Mahie S.F., Herrmann A., Holloway G.J. (2026). Dermestes pardalis Billberg, 1808 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae): lectotype designation, new synonymy and proposed similar new species. Arquivos Entomolóxicos 34: 47-56.

Author(s)	Mahie, Sarah F.; Herrmann, Andreas; Holloway, Graham J.
Title	Dermestes pardalis Billberg, 1808 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae): lectotype designation, new synonymy and proposed similar new species
Journal Title	Arquivos Entomolóxicos
Volume	34
Page(s)	47-56
Date	April 11, 2026
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Abstract	A lectotype is designated for Dermestes pardalis Billberg, 1808 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) based on the only known type specimen preserved in the Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden. The designation is made to resolve longstanding taxonomic confusion surrounding the identity of the species and its distinction from Dermestes hankae Háva, 1999. Examination of type and non-type material from multiple collections shows that the diagnostic characters previously used to separate D. hankae fall within the variation observed in D. pardalis. There is also no difference between any of the aedeagi examined here and the aedeagus of D. hankae holotype, but none of them resembles the illustration provided by Háva in the original description of D. hankae. Consequently, D. hankae is proposed as a junior synonym of D. pardalis. A new species resembling D. pardalis is described as Dermestes havai sp. nov.
ISSN	1989-6581
Document Type	Journal Article
Language	en

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Taxon Name	Cited As (Verbatim)	Relationship	Status	Page / Notes
Dermestes havai	Dermestes havai	Original Description	accepted	p. 50 Reviews the pardalis species complex and resolves the misapplication issue. Result is 2 valid species: Dermestes pardalis (=D. hankae syn. nov.) and Dermestes havai sp. nov.
Dermestes hankae	Dermestes pardalis	Synonymy	synonym	p. 50 Dermestes hankae Háva, 1999, syn. nov.
Dermestes pardalis	Dermestes pardalis	Revision	accepted	p. 50 Reviews the pardalis species complex and resolves the misapplication issue. Result is 2 valid species: Dermestes pardalis (=D. hankae syn. nov.) and Dermestes havai sp. nov.