Attagenus posticalis Fairmaire, 1879

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 posticalis Fairmaire, 1879

Fig. 3 D

Previous records.

The species has been reported from the Eastern Province, Al Uyun, Al Hasa ( Háva 2011); Rhawdet Khorim ( Al Dhafer et al. 2016; Abdel-Dayem et al. 2017); and the Farasan Archipelago, Farasan and Sajid islands ( Abdel-Dayem et al. 2020). Although Mroczkowski (2002) reported Wattayah (23°36'N, 58°30'E) as a locality for this species in Saudi Arabia, this locality is situated in Oman, not Saudi Arabia.

Material examined.

242 specimens listed in Suppl. material 1.

Distribution.

This species is the most prevalent and widely distributed member of the Attageninae in Saudi Arabia, found in almost all provinces (Fig. 6 ), with an elevation range of 6–1990 m a. s. l. Globally, its distribution spans the Afrotropical region, including Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Senegal. It extends northward into the Sahel region, encompassing Mauretania, Niger, and Sudan; as well as North Africa, including Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia; and reaches into southern Europe ( Spain). To the east, it is found in the Levant region, which includes Jordan, Palestine, and Syria, as well as across the Arabian Peninsula, encompassing Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Figures

Figure 3. Dorsal habitus A – G Attagenus species A A. kadleci Háva, 2012 female B A. lobatus Rosenhauer, 1856 female C A. logunovi Háva, 2015 D A. posticalis Fairmaire, 1878 E A. A. scalaris (Pic, 1894) F A. vanharteni Háva, 2009 G A. yemensis Háva & Herrmann, 2014 H Telopes tessellatus Reitter, 1887 male I T. tessellatus Reitter, 1887 female.

Figure 6. Distribution map of Attagenus posticalis in Saudi Arabia.