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Apsectus hispidus

Apsectus hispidus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae. It is found in North America.

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Jun 17, 2026
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Apsectus hispidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Apsectus
Species:
A. hispidus
Binomial name
Apsectus hispidus
(Melsheimer, 1844)

Apsectus hispidus is a species of carpet beetle in the family Dermestidae.12 It is found in North America.2

References

References

  1. "Apsectus hispidus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  2. "Apsectus hispidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  • Beal, R. S. Jr. (2003). "Annotated Checklist of Nearctic Dermestidae with Revised Key to the Genera". The Coleopterists Bulletin, vol. 57, no. 4, 391–404.
Further reading

Further reading

  • Arnett, R.H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
  • Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.