Attagenus augustatus is a species of carpet beetle in the subfamily Attageninae, family Dermestidae. It is generally found in these regions of Asia: Afghanistan, China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan), Mongolia, Russia (Jakutsk), Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[1][2]

Attagenus augustatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Dermestidae
Genus: Attagenus
Species:
A. augustatus
Binomial name
Attagenus augustatus
Ballion, 1871
Synonyms
  • Attagenus angustatus Solsky, 1876
  • Hadrotoma angustata: Reitter, 1889
  • Globicornis angustata: Heyden, 1893

It is similar to Attagenus gobicola, which was previously recognized as subspecies.

References

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  1. ^ Háva, Jiří (2023). "World Dermestidae. Subfamily Attageninae" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Herrmann, Andreas (2024). "Dermestidae (Abbildungen)". Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.