Orphinus funestus is a species of skin beetle found in Sri Lanka.[1]
| Orphinus funestus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Orphinus |
| Species: | O. funestus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orphinus funestus Arrow, 1915
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Description
editVery similar to sympatric species Orphinus guernei. Total body length is about 2.5 mm. Body Oblong-oval, shiny, and finely and sparsely dotted with black and yellow pubescent. Body dorsally and ventrally dark brown. Head finely punctuate. Palpi brown. Eyes are very large, and clothed with brown setae. Antennae with 11 segments which are yellow.[2]
References
edit- ^ "IRMNG - Orphinus funestus Arrow, 1915". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ "Contribution to the species of the genus Orphinus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) described by Maurice Pic with a description of Picorphinus subgen. n." Baltic J. Coleopterol. 8(1) 2008. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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