grain dermestid beetle

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• dermestid beetle — ▪ insect       any of approximately 700 species of beetles (insect order Coleoptera) that at one time were important household pests because the larvae feed on furs, skins, feathers, horn, and hair. Adults are usually brown or black, although… …   Universalium

• khapra beetle — ˈkä]prə, ˈka] noun Etymology: Hindi khaprā, literally, destroyer, from Sanskrit kṣapayati he destroys; akin to Sanskrit kṣiṇoti he destroys more at phthisis : a dermestid beetle (Trogoderma granarium) native to the Indian subcontinent and now… …   Useful english dictionary

• khapra beetle — [kä′prə] n. [Hindi khaprā, lit., destroyer, akin to Sans kṣayati, (he) destroys < IE * gwhthei(e) , to swindle, destroy > Gr phthiein, to waste away] a dermestid beetle (Trogoderma granarium) native to S and SE Asia, now a destructive grain …   English World dictionary

• khapra beetle — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu khaprā, literally, destroyer Date: 1928 a dermestid beetle (Trogoderma granarium) that is native to the Indian subcontinent and is now a serious pest of stored grain in most parts of the world …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Khapra beetle — Taxobox name = Khapra beetle image width = 200px image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Coleoptera familia = Dermestidae genus = Trogoderma species = T. granarium binomial = Trogoderma granarium binomial… …   Wikipedia

• Dermestidae — Dermestid Beetles Varied Carpet Beetle (Anthrenus verbasci) Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

• coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils …   Universalium

• insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …   Universalium