Lanorus


Lanorus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, containing the following species:

Species

According to World Dermestidae catalogue, these species currently belong to genus Lanorus:

Species group "varicolor"

Species are generally found in South and North America
  • Lanorus adspersus – Bolivia
  • Lanorus aequalis – Mexico, United States. Introduced to Europe: Finland, France, Italy, Romania, Spain, Switzerland
  • Lanorus anumbiusi – Argentina
  • Lanorus bitaeniatus – Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay. Introduced to New Zealand
  • Lanorus diiorioi – Argentina
  • Lanorus gounellei – Brazil
  • Lanorus harpiae – Chile
  • Lanorus inexpectatus – Argentina
  • Lanorus mcdonaldiUnited States
  • Lanorus platanegrachei – Argentina, Chile
  • Lanorus perplexus – Canada, United States
  • Lanorus varicolor – Mexico, United States
  • Lanorus venezuelae – Venezuela
  • Lanorus venustus – Ecuador

Species group "pantherinus"

Mostly Asian species, with some found in parts of Europe

Species group "punctatus"

European and Asian species. Lanorus punctatus is most known due to its big distribution range