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Megatominae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Bostrichoidea

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Subfamily

Infraorder
  
Bostrichiformia

Scientific name
  
Megatominae

Higher classification
  
Dermestidae

Order
  
Beetle

Megatominae

Lower classifications
  
Anthrenus, Varied carpet beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae, Cryptorhopalum

Megatominae is a subfamily of the beetle family Dermestidae. This subfamily contains several of the most well-known household and stored-product pest beetles, in the genera Anthrenus and Trogoderma.

Genera

There are about 27 genera.

Genera include:

  • Adelaidia Blackburn, 1891
  • Amberoderma Háva & Prokop, 2004
  • Anthrenocerus Arrow, 1915
  • Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762
  • Caccoleptus Sharp, 1902
  • Claviella Kalík, 1987
  • Cryptorhopalum Guérin-Méneville, 1838
  • Ctesias Stephens, 1830
  • Globicornis Latreille in Cuvier, 1829
  • Hemirhopalum Sharp, 1902
  • Hirtomegatoma Pic, 1931
  • Labrocerus Sharp in Blackburn & Sharp, 1885
  • Megatoma Herbst, 1792
  • Miocryptorhopalum Pierce, 1960
  • Myrmeanthrenus Armstrong, 1945
  • Neoanthrenus Armstrong, 1941
  • Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858
  • Paratrogoderma Scott, 1926
  • Phradonoma Jacquelin du Val, 1859
  • Reesa Beal, 1967
  • Sodaliatoma Háva, 2013
  • Thaumaglossa Redtenbacher, 1867
  • Trogoderma Dejean, 1821
  • Trogoparvus Háva, 2001
  • Turcicornis Háva, 2000
  • Volvicornis Háva & Kalík, 2004
  • Zhantievus Beal, 1992

    • References

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