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Orphinus fulvipes (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)
Family: Dermestidae
Size: 2.8 mm (1.7 to 3.5 mm)
Distribution: Spread in the tropics, imported to England, France and Germany, often with collection material, not naturalized
Ecology: The larvae feed on animal matter
Location: India, Assam, Boko
leg. XII.1990; det. R.Madge, 1991
Coll. B.G.Negi, Natural History Museum, London
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2019

Orphinus fulvipes  (enlarged)

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