Megatominae Explained

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.

Taxonomy

According to World Dermestidae catalogue (Jiří Háva, 2023), following taxonomic division is proposed for Megatominae:

• Dermestidae
  • Megatominae
    • Anthrenini
    • Megatomini
    • Ctesiini
  • Dermestinae
  • Thorictinae
  • Orphilinae
  • Trinodinae
  • Attageninae
  • Trogoparvinae

Genera

The 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

External links

• • Megatominae at ITIS