Reesa
| Reesa vespulae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Bostrichiformia |
| Family: | Dermestidae |
| Genus: | Reesa Beal, 1967 |
| Species: | R. vespulae |
| Binomial name | |
| Reesa vespulae Milliron, 1939 | |
Reesa vespulae is a species of beetle in the family Dermestidae, the only species in the genus Reesa. [1]
Reesa vespula is a recent museum pest in Europe. It is a parthenogenetic species: only females are known to occur so making control difficult as an individual has capacity to begin a population.[2]
References
- ↑ Dermestidae Species List at Joel Hallan’s Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved on 14 May 2012.
- ↑ Sylviane Vaucheret and Leona Leonard article in 'Integrated Pest Management for Collections' published by English Heritage 2011