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Attagenini is a tribe of carpet beetles in the family
Attagenini is a tribe of carpet beetles in the family Dermestidae
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,100 species described.
Dermestids have ...
. There are at least 4 genera and 20 described species in Attagenini. Attagenini was previously considered a subfamily of Dermestidae called Attageninae, but was reduced in rank to tribe in 2003.
Genera
These four genera belong to the tribe Attagenini: * ''Attagenus
''Attagenus'' is a genus of beetles. This genus is found in tropical Africa, the Palearctic including Europe, the Near East, the Nearctic, North Africa and East Asia. There are nearly 200 species. The genus has existed for at least 99 million ...
'' Latreille, 1802 i c g b (black carpet beetles)
* ''Egidyella
''Egidyella'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra ...
'' Reitter, 1899 i c g
* '' Novelsis'' Casey, 1900 i c g b
* '' Paranovelsis'' b
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
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