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Dermestidae / Megatominae

Megatominae

subfamily
Leach, 1815
Citations & References (3)
Type / Badges
Page
Leach W.E. (1815). Entomology. In: Brewster D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopedia; or dictionary of arts, sciences, and miscellaneous literature. Edinburgh: B.W. Blackwood, pp. 384.
as Megatomida
Original Description
p. 94
Mulsant E., Rey C. (1868). Histoire Naturelle des Coléopteres de France. Paris: F. Savy, 186 pp.
as Megatomates
p. 106
Dalla Torre K.W. (1911). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Pars 33: Nosodendridae, Byrrhidae, Dermestidae. Berlin: W. Junk (Coleopterorum Catalogus), 96 pp.
as Megatominae
p. 60

Species Overview

Species 1288
  • 1277 accepted
  • 9 provisionally accepted view
    • Anthrenus (Nathrenus) carmodyensis
    • Anthrenus pacificus
    • Anthrenus sparsutus
    • Orphinus xianae
    • Trogoderma albonotatum
    • Trogoderma meccae
    • Megatoma turonianensis
    • Tuberphradonoma burmitica
    • Tuberphradonoma secunda
  • 2 nomina dubia view
    • Anthrenus orientalis
    • Megatoma angularis
Subspecies 16
  • 14 accepted
  • 2 provisionally accepted view
    • Anthrenus flavipes albopunctatus
    • Anthrenus scrophulariae albidus

Taxon details

iNaturalist Gallery (Megatominae)

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