Orphinus minor

Orphinus minor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Orphinus
Species:
O. minor
Binomial name
Orphinus minor
Arrow, 1915
Synonyms
  • Orphinus horni Pic, 1927

Orphinus minor is a species of skin beetle found in India and Sri Lanka.[1][2][3]

Description

Male antennal terminal segment is spherical. Integument black. Elytra finely punctate clothed with yellow setae.[4]

References

  1. ^ Háva, Jiří; Kadej, Marcin (2016-06-01). "A new species of Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Megatominae), with a key to species from India". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 19 (2): 525–529. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2016.05.001. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  2. ^ "Orphinus minor Arrow, 1915". www.dermestidae.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  3. ^ "IRMNG - Orphinus minor Arrow, 1915". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
  4. ^ "Contribution to the knowledge of genus Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 from India (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)". Arquivos Entomolóxicos 15:377-382. Retrieved 2021-08-08.


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