Dermestes (Dermestes) ater DeGeer, 1774

Fig. 1A, B

Material examined.

Saudi Arabia • 1 ♂; Eastern Province, An Nuayriah, Al Sarar; 27°25'45.5"N, 48°27'0.0"E; 60 m a.s.l.; 2 Mar. 2011; H. Al Dhafer; H. Setyaningrum & A. Al Ansi leg.; collected from carcasses on the road;, J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♀; Makkah Province, Jeddah, "Ras Halibah" [Ras Hatibah];, 7 May. 1982; W. Büttiker leg.;JHAC • 4 ex; Riyadh Province, Dirab, Al-Dhab Farm; 5 Oct. 1986; collected from chicken farm waste, J. Háva det.; KSMA; • 1 ex; Riyadh, Al-Wahah Farm; 12 Oct. 1989; J. Háva det.; KSMA .

Note.

This species was previously recorded in Eastern Province at Al Hofuf (Mroczkowski 1979); Dammam (Mroczkowski 1979), Dhahran (Mroczkowski 1979), and Riyadh Province at Riyadh (Mroczkowski 1979). The listed specimens were collected from low elevation areas (<600 m) in central, eastern, and southwestern Saudi Arabia (Fig. 4A).

Distribution.

Cosmopolitan ( Háva 2007, 2015, 2022).