New synonym of Anthrenus flavidulus Reitter (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from Iran

Graham J. Holloway; Andreas Herrmann

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Graham J. Holloway Cole Museum of Zoology, Biological Sciences, HLS Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6EX, UK; g.holloway@reading.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0495-0313
Andreas Herrmann Bremervörder Strasse 123, 21682 Stade, Germany; herrmann@coleopterologie.de https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5700-1125

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Biodiversity, carpet beetles, skin beetles, Dermestidae, Anthrenus pimpinellae complex, new synonymy, taxonomy, Iran, Jordan, Middle East, Palearctic

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The species Anthrenus flavidulus Reitter, 1889 is redescribed and A. farsicus Kadej & Háva, 2011, is synonymised under the former, based on a thorough comparison of the colour patterns and structures of the antennae, aedeagi and sternites IX of the two species. Thus, the number of valid species belonging to the Palaearctic Anthrenus pimpinellae complex has been reduced to 26.

Holloway, G.J. & Herrmann, A. 2024. New synonym of Anthrenus flavidulus Reitter (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from Iran. Israel Journal of Entomology 53: 123–130.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14211948
urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:93E8BBE3-A139-4AAB-AFDF-1596EC91B966

New synonym of Anthrenus flavidulus Reitter (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from Iran

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