Anthrenus coloratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Suborder:
Polyphaga
Superfamily:
Bostrichoidea
Family:
Dermestidae
Tribe:
Anthrenini
Genus:
Anthrenus
Species:
A. coloratus
Binomial name
Anthrenus coloratus
Reitter 1881

Anthrenus coloratus is a species in the family Dermestidae ("carpet beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles").[1][2] The species is known generally as the "Asian carpet beetle".[3] It is found in North America.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Anthrenus coloratus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  2. 1 2 "Anthrenus coloratus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
  3. ↑ "Anthrenus coloratus Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Beal, R. S. Jr. (2003). "Annotated Checklist of Nearctic Dermestidae with Revised Key to the Genera". The Coleopterists Bulletin, vol. 57, no. 4, 391–404.
  • Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • Ross H. Arnett. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.


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