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Issue: Vol. 5306 No. 3: 21 Jun. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-06-21
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5306.3.5
Page range: 377-384
Abstract views: 192
PDF downloaded: 98

Anthrenus (Anthrenus) mumbaiensis sp. nov. from India and a morphometric examination of Anthrenus (Anthrenus) festivus (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Anthrenini)

Cole Museum of Zoology; School of Biological Sciences; Health and Life Sciences Building; The University of Reading; Whiteknights; Reading; Berkshire; UK RG6 6EX
Coleoptera Dissection genitalia aedeagus sternite IX distribution

Abstract

All examples of Anthrenus (Anthrenus) festivus were borrowed from the Natural History Museum, London for dissection to provide good images of external and internal features. Images of habitus, ventrites and antennae are presented along with aedeagus and sternite IX. The purpose of this was to provide clear information for future comparative taxonomic studies. During the examination of the specimens, a new species was discovered that had been collected in Bombay (Mumbai) in the late 19th century. Images of external and internal features of the holotype (male) and paratype (female) are provided. The new species is named Anthrenus (Anthrenus) mumbaiensis after the location of collection. Collection data from the study specimens, Andreas Herrmann’s private collection, the literature, and verifiable images on iNaturalist were used to generate a distribution map. The map showed that A. festivus is found mainly in coastal regions of the western Mediterranean.

 

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