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Thylodrias contractus (Motschulsky, 1839) Male
Family: Dermestidae
Size: 2.4 mm (2.0 to 4.5 mm)
Origin: Holarctic, imported from America to Europe
Ecology: The larvae feed for example on dry insects in collections
Location: England
leg.det. A.J.Allen; Coll. A.J.Allen
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2018

Thylodrias contractus   (enlarged)

Thylodrias contractus   (Flickr)

 

Thylodrias contractus (Motschulsky, 1839) Female
Family: Dermestidae
Size: 2.8 mm
Origin: Holarctic, imported from America to Europe
Ecology: The larvae feed for example on dry insects in collections
Location: England
leg.det. A.J.Allen; Coll. A.J.Allen
Photo: U.Schmidt, 2018

Thylodrias contractus   Female  (enlarged)

Thylodrias contractuc Female    (Flickr)