Global InformationAnthrenocerus australis information
| Anthrenocerus australis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Anthrenocerus |
| Species: | A. australis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)
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Anthrenocerus australis is a species of beetle belonging to the Dermestidae family.[1] It is commonly known as the Australian carpet beetle and is one of the most researched of the thirty-one species in the Anthrenocerus genus.[2] This is generally attributed to its prevalence throughout Australia and New Zealand and the negative economic and agricultural impact it has as a pest.[3] It is the larvae that causes damage to products, not the adult beetle.[4] The total life cycle of this insect is around three years, most of which is spent as a larva. Once the beetle reaches maturity, it only lives for between two and six weeks.[5]
- ^ Anthrenocerus australis. Archived 2015-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Atlas of Living Australia.
- ^ Roach, A (2000). "Review of the Australian species of the dermestid genus Anthrenocerus Arrow (Coleoptera : Dermestidae)". Invertebrate Systematics. CSIRO Journals. pp. 175–224.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Herrmann, A., & Háva, J. (2007). The first record of the Australian immigrant Anthrenocerus australis (Hope, 1843)(Coleoptera: Dermestidae) from Italy. Gredleriana 7, 412-413.
- ^ "How To Get Rid Of Carpet Beetles - Innovative Pest Control Adelaide". Innovative Pest Control Adelaide. 2020.
- ^ Yates.com.au (2020). "Carpet Beetles".