1. PaDIL Species Factsheet

Scientific Name: Reesa vespulae (Milliron, 1939) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Anthreninae: Anthrenini)

Common Name Carpet Beetle Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/141530

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Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment https://www.awe.gov.au/ Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia https://dpird.wa.gov.au/ Plant Health Australia https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/ Museums Victoria https://museumsvictoria.com.au/ 2. Species Information

2.1. Details Specimen Contact: Museum Victoria - [email protected] Author: McCaffrey, S Citation: McCaffrey, S (2011) Carpet Beetle(Reesa vespulae)Updated on 8/7/2015 Available online: PaDIL - http://www.padil.gov.au Image Use: Free for use under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY- NC 4.0)

2.2. URL Live link: http://www.padil.gov.au/pests-and-diseases/Pest/Main/141530

2.3. Facets Commodity Overview: General, Medical & Veterinary Commodity Type: Stored Products, Animal Distribution: Central and South America, Australasian - Oceanian, Europe and Northern Asia, USA and Canada Group: Beetles Status: Exotic Species Establishment in Australia

2.4. Diagnostic Notes Body length: 2.06mm

Integument of elytra dark brown anteriorly and along suture, light brown on posterior two-thirds; these zones separated by oblique yellowish band.

This species reproduces parthenogenetically and only females are known.

Source:

Yves Bousquet (1990) BEETLES associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Publication 1837 (See weblink for online PDF copy)

2.5. References Yves Bousquet (1990) BEETLES associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Publication 1837

2.6. Web Links Yves Bousquet (1990) BEETLES associated with stored products in Canada: An identification guide. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Publication 1837: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~fieldspg/fields/beetles.pdf New Zealand records: http://www.ento.org.nz/nzentomologist/free_issues/NZEnto07_3_1982/Volume%207-3- 318-319.pdf 3. Diagnostic Images

Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Muuoz Muuoz Antenna Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Dorsal Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Victoria Victoria

Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Muuoz Muuoz Elytra Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Head Front Image: Sarah McCaffrey Victoria Museums Victoria

Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Muuoz Muuoz Head Side Image: Sarah McCaffrey Lateral Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Museums Victoria Victoria Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Muuoz Muuoz Posterior Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Pronotum Image: Sarah McCaffrey Victoria Museums Victoria

Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Trampa Antotagasta, 16 April, 1984. R. Muuoz Muuoz Thorax Side Image: Sarah McCaffrey Ventral Image: Sarah McCaffrey Museums Museums Victoria Victoria

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