Trogoderma | |
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Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Dermestidae |
Tribe: | Megatomini |
Genus: | Trogoderma Dejean, 1821 |
Trogoderma is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. There are about 135 species worldwide.[1]
Some species are pests of stored animal and plant products.[2]