''Orphilus'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

s native to the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is a biogeographic realm of the Earth, the largest of eight. Confined almost entirely to the Eastern Hemisphere, it stretches across Europe and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. Th ...

(including

Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...

), the

Near East The Near East () is a transcontinental region around the Eastern Mediterranean encompassing the historical Fertile Crescent, the Levant, Anatolia, Egypt, Mesopotamia, and coastal areas of the Arabian Peninsula. The term was invented in the 20th ...

and

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere, Northern and Western Hemisphere, Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South Ameri ...

. It contains the following species:Dermestidae Species List
at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 14 May 2012. * ''

Orphilus aegeanus ''Orphilus'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North America. It contains the following species:Orphilus africanus ''Orphilus'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North America. It contains the following species:Orphilus ater ''Orphilus ater'' is a species of carpet 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 beetle ...

'' Erichson, 1848 * ''

Orphilus beali ''Orphilus beali'' is a species of carpet beetle found in Europe (Albania, Crete, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Montenegro, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, with possible records from Italy) and Middle East (Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria). Ref ...

'' Zhantiev, 2001 * ''

Orphilus dubius ''Orphilus'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North America. It contains the following species:Orphilus niger ''Orphilus'' is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North America. It contains the following species:Orphilus subnitidus ''Orphilus subnitidus'' is a species of carpet 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 ...

'' LeConte, 1861

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External links

''Orphilus'' at Fauna Europaea
Dermestidae genera {{Dermestidae-stub