Attagenus chakouri Pic, 1907

Háva, Jiří, Abdel-Dayem, Mahmoud S. & Aldhafer, Hathal M., 2025, The subfamily Attageninae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia, ZooKeys 1243, pp. 107-130 : 107-130

Attagenus chakouri Pic, 1907

Figs 2 D, E

Previous records.

Saudi Arabia ( Háva 2015 b).

Material examined.

Saudi Arabia • 1 ♀; Riyadh Province, Ad Diriyah , 17. iii; (Dill); J. Háva det.; KSMA ; • 2 ♀; ibidem; (Watercress); J. Háva det., KSMA ; • 4 ex; ibidem; (Flowering Watercress); J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; ibidem; 24. iii, (Dill); J. Háva det.; KSMA • 2 ♂; ibidem; (Flowering Watercress); J. Háva det.; KSMA • 1 ♂; 29. iii; (Flowering Watercress); J. Háva det.; KSMA • ♀ ex; 1941; ( Casuarina ); KSMA • 7 ex; without label; KSMA. • 7 ex; Riyadh Province, Huraymila, Wadi Hurayamala ; 770 m; 10. iii. 1988; C. Mills, Y. Aldryhim & A. Al-Dawood lgt.; J. Háva det.; FSCA .

Distribution.

In Riyadh Province in the central arid region of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 5 ), it is observed between 661 and 770 m a. s. l. Globally, it is known from Egypt, India (Uttar Pradesh), Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.

Figures

Figure 2. Dorsal habitus of Attagenus species A A. aristidis (Pic, 1894) B A. barbieri Pic, 1942 C A. beali Zhantiev, 2005 D A. chakouri Pic, 1907 male E A. A. chakouri Pic, 1907 female F A. cyphonoides Reitter, 1881 female G, H A. fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795) I A. jakli Háva, 2021.

Figure 5. Distribution map of Attagenus species in Saudi Arabia: A. chakouri, A. cyphonoides, A. fasciatus, A. jakli, A. kadleci, A. lobatus, A. logunovi, and A. lynx.