Háva J., Mifsud D. (2006). The dermestid beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) of the Maltese Archipelago (Central Mediterranean). Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague-east, Taxonomical Series 2: 51-63.

Author(s)Háva, Jiří; Mifsud, David
Title
The dermestid beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) of the Maltese Archipelago (Central Mediterranean)
Journal TitleStudies and Reports of District Museum Prague-east, Taxonomical Series
Volume2
Page(s)51-63
Date2006
Keywords
Abstract
The dermestid beetle fauna of the Maltese Islands is reviewed, based on literature records and where possible examina- tion of earlier citations and of recently collected material. Nintheen species of Dermestidae are reported for the Maltese Islands and the following ones represent new records for this area: Dermestes (Dermestinus) maculatus DeGeer, 1774, Attagenus civetta (Mulsant et Rey, 1868), Attagenus fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795), Anthrenus (Anthrenus) delicatus Kiesenwetter, 1851, A. (A.) flavipes flavipes LeConte, 1854, A. (A.) dorsatus Mulsant et Rey, 1868, Trogoderma glabrum (Herbst, 1783), and T. inclusum LeConte, 1854. A new synonym are proposed: Attagenus tigrinus (Fabricius, 1792) (= Attagenus maltensis Pic, 1894 syn. n.)
Document TypeJournal Article
LanguageEnglish
Citation KeyHava2006Dermestidae

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Associated Taxa (2)

Taxon NameCited As (Verbatim)RelationshipStatusPage / Notes
Attagenus maltensis Attagenus tigrinus
Synonymy Morphology
synonym
p. 56
"Through the study of the type material of Attagenus maltensis Pic and recently collected material from Malta, it was possible to synonymize this species with A. tigrinus (Fabricius). All morphological characters studied in the material available proved to be identical (elytra of maltensis covered by more dense yellowish pubescence). The colour variability and patterns on elytra, antennae and aedeagus are illustrated in Figs 1-6."
Attagenus tigrinus Attagenus tigrinus
Morphology
accepted
p. 56