Anthrenus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. One of several genera of carpet beetles, Anthrenus was historically placed in a subfamily Anthreninae, though presently included in the Megatominae. The genus Neoanthrenus is closely related.
Anthrenus carpet beetles are small beetles a few millimetres long with a rather rounded shape. Their antennae bear small clubs at the end, which are plumper in males than in females. Many have a delicate and rather pretty pattern, with a dark body covered in colorful scales of various brown, tan, red, whitish and grey hues. These scales rub off easily, and old individuals are often partially devoid of them, showing the shining black elytra. A considerable number of subspecies and varieties have been named, but it is questionable whether these are all valid or simply refer to such age-related differences. The massive number of species has been divided into several subgenera, but these are not too firmly established. The small subgenus Helocerus for example is sometimes entirely included in Florilinus. Also, new species are being described every now and then.
These beetles range essentially all over the world; they have even colonized some remote oceanic islands. Most species are harmless pollen-eaters, with the long-haired larvae feeding on a wide range on dead animal or plant matter. This makes them important decomposers, which clean up decaying organisms. Some, however, most notoriously the museum beetle (A. museorum), are significant pests, infesting stored goods and especially biological specimens in museum collections. These species have caused considerable damage to biology by destroying valuable type specimens. Their larvae may cause considerable damage on wool, fur, feathers, and natural history collections.[2]
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Anthrenus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae the skin beetles One of several genera of carpet beetles Anthrenus was historically placed in a subfamily Anthreninae though presently included in the Megatominae The genus Neoanthrenus is closely related AnthrenusYoung imago of Anthrenus verbasciScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder ColeopteraFamily DermestidaeTribe AnthreniniGenus AnthrenusGeoffroy 1762 1 SubgeneraAnthrenodes Chobaut 1898 Anthrenops Reitter 1881 Anthrenus Geoffroy 1762 Florilinus Mulsant amp Rey 1868 Helocerus Mulsant amp Rey 1868 Nathrenus Casey 1900 Peacockia Menier amp Villemant 1993 Ranthenus Mroczkowski 1962 Setapeacockia Hava 2008 Solskinus Mroczkowski 1962Old varied carpet beetle A verbasci with most scales rubbed offAnthrenus larvae feeding on Sceliphron destillatorium specimenAnthrenus pimpinellae probably malecommon carpet beetle A scrophulariae probably malemuseum beetle A museorum maleAnthrenus carpet beetles are small beetles a few millimetres long with a rather rounded shape Their antennae bear small clubs at the end which are plumper in males than in females Many have a delicate and rather pretty pattern with a dark body covered in colorful scales of various brown tan red whitish and grey hues These scales rub off easily and old individuals are often partially devoid of them showing the shining black elytra A considerable number of subspecies and varieties have been named but it is questionable whether these are all valid or simply refer to such age related differences The massive number of species has been divided into several subgenera but these are not too firmly established The small subgenus Helocerus for example is sometimes entirely included in Florilinus Also new species are being described every now and then These beetles range essentially all over the world they have even colonized some remote oceanic islands Most species are harmless pollen eaters with the long haired larvae feeding on a wide range on dead animal or plant matter This makes them important decomposers which clean up decaying organisms Some however most notoriously the museum beetle A museorum are significant pests infesting stored goods and especially biological specimens in museum collections These species have caused considerable damage to biology by destroying valuable type specimens Their larvae may cause considerable damage on wool fur feathers and natural history collections 2 Species editAnthrenus contains the following species 3 Anthrenus aegyptiacus Pic 1899 Anthrenus afer Peringuey 1886 Anthrenus alatauensis Mroczkowski 1962 Anthrenus albomaculatus Pic 1927 Anthrenus albonotatus Pic 1922 Anthrenus albostictus Reitter 1881 Anthrenus almatyensis Hava 2018 Anthrenus amandae Holloway 2019 Anthrenus ambericus Hava Prokop amp Herrmann 2006 Anthrenus amoenulus Reitter 1896 Anthrenus angustefasciatus Ganglbauer 1904 Anthrenus aradensis Mawlood amp Abdul Rassoul 2003 Anthrenus araxensis Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus ardoi Kadej amp Hava 2011 Anthrenus armstrongielus Kadej amp Hava 2013 Anthrenus arndti Hava 2005 Anthrenus assimilis Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus aterrimus Gerstacker 1871 Anthrenus auratus Zhantiev 1979 Anthrenus bactrianus Zhantiev 2004 Anthrenus bajtenovi Sokolov 1974 Anthrenus barclayi Hava 2019 Anthrenus bartolozzii Hava 2003 Anthrenus basilewskyi Kalik 1965 Anthrenus beali Zhantiev 2004 Anthrenus becvari Hava 2004 Anthrenus bellulus Chobaut 1897 Anthrenus bezdeki Hava 2017 Anthrenus bilyi Hava 2000 Anthrenus biskrensis Reitter 1887 Anthrenus blanci Beal 1998 Anthrenus bobo Hava 2003 Anthrenus bomiensis Hava 2004 Anthrenus botswaniensis Hava amp Kadej 2006 Anthrenus boyesi Hava 2004 Anthrenus bucharicus Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus buettikeri Mroczkowski 1980 Anthrenus bulirschi Hava 2000 Anthrenus capensis Guerin Meneville 1835 Anthrenus cardamom Hava 2001 Anthrenus castaneae Melsheimer 1844 Anthrenus caucasicus Reitter 1881 Anthrenus cechovskyi Hava amp Kadej 2015 Anthrenus cervenkai Hava amp Herrmann 2006 Anthrenus ceylonicus Kadej amp Hava 2006 Anthrenus chiton Beal 1998 Anthrenus cimrmani Hava 2005 Anthrenus coacheorum Hava 2022 Anthrenus coloratus Reitter 1881 Anthrenus consobrinus Hava 2005 Anthrenus constantini Hava amp Herrmann 2006 Anthrenus cordis Hava amp Kadej 2006 Anthrenus coreanus Mroczkowski 1966 Anthrenus cornelli Hava amp Herrmann 2008 Anthrenus corona Holloway 2021 Anthrenus crustaceus Reitter 1881 Anthrenus cylindricornis Herrmann amp Hava 2014 Anthrenus danielssoni Hava 2007 Anthrenus darjeelingi Hava 2020 Anthrenus debilis Hava 2005 Anthrenus delicatus Kiesenwetter 1851 Anthrenus difficilis Hava 2005 Anthrenus distinctus Kadej amp Hava 2006 Anthrenus dsungaricus Mroczkowski 1962 Anthrenus edopetri Hava 2004 Anthrenus eichleri Kadej amp Hava 2006 Anthrenus electron Hava Prokop amp Kadej 2006 Anthrenus emili Herrmann amp Hava 2019 Anthrenus endroedyi Hava 2003 Anthrenus ethiopicus Hava 2004 Anthrenus exilis Mulsant amp Rey 1868 Anthrenus farsicus Kadej amp Hava 2011 Anthrenus fernandezi Hava 2003 Anthrenus festivus Erichson 1846 Anthrenus flavidulus Reitter 1889 Anthrenus flavidus Solsky 1876 Anthrenus flavipes LeConte 1854 Anthrenus frater Arrow 1915 Anthrenus fucosus Beal 1998 Anthrenus fugong Hava 2019 Anthrenus funebris Reitter 1889 Anthrenus fuscus Olivier 1789 Anthrenus geisthardti Hava amp Herrmann 2006 Anthrenus gobicus Zhantiev 2004 Anthrenus goliath Saulcy 1868 Anthrenus gorki Hava 2008 Anthrenus gracilis Zhantiev 2004 Anthrenus groehni Hava Prokop amp Herrmann 2006 Anthrenus guineaensis Hava 2004 Anthrenus hartmanni Hava 2000 Anthrenus havai Kadej amp Jakubska 2007 Anthrenus heptamerus Peyerimhoff 1924 Anthrenus herrmanni Kadej amp Hava 2016 Anthrenus himalayensis Hava Wachkoo amp Maqbool 2019 Anthrenus hissaricus Mroczkowski 1961 Anthrenus hoberlandti Kadej Hava amp Kalik 2007 Anthrenus hrdlickai Hava 2016 Anthrenus hulai Hava 2017 Anthrenus indicus Kadej Hava amp Kalik 2007 Anthrenus ineptus Hava amp Tezcan 2004 Anthrenus isabellinus Kuster 1848 Anthrenus israelicus Hava 2004 Anthrenus jacobsoni Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus jakli Hava 2001 Anthrenus japonicus Ohbayashi 1985 Anthrenus jelineki Hava 2009 Anthrenus jordanicus Pic 1934 Anthrenus kabakovi Kadej amp Hava 2016 Anthrenus kabateki Hava 2014 Anthrenus kadeji Herrmann amp Hava 2009 Anthrenus kafkai Kadej amp Hava 2011 Anthrenus kaliki Pic 1952 Anthrenus kalimantanus Hava 2004 Anthrenus kantneri Hava 2003 Anthrenus kaszabi Zhantiev 1973 Anthrenus katerinae Hava amp Kadej 2006 Anthrenus katmandui Kadej Hava amp Kitano 2016 Anthrenus katrinkrauseae Hava 2018 Anthrenus kejvali Hava 2000 Anthrenus kenyaensis Hava 2004 Anthrenus kerneggeri Hava Prokop amp Herrmann 2008 Anthrenus king Hava 2002 Anthrenus klapperichi Kadej amp Hava 2006 Anthrenus klichai Herrmann Kadej amp Hava 2016 Anthrenus knizeki Hava 2004 Anthrenus kompantzevi Zhantiev 2004 Anthrenus kopeckyi Hava 2017 Anthrenus kourili Hava 2006 Anthrenus kryzhanovskii Sokolov 1979 Anthrenus kubistai Hava amp Votruba 2005 Anthrenus kucerai Hava 2005 Anthrenus larvalis Cockerell 1917 Anthrenus latefasciatus Reitter 1892 Anthrenus lepidus LeConte 1854 Anthrenus leucogrammus Solsky 1876 Anthrenus liliputianus Mulsant amp Rey 1868 Anthrenus lilligi Hava amp Herrmann 2008 Anthrenus lindbergi Mroczkowski 1959 Anthrenus linnavuorii Hava 2014 Anthrenus loebli Kadej amp Hava 2010 Anthrenus longisetosus Kadej amp Hava 2015 Anthrenus longus Arrow 1915 Anthrenus lopatini Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus luteovestitus Pic 1937 Anthrenus macqueeni Armstrong 1949 Anthrenus maculatus Fabricius 1798 Anthrenus maculifer Reitter 1881 Anthrenus maharashtranus Hava 2002 Anthrenus malawicus Hava 2004 Anthrenus malkini Mroczkowski 1980 Anthrenus maltzi Kadej 2010 Anthrenus margarethae Hava amp Kadej 2006 Anthrenus medvedevi Zhantiev 2006 Anthrenus megalops Arrow 1915 Anthrenus mendax Hava 2006 Anthrenus merkli Hava 2003 Anthrenus mesopotamicus Hava 2001 Anthrenus milkoi Zhantiev 2004 Anthrenus mindanaoensis Hava 2004 Anthrenus miniatulus Reitter 1899 Anthrenus miniopictus Bedel 1884 Anthrenus minor Wollaston 1865 Anthrenus minutus Erichson 1846 Anthrenus molitor Aube 1850 Anthrenus mongolicus Zhantiev 1973 Anthrenus moroccanus Hava 2015 Anthrenus mroczkowskii Kalik 1954 Anthrenus mugodsharicus Sokolov 1974 Anthrenus munroi Hinton 1943 Anthrenus museorum Linnaeus 1761 Anthrenus nadeini Kadej amp Hava 2008 Anthrenus nahiricus Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus namibicus Hava 2000 Anthrenus narani Hava amp Ahmed 2014 Anthrenus natalensis Hava 2004 Anthrenus nepalensis Kadej amp Hava 2012 Anthrenus nideki Hava 2005 Anthrenus nipponensis Kalik amp Ohbayashi 1985 Anthrenus niveosparsus Armstrong 1941 Anthrenus nocivus Mulsant amp Godart 1870 Anthrenus noctua Hava 2005 Anthrenus obenbergeri Hava amp Herrmann 2021 Anthrenus oberthueri Reitter 1881 Anthrenus obscurus Thunberg 1815 Anthrenus occultus Hava 2006 Anthrenus oceanicus Fauvel 1903 Anthrenus ocellifer Blackburn 1891 Anthrenus oculatus Arrow 1937 Anthrenus ohbayashii Kadej Hava amp Kitano 2016 Anthrenus olgae Kalik 1946 Anthrenus omoi Beal 1998 Anthrenus orientalis Motschulsky 1851 Anthrenus pacificus Fairmaire 1850 Anthrenus palaeoaegyptiacus Gruss 1930 Anthrenus pallidus Sokolov 1974 Anthrenus paraclaviger Hava amp Kadej 2008 Anthrenus parallelus Armstrong 1941 Anthrenus paramolitor Herrmann amp Hava 2021 Anthrenus parthicus Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus paulyi Hava 2003 Anthrenus perak Hava 2016 Anthrenus pfefferi Kalik 1954 Anthrenus picturatus Solsky 1876 Anthrenus pilosus Pic 1923 Anthrenus pimpinellae Fabricius 1775 Anthrenus poggii Hava 2002 Anthrenus polonicus Mroczkowski 1951 Anthrenus preissi Hava amp Herrmann 2003 Anthrenus propinquus Hava 2005 Anthrenus prudeki Hava 2002 Anthrenus pubifer Reitter 1899 Anthrenus pueblanus Hava 2021 Anthrenus pulaskii Kadej 2011 Anthrenus pulchellus Gestro 1889 Anthrenus purcharti Hava 2014 Anthrenus pushkini Herrmann Kadej amp Hava 2016 Anthrenus qinlingensis Hava 2004 Anthrenus rauterbergi Reitter 1908 Anthrenus rotundulus Reitter 1889 Anthrenus sabahense Hava 2021 Anthrenus safad Hava 2013 Anthrenus sarnicus Mroczkowski 1963 Anthrenus schawalleri Hava amp Kadej 2006 Anthrenus scrophulariae Linnaeus 1758 Anthrenus seideli Hava 2021 Anthrenus semenovi Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus seminulum Arrow 1915 Anthrenus senegalensis Pic 1927 Anthrenus shikokensis Ohbayashi 1985 Anthrenus sichuanicus Hava 2004 Anthrenus signatus Erichson 1846 Anthrenus similaris Kadej Hava amp Kalik 2007 Anthrenus similis Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus simonis Reitter 1881 Anthrenus sinensis Arrow 1915 Anthrenus smetanai Kadej amp Hava 2011 Anthrenus snizeki Hava 2004 Anthrenus socotranus Hava 2017 Anthrenus sogdianus Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus solskianus Sokolov 1974 Anthrenus sophonisba Beal 1998 Anthrenus sordidulus Reitter 1889 Anthrenus sparsutus Fairmaire 1850 Anthrenus splendidus Hava 2004 Anthrenus stelma Kadej amp Hava 2006 Anthrenus strakai Herrmann amp Hava 2012 Anthrenus subclaviger Reitter 1881 Anthrenus subsetosus Arrow 1915 Anthrenus svatopluki Kadej amp Hava 2013 Anthrenus sveci Hava 2004 Anthrenus tadzhicus Mroczkowski 1961 Anthrenus taiwanicus Kadej Hava amp Kitano 2016 Anthrenus talassicus Sokolov 1980 Anthrenus tanakai Ohbayashi 1985 Anthrenus taricus Zhantiev 2006 Anthrenus tarnawskii Kadej amp Hava 2006 Anthrenus thoracicus Melsheimer 1844 Anthrenus transcaspicus Mroczkowski 1960 Anthrenus tryznai Hava 2001 Anthrenus turnai Hava 2004 Anthrenus tuvensis Zhantiev 1976 Anthrenus umbellatarum Chobaut 1898 Anthrenus umbra Beal 1998 Anthrenus undatus Reitter 1881 Anthrenus ussuricus Zhantiev 1988 Anthrenus verbasci Linnaeus 1767 Anthrenus versicolor Reitter 1887 Anthrenus vijaii Veer 2011 Anthrenus viktorai Hava 2016 Anthrenus vladimiri Menier amp Villemant 1993 Anthrenus warchalowskii Kadej Hava amp Kalik 2007 Anthrenus wittmeri Mroczkowski 1980 Anthrenus x signum Reitter 1881 Anthrenus zagrosensis Hava 2004 Anthrenus zahradniki Hava 2003 Anthrenus zebra Reitter 1889 Anthrenus zeravshanicus Sokolov 1979 Anthrenus zhantievi Hava amp Kadej 2006References edit Opinion No 1754 Histoire abreges des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris Geoffroy 1762 some generic names conserved Crustacea Insecta Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 51 1 International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature 58 70 1994 Genus Anthrenus Carpet Beetles Archived from the original on 2008 03 06 Hava Jiri 2022 Dermestidae world Coleoptera Retrieved 12 February 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anthrenus nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Anthrenus Anthrenus flavipes furniture carpet beetle Anthrenus scrophulariae common carpet beetle Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthrenus amp oldid 1140174571, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
