Literature and Synonymy
- Nitidula hirta Fabricius, 1781:93 [ZMUC]
- (pilosa Herbst, 1783:39 not available as published without generic name)
- Nitidula pilosa: Gmelin, 1790:1631
- Anthrenus hirtus: Panzer 1793:16
- Scymnus pilosus: Herbst, 1797:343
- Trinodes hirtus: Dejean, 1821:47
- Trinodes hirtus var. ater Dalla Torre, 1879:100 [?]
- Trinodes hirtus var. castanea Dalla Torre, 1879:100 [?]
- Trinodes hirtus var. testacea Dalla Torre, 1879:100 [?]
- Trinoides [sic!] hirtus: Pushkin, 2015a:139
Biology
Larva: Donisthorpe, 1930:129; Korschefsky 1944b:148; Peacock, 1993:66