Thorictodes Explained

Thorictodes is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles.

There are five species.^[1]

Species include:

• Thorictodes bennetti John, 1961
• Thorictodes brevipennis Zhang & Liu in Liu & Zhang, 1986
• Thorictodes dartevellei John, 1961
• Thorictodes erraticus Champion, 1922
• Thorictodes heydeni Reitter, 1875

Notes and References

1. Herrmann, A., J. Háva, and Zhang ShengFang. (2011). A contribution to knowledge of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from China. Studies and Reports - Taxonomical Series 7, no. 1/2 131-138.