Anthrenus
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![Old varied carpet beetle (A. verbasci) with most scales rubbed off](/Images/godic/202412/21/Anthrenus_verbasci011417.jpg")
![Anthrenus larvae feeding on Sceliphron destillatorius specimen](/Images/godic/202412/21/Sceliphron_and_pest1417.jpg")
![Anthrenus pimpinellae, probably male](/Images/godic/202412/21/Anthrenus.pimpinellae.70641417.jpg")
Anthrenus is a genus of beetles in the family Dermestidae, the skin beetles. One of several genera of carpet beetles, Anthrenus was historically placed in a subfamily Anthreninae, though presently included in the Megatominae. The genus Neoanthrenus is closely related.