Megatominae

Subfamily of beetles

Megatominae
Megatoma undata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Subfamily: Megatominae
Leach, 1815
Synonyms

Anthreninae Gistel, 1856

Megatominae is a subfamily of the beetle family Dermestidae. This subfamily contains several of the most well-known household and stored-product pest beetles, in the genera Anthrenus and Trogoderma.

Taxonomy

According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed for Megatominae:[1]

  • Dermestidae
    • Megatominae
      • Anthrenini
      • Megatomini
      • Ctesiini
    • Dermestinae
    • Thorictinae
    • Orphilinae
    • Trinodinae
    • Attageninae
    • Trogoparvinae

Genera

The genera listed below currently belong to subfamily Megatominae (subtribes omitted)

Anthrenini:

  • Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762
  • Dermeanthrenus Háva, 2008

Ctesiini:

  • Ctesias Stephens, 1830

Megatomini:

References

  1. ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Genera and subgenera division of Dermestidae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
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