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The khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), also called cabinet beetle, [1] which originated in South Asia, is one of the world's most destructive pests of grain products and seeds. [2] It is considered one of the 100 worst invasive species in the world. [ 3 ]
Dermestidae are a family of Coleoptera that are commonly referred to as skin beetles. Other common names include larder beetle, hide or leather beetles, carpet beetles, and khapra beetles. There are over 1,800 species described. [1]
Recent research shows that Trogoderma (in its broad, traditional definition) is polyphyletic.Many species in the Southern Hemisphere are genetically distinct from the Holarctic species, which led to their reclassification under the genus Eurhopalus (Zhou et al., 2022). [3]
The drugstore beetle attacks a wide variety of food sources including pharmaceutical products and medicinal plants, earning its name. This species is known for feeding on both food and non-food materials. The beetle eats bread, grain, coffee beans, powdered milk, sweets like cookies and chocolates, spices and herbs, dried fruit, seeds, and more.
Trogoderma angustum is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae native to South America (Argentina, Chile and Peru). It has been introduced to several regions including Europe, Asia (India, Pakistan, Thailand, Yemen), United States, New Zealand, and possibly Congo. [1] [2]
Scarabs are stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colours, measuring between 1.5 and 160 millimetres (0.059 and 6.3 in). They have distinctive, clubbed antennae composed of plates called lamellae that can be compressed into a ball or fanned out like leaves to sense odours. Many species are fossorial, with legs
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Thylodrias contractus – odd beetle, tissue paper beetle; Trinodes hirtus; Trogoderma angustum; Trogoderma glabrum; Trogoderma granarium – Khapra beetle, cabinet beetle; Trogoderma inclusum – large cabinet beetle; Trogoderma variabile; Family Bostrichidae. Bostrichus capucinus; Bostrychoplites cornutus; Lyctus brunneus; Lyctus cavicollis