Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Coleoptera (Beetles) ➔ Family Dermestidae (Skin beetles)

Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)

Australischer Teppichkäfer Australian Carpet Beetle

Synonyms and other combinations:

Anthrenus australis Hope, 1843 | Anthremis australis Hope, 1845 | Cryptorhopalum erichsoni Reitter, 1881 | Cryptorhopalum australe Blackburn, 1903 |

  • Anthrenocerus australis  7857
    Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)  Australischer Teppichkäfer  Australian Carpet Beetle 
    Anthrenocerus australis
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2017-07-06 10:27:33
    Image number: 7857

    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2017-07-06 10:27:33

  • Anthrenocerus australis  7856
    Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)  Australischer Teppichkäfer  Australian Carpet Beetle 
    Anthrenocerus australis, conf. Christoph Benisch
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2017-07-09 09:57:19
    Image number: 7856

    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2017-07-09 09:57:19
    conf. Christoph Benisch
  • Anthrenocerus australis, larva  7861
    Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)  Australischer Teppichkäfer  Australian Carpet Beetle 
    Anthrenocerus australis, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2017-03-24 14:26:42
    Image number: 7861
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2017-03-24 14:26:42

  • Anthrenocerus australis, larva  7862
    Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)  Australischer Teppichkäfer  Australian Carpet Beetle 
    Anthrenocerus australis, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2017-03-24 14:26:10
    Image number: 7862
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2017-03-24 14:26:10

  • Anthrenocerus australis, larva  7863
    Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)  Australischer Teppichkäfer  Australian Carpet Beetle 
    Anthrenocerus australis, larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2017-04-23 15:20:43
    Image number: 7863
    larva
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2017-04-23 15:20:43

  • Anthrenocerus australis, larvae  7864
    Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)  Australischer Teppichkäfer  Australian Carpet Beetle 
    Anthrenocerus australis, larvae
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2017-04-23 15:20:37
    Image number: 7864
    larvae
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2017-04-23 15:20:37


Distribution:
Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tasmania.
Introduced to Europe (Austria, Belgium, Britain I., Channel Is., Czech Republic, French mainland, Germany, Italian mainland, Switzerland, The Netherlands).
Habitat:
In urban areas, forests and woodlands
Annotation:
The beetles have developed from the larvae shown here.

References, further reading, links:
  1. de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
  2. Arved Lompe: Die Käfer Europas - Ein Bestimmungswerk im Internet
  3. Andreas Herrmann: Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of the world
  4. Gerard, P. J., & Ruf, L. D. (1997): Development and biology of the immature stages of Anthrenocerus australis Hope (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Journal of Stored Products Research 33(4), 347-357, Abstract