Keywords
Taxonomy; Undescribed taxa; New synonymy; Coleoptera, Dermestidae; Attagenus; Palaearctic Region
Abstract
Two undescribed species, Attagenus nitidus Ballion and Attagenus tomentosus Erichson, are commented and the names are established as new synonyms.
Citation
Hava J. Two Old Undescribed Species of Attagenus (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae) Deposited in Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut. Int J Anim Sci. 2019; 3(2): 1045.
Introduction
The family Dermestidae (Coleoptera: Bostrichoidea) currently consists of 62 genera, containing ca. 1600 species worldwide [1].
Based on the determination of some Dermestidae (Coleoptera) specimens deposited in Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg, Germany, I established synonymy concerning two undescribed Attagenus species. The present article follows a published work by Háva [2].
Material and Methods
Acronyms of depositories
JHAC Jiří Háva, Private Entomological Laboratory & Collection, Únětice u Prahy, Prague-West, Czech Republic;
SDEI - Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut, Müncheberg, Germany.
The nomenclature and zoogeography follow Háva [1].
Results
Attagenus unicolor simulans Solsky, 1876 (Figure 1). Attagenus nitidus Ballion (undescribed species).
Figure 1: Attagenus nitidus Ballion (undescribed species): habitus, dorsal aspect.
Figure 2: Attagenus nitidus Ballion (undescribed species): habitus, ventral aspect.
Figure 3: Attagenus tomentosus Erichson (undescribed species), dorsal aspect.
Material examined
Tasch-kent [printed label]“/„Attagenus nitidus Ball“ [handwrittten label]/„♀“/„Coll. Kraatz“, 1 female, (SDEI).
Other material examined: Taschkent“ [yellow printed label], 1 female, (JHAC).
Remarks: The species Attagenus nitidus Ballion species has not been described. All its morphological characters belong to the species Attagenus unicolor simulans Solsky, 1876.
Distribution: A species known from Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Mongolia, Russia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Attagenus tomentosus Erichson (undescribed species)
Material examined: 25940, Attagenus tomentosus Helf, Mesopotamia“/„S9“/Coll. Kraatz“, [yellow, black-bordered label, handwritten] 1 female („syntype“), (SDEI).
Remarks: The species Attagenus tomentosus Erichson has not been described. According to original labels [3] this is an Erichson´s species. Erichson´s „syntypes“are probably deposited in more institutions or museums. I a „syntype“ of this undescribed species labelled as in material examined. Based on all morphological characters of the specimen studied, the undescribed species belongs to Attagenus uniformis Fairmaire, 1860.
Distribution: A species known from Sicily, Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Iraq, Israel (Palestine) and Syria.
Acknowledgements
I am very obliged to Lutz Behme (SDEI) for making the excellent photos and to Arvids Barševskis (Latvia) for vauable comments on manuscript.