Orphinus tabitha

Orphinus tabitha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Bostrichoidea
Family:	Dermestidae
Genus:	Orphinus
Species:	O. tabitha
Binomial name
	Orphinus tabitha; Arrow, 1915

Orphinus (Orphinus) tabitha, is a species of skin beetle found in South India and Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Description

Anterior elytral fascia not forming a loop. The terminal antennomere is circular.[3] Setation brown with two narrow transverse bands clothed with white setae. Dorsal elytral integument brown.[4][5]

References

"Orphinus tabitha Arrow, 1915". www.dermestidae.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
"Type material: Holotype d: AFRICA: Swaziland, Luyengo, 10. IV. 1977, JM Boyes leg.(cNc)" (PDF). researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
"Orphinus (Orphinus) baliensis sp. nov., a new species from Bali Isl. (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)". Arquivos Entomolóxicos 16:421-424. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
"Contribution to the knowledge of genus Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 from India (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)". Arquivos Entomolóxicos 15:377-382. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
"A new species of Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Megatominae), with a key to species from India". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 2016-06-01. pp. 525–529. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2016.05.001. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

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[1] "Orphinus tabitha Arrow, 1915". www.dermestidae.com. Retrieved 2021-08-12.

[2] "Type material: Holotype d: AFRICA: Swaziland, Luyengo, 10. IV. 1977, JM Boyes leg.(cNc)" (PDF). researchgate.net. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

[3] "Orphinus (Orphinus) baliensis sp. nov., a new species from Bali Isl. (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)". Arquivos Entomolóxicos 16:421-424. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

[4] "Contribution to the knowledge of genus Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 from India (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)". Arquivos Entomolóxicos 15:377-382. Retrieved 2021-08-08.

[5] "A new species of Orphinus Motschulsky, 1858 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Megatominae), with a key to species from India". Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 2016-06-01. pp. 525–529. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2016.05.001. Retrieved 2021-08-12.