoderma Dejean, 1821
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
9 Species
Anthrenus (Anthrenus) flavipes (LeConte, 1854)⇒ Anthrenus scrophulariae Linnaeus, 1758
Anthrenus (Florilinus) verbasci Linnaeus, 1767Varied carpet beetle
Attagenus (Attagenus) cinereus Thunberg, 1815
Attagenus (Attagenus) fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)⇒ Attagenus woodroffei Halstead & G..., 1979
Attagenus (Lanorus) bifasciatus Olivier, 1790
Dermestes (Dermestes) ater (DeGeer, 1774)⇒ Dermestes olivieri Lepesme, 1939
Dermestes (Dermestes) peruvianus (Laporte, 1840)⇒ Dermestes leechi Kalík, 1952
Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus DeGeer, 1774Common hide beetle
Thorictus capensis Péringuey, 1886

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

Taxom

SubfamilyAttageninae
Casey, 1900
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDermestinae
Latreille, 1807
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegatominae
Leach, 1815
1
0
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