Holloway G.J. (2025). A review of the Anthrenus maculifer Reitter, 1881 species group (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae). Insecta Mundi 1118: 1-13.

Author(s)Holloway, G. J.
Title
A review of the Anthrenus maculifer Reitter, 1881 species group (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)
Journal TitleInsecta Mundi
Volume1118
Page(s)1-13
DateApril 25, 2025
Keywords
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported [Open Access]
Abstract
The Anthrenus maculifer group (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) consists of several similar looking species. Currently, three species within the group are considered valid: A. maculifer Reitter, A. albonotatus Pic, and A. difficilis Háva. Nevertheless, the descriptions associated with some of these species are brief and unhelpful. A sample of specimens labelled A. maculifer was borrowed from the Natural History Museum, London and Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, with the goal of dissecting and redescribing the species. As a result of this work, two synonyms of A. maculifer were reinstated as full species: A. globiger Arrow and A. multimaculatus Pic, bringing the number of known species in the group to five.
Document TypeJournal Article
Languageenglish
Citation KeyHolloway2025Anthrenus

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Associated Taxa (8)

Taxon NameCited As (Verbatim)RelationshipStatusPage / Notes
maculifer (group)Anthrenus maculifer species group
RedescriptionIdentification Key
accepted
p. 2 Full species group diagnosis is given
Anthrenus maculifer Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) maculifer
RedescriptionIdentification Key
accepted
p. 3
Group A (group)[unnamed group]
Classification
accepted
p. 3 Anthrenodes type with "long, narrow aedeagi with long, rod-shaped parameres spatulate at posterior end"
Group B (group)[unnamed group]
Citation
accepted
p. 3 Anthrenodes type with "small aedeagi, broader than long, with short parameres and a heavily curved median lobe"
Anthrenus globiger Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) globiger
Resurrection RedescriptionIdentification Key
accepted
p. 5 Reinstated species
Anthrenus albonotatus Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) albonotatus
Identification Key
accepted
—
Anthrenus multimaculatus Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) multimaculatus
Resurrection RedescriptionIdentification Key
accepted
p. 6 Reinstated species
Anthrenus difficilis Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) difficilis
RedescriptionIdentification Key
accepted
p. 9