The last larval instars (based on larvae or exuviae) of Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) sarnicus Mroczkowski, 1963; A. (Anthrenops) coloratus Reitter, 1881b; A. (s. str.) flavipes flavipes LeConte, 1854; A. (s. str.) scrophulariae scrophulariae (Linnaeus, 1758); A. (Florilinus) flavidus Solsky, 1876; A. (F.) museorum (Linnaeus, 1761); A. (F.) olgae Kalík, 1946; A. (Helocerus) fuscus Olivier, 1789; A. (H.) polonicus Mroczkowski, 1951; A. (Nathrenus) verbasci (Linnaeus, 1767); and A. (Peacockia) vladimiri Menier et Villemant, 1993 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) are redescribed and illustrated. Morphological characteristics of Anthrenus larvae such as the general morphology of antennae, epipharynx, mandibles, maxillae, ligula with labial palpi, hastisetae, legs, terga, and the condition of the antecostal suture are documented and discussed. Structural differences among mature larvae of 20 Anthrenus species are compared and summarized. Pupae of the following species: A. (A.) coloratus Reitter, 1881; A. (F.) flavidus Solsky, 1876; A. (F.) olgae Kalík, 1946; A. (H.) fuscus Olivier, 1789; and A. (H.) polonicus Mroczkowski, 1951, are described and illustrated for the first time. A list of Dermestidae species with references related to larval morphology characters, and a comparison of some larval characters between Anthrenus species, is included. A key to the identification of some Anthrenus species has been provided. Parsimony analyses were used in phylogenetic reconstruction for studied species of Anthrenus. The cladistic analyses were based on a comprehensive survey of larval morphological characters. General remarks on evolution, biogeography, and certain other aspects linked with larval stages of Dermestidae are presented and discussed. |