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Genus of beetles

Orphinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Subfamily: Megatominae
Tribe: Megatomini
Subtribe: Orphinina
Genus: Orphinus
Motschulsky, 1858

Orphinus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. The genus is distributed in Africa, Asia, and the Australian region, especially in tropical areas; at least one species is cosmopolitan. There are about 88 species.

Species include:

References

  1. Kitano, T., & Háva, J. (2013). A new species of the genus Orphinus Motschulsky from Thailand (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae). Arquivos Entomoloxicos, (8), 299-302.
  2. Kadej, M., & Hava, J. (2015). Description of a new species of Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 in Pakistan, with a key to known Himalayan species (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae). Florida Entomologist, 98(3), 939-942.
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Orphinus


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