New distributional record of Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 (Coleoptera, Dermestidae), Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract

Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant & Rey, 1868 has been recorded from North Africa, Malta, and Iberia. During a recent visit to Thessaloniki, Greece, several Anthrenus species were collected, including A. dorsatus. The previously known distribution of A. dorsatus suggested that this species was restricted to the western Mediterranean basin, possibly with a coastal bias. This record extends the known range of A. dorsatus farther east and providing more evidence of range expansion in the pimpinellae species group across Europe, possibly driven by global climate change.

New faunistic records and remarks on Dermestidae (Coleoptera) : Part 19

“…In the paper Holloway et al (2019) the Háva´s Catalogue ( 2003) [Háva J. (2003) World Catalogue for the Dermestidae.…”

Anthrenus (s. str.) corona (Coleoptera, Dermestidae, Anthrenini): a new species in the A. pimpinellae Fabricius, 1775 complex from Turkey

“…It has been known for a long time that the complex contains many species of similar appearance and this has made identification difficult (Beal 1998). Complexity within the group has resulted in a lack of knowledge of the number of species and, for each species, a lack of understanding of the distribution (Beal 1998;Holloway & Bakaloudis 2019;Holloway et al 2020a, b). Beal (1998), Kadej et al (2007) and Kadej & Háva (2011) emphasized the importance of dissection for genital inspection to establish identification, arguing that it was required to circumnavigate the problem of colour pattern variation across the group.…”