The subfamily Dermestinae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia

Abstract

In this study, the fauna of Saudi Arabian Dermestinae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) is summarised. Six Dermestes species and single species from two Marioutini genera, Mariouta and Rhopalosilpha, are reported. Dermestes (Dermestinus) undulatus Brahm, 1790 and Dermestes (Dermestes) haemorrhoidalis Küster, 1852 are newly recorded from Saudi Arabia. A list of Dermestinae species from the Arabian Peninsula is provided with their distributions.

A review of the Attagenus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae) species from South Africa and an image-based key to identification

“…The list of South African Attagenus species produced by Herrmann and Háva (2020) was used as a starting point and revised using Háva ( , 2023. Háva (2023) was used as a guide to current taxonomy.…”

“…The list of South African Attagenus species produced by Herrmann and Háva (2020) was used as a starting point and revised using Háva ( , 2023. Háva (2023) was used as a guide to current taxonomy. After this process, an extensive literature search was carried out to establish the original source relating to each record and additional references relating to Attagenus in South Africa.…”

“…to over 250 spp. in 2021 (Háva 2023). Given the rate at which new species are being described and the very small number of people contributing to their taxonomy, it is likely that there remain many more species yet to be discovered.…”

“…Dermestidae (Insecta: Coleoptera), the skin, hide, and carpet beetle family, is a moderately speciose group comprising about 1900 species globally (Háva 2023). The family includes 60 genera.…”

“…Given the rate at which new species are being described and the very small number of people contributing to their taxonomy, it is likely that there remain many more species yet to be discovered. Associated with this high rate of discovery is an almost continual reassessment of the taxonomy of the genus (Háva 2023). Recently, several Attagenus species have been moved to Lanorus Zhou et al, 2022 Lanorus is comparatively small (23 species); most species remain as Attagenus.…”