Synonyms (5)
Attagenus bifasciatus (Rossi, 1794)
synonym
Attagenus poecilus Germar, 1839
synonym
Attagenus decoloratus Mulsant & Rey, 1868
synonym
synonym
Attagenus rossii Ganglbauer, 1904
synonym
Citations & References (33)
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Fabricius J.C. (1792). Entomologia systematica emandata et aucta. Secundum classes, ordines, genera, species adjectis synonimis, locis, observationibus descriptionibus. Available from: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/125869.
as Dermestes tigrinus
Original Description
p. 229
ROSSI P. 1794: Mantissa Insectorum exhibens species nuper in Etruria, adiectis faunae Etruscae illustrationibus, ac emendationibus. Tom II. Pisis: Polloni, 154 pp., 8 pls.
= Attagenus bifasciatus (as Dermestes bifasciatus)
Synonym Description
p. 79
Dahl G. (1823). Coleoptera und Lepidoptera. Ein systematisches Verzeichnis mit beygesetzten Preisen der Vorräthe. Wien: J. E. Akkermann, 105 pp.
as Dermestes tigrinus
p. 30
GERMAR E. F. 1839: Fauna Insectorum Europae. Fasciculus 21. Halae: C. A. Kümmel, 25 pp., 25 pls.
= Attagenus poecilus
Synonym Description
p. 9
SCHMIDT [?] 1844: Catalogus Coleopterorum Europae. Zusammengestellt auf Varanlassung des Entomologischen Vereins zu Stettin. Stettin, 76 pp.
as Attagenus bifasciatus
p. 31
SCHAUM H. 1852: Catalogus Coleopterorum Europae. Herausgegeben vom Entomologischen Verein in Stettin. Vierte Auflage. Berlin: Schaum, v + 96 pp.
as Attagenus tigrinus
p. 38
Mulsant E., Rey C. (1868). Histoire Naturelle des Coléopteres de France. Paris: F. Savy, 186 pp.
= Attagenus poecilus
p. 89
= Attagenus decoloratus (as Attagenus bifasciatus var. decoloratus)
Synonym Description
p. 89
Reitter E. (1887). Bestimmungs-Tabellen der europäischen Coleopteren. III Heft. II. Auflage. Enthaltend die Familien: Scaphidiidae, Lathridiidae und Dermestidae. Mödling: Verlag von Edmund Reitter, 75 pp.
as Megatoma tigrina
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p. 49
Reitter E. (1891). Dermestidae pp. 168-170, Thorictidae p. 172. In: Catalogus coleopterorum Europae, Caucasi et Armeniae Rossicae. , pp. 168-170.
as Attagenus (Lanorus) tigrinus
Catalogue
p. 169
= Attagenus bifasciatus (as Attagenus (Lanorus) bifasciatus Rossi)
Catalogue
p. 169
= Attagenus poecilus (as Attagenus (Lanorus) tigrinus) —
Attagenus poecilus Germ. teated as synonym of Attagenus tigrinus F.
Taxonomic Note
p. 169
Pic M. (1894). Descriptions et notes entomologiques (Coléopteres). L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne 10(113): 66.
= Attagenus maltensis —
Translated: "Atagenus maltensis: [description] ... To be placed near Attagenus rufipennis M. Rey (= ? worn/rubbed simplex Reit.), but with a nearly uniform, dark ground color."
Synonym Description
Taxonomic Note
p. 66
Pic M. (1894). Corrigenda. L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne 10(118): 128.
= Attagenus maltensis (as Attagenus melitensis [sic]) —
Pic requests to correct Attagenus maltensis to A. melitensis ("Lire Attagenus melitensis au lieu de maltensis"). Under ICZN rules, this constitutes an unjustified emendation of the original A. maltensis, which was published five months prior (p. 66).
Taxonomic Note
p. 128
PIC M. 1899c: Diagnoses de Coléoptères d´Orient. Deuxieme Article. Bulletin Société d´ Histoire Naturelle d´ Autun 12: 252-261.
= Attagenus maltensis (as Attagenus melitensis [sic])
p. 253
Ganglbauer L. (1904). Die Käfer von Mitteleuropa. Die Käfer der österreichisch-ungarischen Monarchie, Deutschlands, der Schweiz, sowie des französischen und italienischen Alpengebietes. Vierter Band, erste Hälfte. Dermestidae, Byrrhidae, Nosodendridae, Georyssidae, Dryopidae, Heteroceridae, Hydrophilidae. Wien: Karl Gerold's Sohn, 286 pp.
as Attagenus bifasciatus var. tigrinus
p. 26
= Attagenus rossii (as Attagenus bifasciatus var. rossi)
Synonym Description
p. 26
Cameron M., Caruana Gatto A.C. (1907). A list of the Coleoptera of the Maltese Islands. Transactions Entomological Society of London 59: 383-403.
= Attagenus bifasciatus (as Attagenus bifasciatus Rossi)
Taxonomic Note
p. 395
Zanon V. (1922). Contributo alla conoscenza della fauna entomologica di Bengasi. Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana 1(2): 112-139.
= Attagenus rossii (as Attagenus bifasciatusab. rossi)
p. 126
Winkler A. (1926). Pars. 6. Dermestidae pp. 675-682; Thorictidae pp. 734-736. In: Catalogus Coleopterorum Regionis Palaearcticae. Wien: A. Winkler, pp. 675-682, 734–736.
= Attagenus maltensis (as Attagenus melitensis [sic])
p. 677
Mroczkowski M. (1968). Distribution of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera) of the world with a catalogue of all known species. Annales Zoologici 26(3): 15-191.
as Attagenus bifasciatus var. tigrinus
p. 81
= Attagenus decoloratus —
[treated as full species]
Status Change
p. 81
= Attagenus maltensis —
"Attagenus melitensis" spelling in synonyms (although catalogued like full species "Attagenus melitensis Winkler")
Catalogue
p. 87
Háva J. (2003). World Catalogue of the Dermestidae (Coleoptera). Brandýs nad Labem (Studie a Zprávy Oblastního Muzea Praha-východ v Brandýse nad Labem a Staré Boleslavi, Supplementum), pp. 1-196.
as Attagenus bifasciatus var. tigrinus
p. 58
= Attagenus maltensis
Catalogue
p. 64
Háva J., Mifsud D. (2006). The dermestid beetles (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) of the Maltese Archipelago (Central Mediterranean). Studies and Reports of District Museum Prague-east, Taxonomical Series 2: 51-63.
as Attagenus tigrinus
Morphology
p. 56
= Attagenus maltensis (as Attagenus tigrinus) —
"Through the study of the type material of Attagenus maltensis Pic and recently collected material from Malta, it was possible to synonymize this species with A. tigrinus (Fabricius). All morphological characters studied in the material available proved to be identical (elytra of maltensis covered by more dense yellowish pubescence). The colour variability and patterns on elytra, antennae and aedeagus are illustrated in Figs 1-6."
Synonymy Morphology
p. 56
Háva J., Nardi G. (2011). First contribution to the knowledge of the Dermestidae of Sardinia (Coleoptera). In: Nardi G., Whitmore D., Bardiani M., Birtele D., Mason F., Spada L. & Cerretti P. (eds), Biodiversity of Marganai and Montimannu (Sardinia). Research in the framework of the ICP Forests network. In: Conzervazione Habitat Invertebrati. Sommacampagna, Verona, pp. 407-446.
as Attagenus bifasciatus ab. hybridus
p. 423
Háva J. (2015). Review of Dermestidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichiformia) deposited in the Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali Trieste. Studies and Reports, Taxonomical Series 11(2): 247-266.
= Attagenus decoloratus (as Attagenus rossii) —
"...name Attagenus rossii Ganglbauer, 1904 should be fixed to support the stability of nomenclature according to ICZN (1999) paragraph 23.9.1.2. Thus, Attagenus bifasciatus var. decoloratus Mulsant et Rey, 1868 should be suppressed as a forgotten name and the valid name of the relevant Mediterranean species should be its oldest available synonym, Attagenus rossii Ganglbauer, 1904." [Editorial note: A. decoloratus was previously treated by Mroczkowski (1968) as an available full species]
SynonymyNomenclatural Act
p. 253
= Attagenus rossii
p. 253
Holloway G.J., Herrmann A. (2024). New synonym of Attagenus tigrinus (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae). Insecta Mundi 1092: 1-7.
as Attagenus tigrinus —
"Holotype A. tigrinus (Fabricius) and a syntype series of A. bifasciatus rossii Ganglbauer (subsequently raised to A. rossii) all collected from Italy were dissected to facilitate genital examination. From this genitalic study, Attagenus rossii is placed as a new synonym of A. tigrinus."
RevisionMorphology
p. 1
= Attagenus rossii (as Attagenus tigrinus) —
A. rossii types are examined, and the species is placed as synonym of Attagenus tigrinus
Synonymy Morphology
p. 3
Holloway G.J., Connon R., Callaghan A. (2026). Detailed description of Attagenus trifasciatus Fabricius (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae). The Entomologists Monthly Magazine 162: 93-100.
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