Orphinus fulvipes

Orphinus fulvipes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Family:	Dermestidae
Genus:	Orphinus
Species:	O. fulvipes
Binomial name
Orphinus fulvipes (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
Synonyms
Attagenus? defectus Walker, 1858 Orphinus defectus Arrow, 1915

Orphinus fulvipes is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America, South Asia, Oceania, and Europe.[1][2][3]

Description

Total body length is 2.5 mm. Pronotal integument is dark brown. Elytral integument and scutellum entirely brown and clothed with brownish pubescence. Antennae pale yellowish-brown.[4]

References

1. "Orphinus fulvipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
2. "Orphinus fulvipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
3. "Orphinus fulvipes species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
4. "Contribution to the knowledge of world Dermestidae (Coleoptera) with new distributional data and nomenclature". Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 7(7):165-168. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

Further reading

• 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.