The genus Neoanthrenus Armstrong, 1941 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Anthrenini): A new synonym of Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762

Marcin Kadej; Jirí Háva

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3646.1.8

The genus Neoanthrenus Armstrong, 1941 (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Anthrenini): A new synonym of Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762

Zootaxa. 2013:3646:87-92. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.1.8.

Authors

Marcin Kadej¹, Jirí Háva

Affiliation

¹ Department of Invertebrate Biology, Evolution and Conservation, Faculty of Biology, Evolution and Ecology, University of Wroclaw, ul Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland. entomol@biol.uni.wroc.pl

PMID: 26213748
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3646.1.8

Abstract

A new synonym is proposed for Anthrenus Geoffroy, 1762 (= Neoanthrenus Armstrong, 1941 syn. n.) and the following species are transferred to Anthrenus (Nathrenus): Anthrenus (Nathrenus) armstrongielus replacement name for Neoanthrenus armstrongi Kalik, 1957; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) consobrinus (Hava), 2005 new combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) frater Arrow, 1915 return to former combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) king (Hava), 2002 new combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) macqueeni (Armstrong), 1949 new combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) niveosparsus (Armstrong), 1941 new combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) ocellifer Blackburn, 1891 return to former combination; Anthrenus (Nathrenus) parallelus (Armstrong), 1941 new combination; and Anthrenus (Nathrenus) svatopluki replacement name for Neoanthrenus bilyi Hava, 2003b.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Coleoptera / anatomy & histology
Coleoptera / classification*
Terminology as Topic