Anthrenus coloratus
Appearance
Anthrenus coloratus | |
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Dorsal view | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dermestidae |
Genus: | Anthrenus |
Subgenus: | Anthrenops |
Species: | A. coloratus
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Binomial name | |
Anthrenus coloratus Reitter 1881
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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[edit]
- ^ "Anthrenus coloratus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ a b "Anthrenus coloratus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2018-01-18.
- ^ "Anthrenus coloratus Species Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-01-18.
Further reading[edit]
- 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.