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Issue: Vol. 5786 No. 1: 1 Apr. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-04-01
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.27
Page range: 293-299
Abstract views: 54
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Description of a new species of Anthrenus Geoffroy from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)

Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa 850000; China; State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China
Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa 850000; China
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China
Institute of Plateau Biology of Xizang Autonomous Region; Lhasa 850000; China
State Key Laboratory of Animal Biodiversity Conservation and Integrated Pest Management; Institute of Zoology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100101; China; Academy of Plateau Science and Sustainability; Qinghai Normal University; Xining 810016; China
Private Entomological Laboratory & Collection; Rýznerova 37/37; CZ-25262; Únětice u Prahy; Prague-West District; Czech Republic
Coleoptera skin beetles taxonomy larva museum Mêdog County

Abstract

A new species of Anthrenus Geoffroy, A. medogensis Zhou, Háva, Da & Bai, sp. nov., is described from Mêdog County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China. The new species is illustrated and compared with morphologically similar species: A. himalayensis Háva, Wachkoo & Maqbool, A. katrinkrauseae Háva, and A. occultus Háva. It differs from these species in the scale pattern, antennal structure, and male genitalia. Ecological observations and habitat photographs are also provided.

 

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How to Cite

Zhou, X., Nyima, T., Shen, R.-R., Da, W., Bai, M. & Háva, J. (2026) Description of a new species of Anthrenus Geoffroy from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae). Zootaxa, 5786 (1), 293–299. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.27