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.
| Megatominae | |
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| Megatoma undata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Subfamily: | Megatominae Leach, 1815 |
| Synonyms | |
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Anthreninae Gistel, 1856 | |
Taxonomy
editAccording to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed for Megatominae:[1]
Genera
editThe genera listed below currently belong to subfamily Megatominae (subtribes omitted)
Anthrenini:
- Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762
- Dermeanthrenus Háva, 2008
Ctesiini:
- Ctesias Stephens, 1830
Megatomini:
- †Amberoderma Háva & Prokop, 2004
- Anthrenocerus Arrow, 1915
- Claviella Kalík, 1987
- Caccoleptoides Herrmann, Háva & Kadej, 2015
- Caccoleptus Sharp, 1902
- †Cretomegatoma Háva, 2021
- Cryptorhopalum Guérin-Méneville, 1838
- Dearthrus LeConte, 1861
- Globicornis Latreille in Cuvier, 1829
- Hemirhopalum Sharp, 1902
- Hirtomegatoma Pic, 1931
- Labrocerus Sharp in Blackburn & Sharp, 1885
- Megatoma Herbst, 1792
- †Miocryptorhopalum Pierce, 1960
- Myrmeanthrenus Armstrong, 1945
- Orbeola Mulsant & Rey, 1868
- Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858
- Paratrogoderma Scott, 1926
- Phradonoma Jacquelin du Val, 1859
- Pecticaccoleptus Háva, 2004
- Reesa Beal, 1967
- Sodaliatoma Háva, 2013
- Socotracornis Háva, 2013
- Thaumaglossa Redtenbacher, 1867
- Trogoderma Dejean, 1821
- Turcicornis Háva, 2000
- †Tuberphradonoma Háva, 2021
- Valdesetosum Háva, 2015
- Zahradnikia Háva, 2013
- Zhantievus Beal, 1992
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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