Thorictinae is a
subfamily of
beetle
Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...
s 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 ...
, containing the following genera:
Dermestidae Species List
at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 14 May 2012.
* ''Afrothorictus
''Afrothorictus latus'' is a species of beetle 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, ...
'' Andreae, 1967
* ''Macrothorictus
''Macrothorictus'' 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 kh ...
'' Andreae, 1967
* ''Thorictodes
''Thorictodes'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles.
There are five species.Herrmann, A., J. Háva, and Zhang ShengFang. (2011)A contribution to knowledge of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from China.''Studies and Report ...
'' Reitter, 1875
* ''Thorictus
''Thorictus'' 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 ...
'' Germar, 1834
References
External links
Thorictinae at ITIS
Dermestidae
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