Háva J. (2025). Remarks on species of Dermestes Linnaeus, 1758, from the Palaearctic Region, with a new homonymy and two new synonymy (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). Folia Heyrovskyana, series A 33(2): 25-27.

Author(s)	Háva, Jiri
Title	Remarks on species of Dermestes Linnaeus, 1758, from the Palaearctic Region, with a new homonymy and two new synonymy (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
Journal Title	Folia Heyrovskyana, series A
Volume	33
Issue	2
Page(s)	25-27
Date	November 28, 2025
Keywords
License	Open Access
Abstract	The following two species are synonymized: Dermestes algeriensis Holloway & Herrmann, 2025 (syn. nov.) is a new junior synonym of Dermestes undulatus Brahm, 1790; Dermestes kazakhstanicus Holloway & Herrmann, 2025 (syn. nov.) is a new junior synonym of Dermestes fasciventris Reitter, 1881. A new homonym is proposed and newly named: Dermestes asiaticus Holloway & Herrmann, 2025 is a homonym of Dermestes asiaticus Háva, 2002, the species is newly named as Dermestes paraundulatus Háva, nom. nov. A new status is proposed: Dermestes (Dermestinus) asiaticus Háva, 2002 (stat. nov.) from subspecies Dermestes sardous asiaticus Háva, 2002.
Document Type	Journal Article
Citation Key	Hava2025Remarks

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Taxon Name	Cited As (Verbatim)	Relationship	Status	Page / Notes
Dermestes algeriensis	—	Synonymy	accepted	p. 25
Dermestes asiaticus	—	Nomenclatural Act	accepted	p. 26
Dermestes smithi	—	Nomenclatural Act	accepted	p. 26
Dermestes kazakhstanicus	—	Synonymy	provisionally accepted	p. 27