Orphinus fulvipes explained

Orphinus fulvipes is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America, South Asia, Oceania, and Europe.

Description

Total body length is 2.5 mm. Pronotal integument is dark brown. Elytral integument and scutellum entirely brown and clothed with brownish pubescence. Antennae pale yellowish-brown.^[1]

Further reading

• World catalogue of the Dermestidae. 2003. Háva . Jirí. Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague-East Supplement. 1. 1–196.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 4: Elateroidea - Derodontoidea - Bostrichoidea - Lymexyloidea - Cleroidea - Cucujoidea. 2007. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-8788757675.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Contribution to the knowledge of world Dermestidae (Coleoptera) with new distributional data and nomenclature . 2021-08-08 . Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 7(7):165-168.