Attagenus cyphonoides

species
Reitter, 1881 [p. 34]
Gallery page (A. Herrmann)
Type deposited in HNHM
Citations & References (5)
Type / Badges
Page
Reitter E. (1881). Die aussereuropäischen Dermestiden meiner Sammlung. Verhandlungen Naturforschenden Vereines Brünn 19: 27-60.
Original Description
p. 34
Beal R.S. (1970). A taxonomic and biological study of species of Attagenini (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in the United States and Canada. Entomologica Americana 45: 141-235 (Publisher: [Lawrence, Kan., etc.], New York Entomological Society [etc.],).
Immature / Larva
p. 165
Veer V., Prasad R., Rao K.M. (1991). Taxonomic and biological notes on Attagenus and Anthrenus spp (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) found damaging stored woollen fabrics in India. Journal of Stored Products Research 27(3): 185-198.
Immature / Larva
p. 187
Háva J. (2025). World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Private Entomological Laboratory and Collection, Únětice/Praha, 368 pp.
Preliminary new record
Distribution
p. 82-83
Holloway G.J., Herrmann A. (2026). A new species, Attagenus kenyaensis (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae) from Kenya and a comparison with Attagenus smirnovi. Munis Entomology & Zoology 21(Supplement): 4934-4939.
as Attagenus cyphonoides
Identification Key
p. 4938
Biology
Larva: Veer et al., 1991:187 ;Beal, 1970:165

Distribution

Africa

Asia

Australia & Oceania Introduced

Europe Widespread

  • General distribution throughout region

North America

Taxon details

iNaturalist Gallery (Attagenus cyphonoides)

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