Anthrenus lepidus

Species of beetle

Anthrenus lepidus

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Suborder:  | Polyphaga
Family:  | Dermestidae
Genus:  | Anthrenus
Species:  |

A. lepidus

Binomial name
Anthrenus lepidus

LeConte, 1854

Anthrenus lepidus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]

## Subspecies

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These four subspecies belong to the species Anthrenus lepidus:

* Anthrenus lepidus conspersus Casey
* Anthrenus lepidus lepidus
* Anthrenus lepidus obtectus Casey
* Anthrenus lepidus suffusus Casey

## See also

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* Anthrenus scrophulariae species group

Similar species:

* Anthrenus scrophulariae, cosmopolitan
* Anthrenus sophonisba, from United States
* Anthrenus picturatus, generally in Russia and Eastern Europe
* Anthrenus ethiopicus, from Africa

## References

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1. ^ "Anthrenus lepidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. ^ "Anthrenus lepidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. ^ "Anthrenus lepidus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

## Further reading

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* Háva, Jirí (2003). "World catalogue of the Dermestidae". Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague-East Supplement. 1: 1–196.
* Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2007). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-8788757675.

Taxon identifiers

Anthrenus lepidus|

* Wikidata: Q2610761
* Wikispecies: Anthrenus lepidus
* BioLib: 1139259
* BugGuide: 110840
* EoL: 312570
* GBIF: 1095898
* iNaturalist: 210052
* IRMNG: 11510311
* ITIS: 728126
* NatureServe: 2.917569
* NCBI: 1605525
* Open Tree of Life: 3325271

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