Common Names
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Common Names in English:
Biscuit Beetle, Drug Store Beetle, Drugstore Beetle
Common Names in French:
StĂ©gobie Des Pharmacies, Stégobie Des Pharmacies
Common Names in German:
Brotkäfer
Common Names in Italian:
Anobio Del Pane
Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,135 meters (0 to 3,724 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
()
- Heymons, 1901
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
()
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
()
- Class:
Insecta
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Insects
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
()
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
()
- Order:
Coleoptera
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
()
- Emery, 1886
- a genus of Blister Beetles (Meloidae)
- Infraorder:
Bostrichiformia
()
- Superfamily:
Bostrichoidea
()
-
- Superfamily:
Bostrichoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Bostrichiformia
(
- Suborder:
Polyphaga
(
- Order:
Coleoptera
(
- Infraclass:
Pterygota
(
- Subclass:
Dicondylia
(
- Class:
Insecta
(
- Epiclass:
Hexapoda
(
- Superclass:
Panhexapoda
(
- Infraphylum:
Atelocerata
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Stegobium ferrugineum (Herbst, 1783)
- Stegobium ireos (Villa and Villa, 1833)
- Stegobium minutum (Fabricius, 1792)
- Stegobium nanum (Kuester, 1849)
- Stegobium obesum (Melsheimer, 1846)
- Stegobium pusillum (Gyllenhal, 1808)
- Stegobium rubellum (Marsham, 1802)
- Stegobium tenuicorne (Marsham, 1802)
- Stegobium tenuistriatum (Say, 1825)
- Stegobium testaceum (Thunberg, 1784)
- Stegobium upsaliense (Gmelin, 1790)
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 01-Oct-2006
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Stegobium
There are approximately 2 species in this genus:
S. paniceum (Drug Store Beetle) · S. paniceus
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Cambridge, Mass.: The Museum, ENG url p. 158.
- Catalog of hymenoptera in America north of Mexico / prepared cooperatively by specialists on the various groups of Hymenoptera under the direction of Karl V. Krombein [et al.]. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1979- ENG url p. 1213, p. 2580, p. 780, p. 802, p. 832.
- Check-list and bibliography on the occurrence of insects in birds' nests. Ames, Iowa State College Press[1959] ENG url p. 19, p. 375, p. 384, p. 509.
- Entomological news. [Philadelphia]American Entomological Society, 1925- ENG url p. 211, p. 282, p. 41.
- How to know the immature insects; an illustrated key for identifying the orders and families of many of the immature insects with suggestions for collecting, rearing and studying them, by H. F. Chu. Dubuque, Iowa, W. C. Brown Co.[1949] ENG url p. 232.
- Smithsonian miscellaneous collections. Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1862-1968. ENG url p. 99.
- The Biological bulletin. Woods Hole, Mass.: Marine Biological Laboratory, ENG url p. 420, p. 457, p. 458.
Notes
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Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed March 17, 2007.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 09, 2008:
- Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen: Biologiezentrum Linz
- Forest Research Institute, Department of Natural Forests: Coleoptera of Piska Forest
- GBIF-Sweden: Bugs (GBIF-SE:Artdatabanken)
- Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: California Beetle Project
- SysTax
- SysTax: Lobbecke Museum Dusseldorf
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2726853
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-114469
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13843937
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 114469
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: IICO197459
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 157430
Footnotes
- Mean = 453.230 meters (1,486.975 feet), Standard Deviation = 375.520 based on 31 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
