Orphilus Explained

Orphilus is a genus of beetles native to the Palearctic (including Europe), the Near East and North America.^{[1] [2]} It contains the following species:^[3]

• Orphilus aegeanus Holloway and Herrmann, 2023
• Orphilus africanus Háva, 2005
• Orphilus ater Erichson, 1848
• Orphilus beali Zhantiev, 2001
• Orphilus dubius Wickham, 1912
• Orphilus niger (Rossi, 1790)
• Orphilus subnitidus LeConte, 1861

External links

• Orphilus at Fauna Europaea

Notes and References

1. Holloway . Graham J. . Herrmann . Andreas . Orphilus aegeanus (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Orphilinae): a new species from Greece and Turkey . Zootaxa . 17 February 2023 . 5244 . 2 . 197–200 . 10.11646/ZOOTAXA.5244.2.8. free .
2. Háva . Jiří . Kadej . Marcin . Contribution to Knowledge of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Afghanistan with Description of Three New Species . Florida Entomologist . December 2014 . 97 . 4 . 1414–1423 . 10.1653/024.097.0416. free .
3. http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/Dermestidae.txt Dermestidae Species List