New synonym of Attagenus tigrinus (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae)

Holloway, G. and Herrmann, A. (2024) New synonym of Attagenus tigrinus (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae). Insecta Mundi. 1092. ISSN 1942-1354 doi: https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/138112

Abstract/Summary

The Attagenus bifasciatus species complex (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Attageninae) surrounds the Mediterranean and extends into Asia. Several species are recognised but all of them are very similar to each other, and brief, old descriptions do not help to distinguish among them. Here the holotype A. tigrinus (Fabricius) and a syntype series of A. bifasciatus rossii Ganglbauer (subsequently raised to A. rossii) all collected from Italy were dissected to facilitate genital examination. From this genitalic study, Attagenus rossii is placed as a new synonym of A. tigrinus.

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Identification Number/DOI	https://journals.flvc.org/mundi/article/view/138112
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Biological Sciences > Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Central Services > Academic and Governance Services > University Museums and Special Collections
Publisher	Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc.
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