Anthrenus (Anthrenus) mahieae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), a new species from California, U.S.A., and comparison with A. (A.) lepidus

Holloway, Graham J.

doi:10.64338/im.1221.m8c50

Anthrenus (Anthrenus) mahieae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), a new species from California, U.S.A., and comparison with A. (A.) lepidus

Coleoptera Dermestidae Megatominae

Graham J. Holloway
Cole Museum of Zoology, Biological Sciences, HLS Building, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading RG6 6EX, UK.
0000-0003-0495-0313

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64338/im.1221.m8c50
ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A6318CFE-80B3-4EC3-8C84-7DB551FD85F5
Keywords: chiton, dissection, fucosus, genitalia, isabellinus, maculatus, identification, pulaskii, sophonisba, taxonomy, thoracicus, umbra

Abstract

A new species, Anthrenus (Anthrenus) mahieae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), from California, U.S.A. is described and compared with Anthrenus lepidus LeConte. Images of habitus (dorsal and ventral), scale structure, antenna, aedeagus, and (male) sternite IX are presented. Anthrenus mahieae differs from A. lepidus in the structure of the genitalia, the structure of the antennal club, and the brightness of the pale patches of scales on the outer pronotal angles and ventrites.