Anthrenus corona Holloway, 2021 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), new to Western Mediterranean

Holloway, G. J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0495-0313 (2025) Anthrenus corona Holloway, 2021 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), new to Western Mediterranean. Arquivos Entomoloxicos, 33. pp. 239-245. ISSN 1021-3589

Abstract/Summary

Anthrenus corona Holloway, 2021 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) is a scarce species known from Eastern Europe and parts of the Middle East. During an examination of some unidentified Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762 held by the Naturalis Biodiversity Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, two very large female specimens from Spain were noticed. The specimens were dissected. Images of habitus, antenna, and the sclerites within the bursa were imaged and compared with a female A. corona from Romania. The conclusion was that the Spanish specimens were also A. corona. A key to the Anthrenus pimpinellae (Fabricius, 1775) group species from Western Europe incorporating A. corona is presented.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/id/eprint/129355
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences > Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Central Services > Academic and Governance Services > University Museums and Special Collections
Publisher	Arquivos Entomoloxicos Galegos
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