Holloway G.J. (2026). Three new species of subgenus Anthrenops Reitter (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae: Anthrenus Geoffroy) and new records from Jordan and Egypt. Insecta Mundi 1194: 1-12.

Author(s)Holloway, Graham J.
Title
Three new species of subgenus Anthrenops Reitter (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae: Anthrenus Geoffroy) and new records from Jordan and Egypt
Journal TitleInsecta Mundi
DOI10.64338/im.1194.6ejqy
URLhttp://dx.doi.org/10.64338/im.1194.6ejqy
Volume1194
Page(s)1-12
DateJune 26, 2026
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Abstract

The Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of Jordan and Egypt are poorly known, and the current study represents the first extensive consideration of Anthrenops Reitter, 1881 (a subgenus of Anthrenus Geoffroy) in Jordan and Egypt. Three new species of Anthrenops are described: Anthrenus (Anthrenops) pinnigeri, from Jordan and Egypt, Anthrenus (Anthrenops) carbonarius from Jordan, and Anthrenus (Anthrenops) rufus from Egypt. Previously, only three species of Anthrenops had been definitively recorded from Jordan (A. coloratus Reitter, A. eichleri Kadej and Háva and A. funiculus Holloway) and one species from Egypt (A. coloratus). Therefore, comparisons between previously described species and the new species are extended to include Anthrenops species from Iran, a region that has been more thoroughly studied. Images of habitus, ventrites, antennae, and genitalia are presented. It is concluded that none of the previously described Anthrenops species resemble any of the new species described here. New records of A. coloratus, A. eichleri and Dermestes intermedius Kalík for Jordan are noted.

ISSN1942-1354
Document TypeJournal Article
Languageen
PublisherCenter for Systematic Entomology

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Associated Taxa (6)

Taxon NameCited As (Verbatim)RelationshipStatusPage / Notes
Anthrenus pinnigeri —
Original Description
accepted
p. 2
Anthrenus rufus —
Original Description
accepted
p. 4
Anthrenus carbonarius —
Original Description
accepted
p. 6
Anthrenus coloratus —
Distribution
accepted
p. 8 Jordan
Anthrenus eichleri —
Distribution
accepted
p. 8 Jordan
Dermestes intermedius iranicus —
Distribution
accepted
p. 9, Fig. 11 Jordan