Attagenus fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)

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 fasciatus (Thunberg, 1795)

Fig. 2 G, H

Previous records.

Shalaby (1961) reported the species in Jeddah as A. gloriosus , while Mroczkowski (1979) identified specimens from Taif and Riyadh as A. cinnamomeus . Additionally, Mroczkowski (2002) recorded specimens from Jeddah as A. fasciatus .

Material examined.

99 specimens listed in Suppl. material 1.

Remarks.

Shalaby (1961) documented the occurrence of A. gloriosus in Jeddah, while Mroczkowski (1979) also recorded A. cinnamomeus from Riyadh and Taif. Both A. cinnamomeus and A. gloriosus are now recognized as synonyms of A. fasciatus .

Distribution.

The species is locally widespread across different elevation ranges (26–1652 m a. s. l.). The distribution spans different regions of Saudi Arabia, including the central regions (Qassim and Riyadh provinces), the eastern region (Eastern Province), the western regions (ranging from Jazan in the south to Tabouk in the north), and the northern region (Jouf Province) of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 5 ). Attagenus fasciatus is a cosmopolitan species.

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.