Attagenus fasciatus, known generally as banded black carpet beetle, is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. Other common names include the tobacco seed beetle and wardrobe beetle. It is found in North America, Oceania, and Europe.[1][2][3] Attagenus fasciatus is nearly a cosmopolitan species and widespread throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Tribe: | Attagenini |
| Genus: | Attagenus |
| Species: | A. fasciatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Attagenus fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)
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References
edit- ^ "Attagenus fasciatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Attagenus fasciatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Attagenus fasciatus species Information". BugGuide.net. 2019-09-26.
- ^ Veer, Vijay; Prasad, Rameshwar; Rao, K.M. (1991). "Taxonomic and biological notes on Attagenus and Anthrenus SPP (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) found damaging stored woollen fabrics in India". Journal of Stored Products Research. 27 (3): 185–198. doi:10.1016/0022-474X(91)90044-D.
Further reading
edit- 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.
External links
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