Type deposited in MCZC
Citations & References (4)
Type / BadgesPage
LeConte J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Part I. Washington: Smithsonian, xxiv + 348 pp.
Original Description
p. 109
Beal R.S. (1985). REVIEW OF NEARCTIC SPECIES OF ORPHILUS (COLEOPTERA: DERMESTIDAE) WITH DESCRIPTION OF THE LARVA OF 0. SUBNITIDUS LECONTE.
Immature / Larva
p. 267
Beal R.S. (1991). Dermestidae (Bostrichoidea) (including Thorictidae, Thylodriidae). In: Stehr F.W. (ed.), Immature Insects. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt, pp. 434-439.
Immature / Larva
p. 436
Kiselyova T., McHugh J.V. (2006). A phylogenetic study of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) based on larval morphology. Systematic Entomology 31(3): 469-507.
Immature / Larva
p. 473

Literature and Synonymy

  • Orphilus glabratus LeConte, 1878:471 (hn) [MCZC]
  • Orphilus glabratus var. subnitidus: Jayne, 1882:373
  • Orphilus chalybaeus Casey, 1900:164 [USNM]
  • Orphilus aequalis Casey, 1900:164 [USNM]
  • Orphilus niger Spencer, 1942:27 (hn) [?]
Biology
Larva: Kiselyova & McHugh, 2006:473 ;Beal, 1991:436 ;Beal, 1985:267

Distribution

North America

General Information

iNaturalist Gallery (Orphilus subnitidus)

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