Biology:Attagenus fasciatus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Attagenus fasciatus
Attagenus fasciatus.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Tribe: Attagenini
Genus: Attagenus
Species:
A. fasciatus
Binomial name
Attagenus fasciatus
(Thunberg, 1795)

Attagenus fasciatus, known generally as banded black carpet beetle, is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. Other common names include the tobacco seed beetle and wardrobe beetle. It is found in North America, Oceania, and Europe.[1][2][3] Attagenus fasciatus is nearly a cosmopolitan species and widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.[4]

References

Further reading

  • Háva, Jirí (2003). "World catalogue of the Dermestidae". Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague-East Supplement 1: 1–196. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. 2007. ISBN 978-8788757675. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2363193 entry