Citations & References (8)
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LINNAEUS C. VON 1767: Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima tertia, ad Editionen duodecimam reformatam. Tom I., Pars II. Holmiae: Laurentii Salvii, pp. 533-1327 + 37 pp.
Original Description
p. 568
Holloway G.J., Callaghan A. (2026). Anthrenus (Nathrenus) dashi (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), a new species from Greece, and redescription of Anthrenus verbasci (Linnaeus, 1767). Arquivos Entomolóxicos 34: 175-184.
Redescription
p. 178
Korschefski R. (1944). Bestimmungstabelle der bekanntesten deutschen Dermestidenlarven. Arbeiten über Morphologische und Taxonomische Entomologie aus Berlin-Dahlem 11: 140-152.
Immature / Larva
p. 151
Adamek S. (2006). Morfologia larw wybranych gatunkow skornikow (Coleoptera: Dermestidae). [Thesis], Wroclaw: Zakład Bioróżnorodności i Taksonomii Ewolucyjnej, Instytut Zoologiczny, Uniwersytet Wrocławski (in Polish).
Immature / Larva
p. 85
Kiselyova T., McHugh J.V. (2006). A phylogenetic study of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) based on larval morphology. Systematic Entomology 31(3): 469-507.
Immature / Larva
p. 474
Poinar G., Poinar R. (2016). Ancient hastisetae of Cretaceous carrion beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in Myanmar amber. Arthropod Structure & Development 45(6): 642-645.
Immature / Larva
p. 644
Kadej M. (2018). Contribution to knowledge of the immature stages of Dermestidae with special emphasis on the larval morphology of the genus Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762 (Megatominae: Anthrenini). Poznań: Polish Entomological Society, 180 pp. (OCLC: 1091333531).
Immature / Larva
p. 49
Rădac I.A., Háva J. (2021). Globicornis nigripes and Anthrenus verbasci (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) in oothecae of Hierodula tenuidentata (Mantodea: Mantidae) from Romania. Folia Heyrovskyana 29(1): 105-106.
Host: Hierodula tenuidentata
Biology
p. 105

Literature and Synonymy

  • L´Anthrène amourette: Geoffroy, 1762:115 (unnamed)
  • Byrrhus verbasci Linnaeus, 1767:568 [UZIU]
  • Bostrichus varius Fabricius, 1775:60 [ZMUC]
  • Anthrenus florilegus Geoffroy inFourcroy, 1785:27 [MNHN]
  • Anthrenus verbasci: Gmelin, 1790:1614
  • Anthrenus adspersus Herbst, 1797:332 [ZMUB]
  • Anthrenus tricolor Herbst, 1797:333 [ZMUB]
  • Anthrenus pictus Germar, 1813:121 [ZMUB]
  • Anthrenus tomentosus Thunberg, 1815:151 [UZIU]
  • Anthrenus pictus: Heer, 1837:28
  • Anthrenus pictus Megerle [sic!]: Comolli, 1837:31
  • Anthrenus pictus Megerle [sic!]: Heer, 1841b:440
  • Anthrenus destructor Melsheimer, 1844:116 [MCZC]
  • Anthrenus nitidulus Küster, 1847a:47 [ZMUB]
  • Anthrenus pictus Megerle [sic!]: Gistel, 1856:36
  • Anthrenus varius var. destructor: Lacordaire, 1856:575
  • Anthrenus verbasci var.: Mulsant & Rey, 1868:164
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. nitidulus: Reitter, 1881b:91
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. confusus Reitter, 1887e:69 [HNHM]
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. nebulosus Reitter, 1887e:69 [HNHM]
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. vorax Casey, 1900:161
  • [USNM]
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. pistor Casey, 1900:161 [USNM]
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. substriatus Casey, 1900:161 [USNM]
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. maculosus Reitter: Gerhardt, 1910a:556 (nn)
  • Anthrenus chilensis Germain, 1911:66 (nn)
  • Anthrenus guttulata Germain, 1911:66 (nn)
  • Anthrenus museorum [sic!]: Neunzig & Schleyer, 1912:35
  • Anthrenus verbasci ab. bifasciata Hänel, 1935:76 [ZMUB]
  • Anthrenus museorum [sic!]: Craveri, 1938:tab.vi
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. voraz [sic!]: Hinton, 1945b:328
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. caseyi: Hinton, 1945b:328
  • Anthrenus verbasci ab. destructor: Hatch, 1962:291
  • Anthrenus verbasci ab. nitidulus: Hatch, 1962:291
  • Anthrenus verbasci var.: Hoffmann, 1965:197
  • Anthrenus verbasci var. destructor: Mroczkowski, 1968:146
  • Antherenus [sic!] verbasci: Rebolledo et al., 1994:881
  • Antherenus [sic!] verbasci: Cruz García et al., 2001:135
  • Anthrenus verbasci: Moss & Gibbs, 2004:773
  • Anthrenus verbasci ab. nigrescens Kalík (un)
  • Anthrenus chilensis Germain, 1911: Háva & Herrmann, 2018:16
  • Anthrenus guttulata Germain, 1911: Háva & Herrmann, 2018:16
Biology
Larva: Poinar & Poinar, 2016:644 ;Kiselyova & McHugh, 2006:474 ;Adamek, 2006:85 ;Korschefski, 1944:151 ;Kadej, 2018:49
Host: Hierodula tenuidentata : Rădac & Háva, 2021:105

Distribution

Africa Widespread

America (South & Central) Introduced Widespread

Asia Widespread

Australia & Oceania Introduced Widespread

Europe Widespread

North America Introduced Widespread

General Information

iNaturalist Gallery (Anthrenus verbasci)

[ Preliminary identifications ]
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