tribe
The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...
of insects in the family
Dermestidae
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800 species described.
Dermestids ha ...
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The tribe was first classified by
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
Life and work
Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticesh ...
According to research in Zhou et al. (2022), only 3 major clades are recognized with support by both molecular and morphological data.
Megatomini classification by Zhou et al. (2022), with some genera excluded due to uncertain status (lack of research) and others revised given new research and further synonimization:
*Dermestidae
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Megatominae
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 Dermes ...
Thaumaglossa
''Thaumaglossa'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, containing the following species:Zahradnikia''
****Megatomina
*****'' Globicornis'' (possible syn. Dearthrus)
*****'' Hirtomegatoma''
*****'' Megatoma''
*****'' Zhantievus''
****Trogodermina
*****'' Claviella''
*****'' Cryptorhopalum''
*****'' Eurhopalus'' rev. nov.
''Eurhopalus'' Solier in Gay, 1849 (= ''Sodaliatoma'' Háva, 2013 syn. nov., ''Reesa'' Beal, 1967 syn. nov., ''Neoanthrenus'' Armstrong, 1941 syn. nov., ''Anthrenocerus'' Arrow, 1915 syn. nov., ''Myrmeanthrenus'' Armstrong, 1945 syn. nov.). Many species of Trogoderma in Southern Hemisphere (Australia and South America for example) have been moved to genus Eurhopalus Solier in Gay, 1849 rev. nov.
*****'' Phradonoma''
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Trogoderma
''Trogoderma'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. There are about 135 species worldwide.
Some species are pests of stored animal and plant products.
Taxonomy
Recent research shows that ''Trogoderma'' (in its ...
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*** Anthrenini (''Anthrenus'' and ''Dermeanthrenus'')
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Ctesiini
''Ctesias'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. They are distributed in the Palearctic, including Europe. There are about 23 species.
Taxonomy
According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), follow ...
(''Ctesias'')
**other Dermestidae subfamilies
World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023) also separates subtribes Anthrenocerina and Cryptorhopalina. However genera of Anthrenocerina (Anthrenocerus and Myrmeanthrenus) are genetically closely related to species of Trogoderma and synonymous to neighboring, newly defined genus Eurhopalus.
Megatomini classification by Háva, 2023:
*Dermestidae
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Megatominae
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 Dermes ...
Thaumaglossa
''Thaumaglossa'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, containing the following species:Zahradnikia''
****Megatomina
*****†'' Cretomegatoma''
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Dearthrus
''Dearthrus'' is a genus of carpet beetles in the family Dermestidae
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather beetles, an ...
Sodaliatoma
''Eurhopalus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae. The genus was revised in 2022 to include several genera, along with species previously placed in the genus ''Trogoderma''.
Taxonomy
Recent research indicates that ''Trogoderma'' is ...
Reesa
''Reesa'' is a monotypic genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. The sole species is ''Reesa vespulae''. This beetle is native to the Nearctic, but today it can be found nearly worldwide; it is easily introduced to new areas ...
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Trogoderma
''Trogoderma'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. There are about 135 species worldwide.
Some species are pests of stored animal and plant products.
Taxonomy
Recent research shows that ''Trogoderma'' (in its ...
Anthrenocerus
''Anthrenocerus'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles.
Species include:
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Myrmeanthrenus
''Myrmeanthrenus frontalis'' is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles or carpet beetles. Other common names include larder beetles, hide or leather b ...
Ctesiini
''Ctesias'' is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. They are distributed in the Palearctic, including Europe. There are about 23 species.
Taxonomy
According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), follow ...