Apsectus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Bostrichiformia
Superfamilia: Bostrichoidea

Familia: Dermestidae
Subfamilia: Trinodinae
Tribus: Trinodini
Genus: Apsectus
Species: A. araneorum – A. centralis – A. dichromus – A. hispidus – A. hystrix – A. mexicanus – A. minutus – A. obscurus
Name

Apsectus LeConte, 1854: 107

Type species: Syncalypta hispida Melsheimer, 1844: 117
References

LeConte J.L. 1854: Synopsis of the Dermestidae of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 7: 106–113.

LeConte J.L. 1854: Some corrections in the Nomenclature of Coleoptera found in the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 7: 216–220.
Háva, Jiří, 2012: Contribution to Knowledge of the Genus Apsectus (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Trinodinae) From Mexico and Neotropical Region. Vestnik zoologii. 46(6): 64–67. DOI: 10.2478/v10058-012-0048-3.

Apsectus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, containing the following species:[1]

Apsectus araneorum Beal, 1959
Apsectus centralis Sharp, 1902
Apsectus dichromus Beal, 1959
Apsectus hispidus Melsheimer, 1844
Apsectus hystrix Sharp, 1902
Apsectus mexicanus (Reitter, 1881)
Apsectus minutus Sharp, 1902
Apsectus obscurus Sharp, 1902

References

Dermestidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 14 May 2012.