Description of a new species of Anthrenus Geoffroy from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)

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XUAN ZHOU · Institute of Zoology

Tenzin Nyima · Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital

Rongrong Shen · Institute of Zoology

W. Da · Tibet Autonomous Region People's Hospital

Mei Bai · Institute of Zoology

JIŘĹ HÁVA · University of New York in Prague

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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Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Beetle Biology and Toxicology Studies

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Published in: Zootaxa

Volume 5786, Issue 1, pp. 293-299

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5786.1.27

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Description of a new species of Anthrenus Geoffroy from Xizang, China (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae)

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