Carpet Beetles

Carpet beetle may refer to any of several taxa of beetles: *some genera of the Dermestidae, a beetle family, including: **genus ''

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 ...

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black carpet beetle The black carpet beetle (''Attagenus unicolor'') is a beetle that can be a serious household pest. The larvae grow to in length, are reddish brown in colour and covered with bristles. The larval form feeds on natural fibres, damaging carpets, ...

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Attagenus pellio ''Attagenus pellio'', the fur beetle or carpet beetle, is a pest which damages stored products such as furs, skins, textiles and grain. ''Attagenus pelio'' is a 4–6 mm-long oval shaped insect with two patches of white hair on the elyt ...

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Anthrenus ''Anthrenus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. One of several genera of carpet beetles, ''Anthrenus'' was historically placed in a subfamily Anthreninae, though presently included in the Megatominae. The genu ...

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varied carpet beetle The varied carpet beetle (''Anthrenus verbasci'') is a 3 mm-long beetle belonging to the family Dermestidae. They are a common species, often considered a pest of domestic houses and, particularly, natural history museums, where the larvae m ...

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Anthrenus scrophulariae ''Anthrenus (Anthrenus) scrophulariae'', also known as the common carpet beetle or buffalo carpet beetle, is a species of beetle originally found in Europe, the Middle East and the Nearctic, which has now spread to most of the world. Adult beetle ...

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Anthrenus flavipes ''Anthrenus flavipes'' is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae known by the common name furniture carpet beetle. It has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring throughout the world, being most active in warmer climates.Gahlhoff, J. EFurn ...

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