Anthrenus (Anthrenus) algeriensis (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Megatominae), a new species from Algeria

All specimens labelled Anthrenus pimpinellae were borrowed from the Natural History Museum, London. Many of the specimens were incorrectly identified with only a minority A. pimpinellae. Included in the sample were three specimens collected from Algeria. The specimens are compared with potential con...

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Published inBaltic Journal of Coleopterology Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 33
Main Author Holloway, Graham
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Daugavpils Baltic Coleopterological Society 24.12.2024
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Anthrenus
New species
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Summary:All specimens labelled Anthrenus pimpinellae were borrowed from the Natural History Museum, London. Many of the specimens were incorrectly identified with only a minority A. pimpinellae. Included in the sample were three specimens collected from Algeria. The specimens are compared with potential confusion species; the Algerian specimens differed from all of them. Anthrenus algeriensis sp. nov. is described. Images of habitus, antenna, and male genitalia are provided.
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ISSN:1407-8619
DOI:10.59893/bjc.24(1).004