Dermestes (Dermestes) pubescens [HOMONYM] sp. nov., a new species of the "Dermestes bicolor species group" (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Dermestinae) from the Palaearctic Region

• Author(s): Háva, Jirí
• Title:
  Dermestes (Dermestes) pubescens [HOMONYM] sp. nov., a new species of the "Dermestes bicolor species group" (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Dermestinae) from the Palaearctic Region
• Journal Title: Studies and Reports Taxonomical Series
• Volume: 22
• Issue: 1
• Page(s): 97-102
• Date: 2026-03-31
• Keywords:
  Taxonomynew speciesnew statusdistributionColeopteraDermestidaeDermestinaeDermestesPalaearctic Region
• Abstract:
  A new species Dermestes (Dermestes) pubescens sp. nov. from Afghanistan, Armenia, Georgia and Iran is described, illustrated and compared with similar species: Dermestes (D.) bicolor Fabricius, 1781, Dermestes impressus Pic, 1898, D. sinensis Háva, 2004 and D. (D.) cervnyi Háva, 2009. The species Dermestes impressus Pic, 1898 stat. nov. is newly raised to an valid species.
• Document Type: Journal Article
• Citation Key: Hava2026Dermestes
• collection-title: Taxonomical Series

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