Megatominae

Subfamily of beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Megatominae
Megatoma undata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Dermestidae
Subfamily: Megatominae
Leach, 1815
Synonyms

Anthreninae Gistel, 1856

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Taxonomy

According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed for Megatominae:[1]

Genera

The genera listed below currently belong to subfamily Megatominae (subtribes omitted)

Anthrenini:

  • Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762
  • Dermeanthrenus Háva, 2008

Ctesiini:

Megatomini:

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