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Orthoperus nigrescens
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Subspecies
Original
description
Synonyms
Dermestes picatus Marsham, 1802 (unclear
synonym)
Orthoperus picatus (Marsham, 1802)
Orthoperus nigrescens Stephens, 1829
Orthoperus truncatus Stephens, 1829
Orthoperus atomos Stephens, 1829
Orthoperus coriaceus Mulsant et Rey, 1861
Orthoperus mundus Matthews, 1885
Orthoperus improvisus Allen, 1970 (nec Bruce, 1946) (erroneous
synonymization)
The nominal Dermestes picatus is a doubtful name. The type specimen is
lost and it is not even sure that this lost specimen was indeed a
beetle. Its original description is insufficient, but the color of the
animal would fit O. nigrescens (Bowestead (1999)).
Identification
Distribution
Biology
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