Anthrenus (Anthrenops) stolidus, Háva, 2023

Háva, Jiří, 2023, Study of the genus Anthrenus subgenus Anthrenops. Part 3. Anthrenus (Anthrenops) stolidus sp. nov. from Megatominae) India (Coleoptera: Dermestidae:, Faunitaxys 11 (2), pp. 1-2 : 1-2

Anthrenus (Anthrenops) stolidus sp. nov.

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Holotype, ♀, India or. [Maharashtra], Ghovbandar [= Ghodbunder], 12.2.1922, Perthold lgt., (JHAC).

Description of the holotype.

Measurements (mm). – TL 2.1. – EW 1.3.

Body ( Fig. 1 ). – Brown, small, oval. Dorsal surface covered by brown and yellow scales. Individual scales small, broad, subtriangular.

Head. – Covered by intermixed brown and yellow scales. Antennae 9 antennomered, antennomeres II- VII light brown, I, VIII-IX dark brown, antennal club 3 antennomered, compact ( Fig. 2 ). Frons with median ocellus. Eyes with entire median margin. Palpi brownish-black.

Pronotum. – Covered by brown scales discally (with intermixed individual yellow scales) and small ill -defined small spots near disc and with yellow scales on lateral margins ( Fig. 1 ).

Scutellum . – Small, triangular without scales.

Elytra. – With brown and yellow scales; brown scales forming spots on each elytron, other parts covered by yellow scales.

Epipleuron. – With yellow scales.

Ventral surface. – Covered with yellow scales. Prosternum only with yellow scales. Metasternum only with yellow scales, without a small patch of brown scales at lateral margins. Abdominal ventrites I-V with yellow scales, without spots in the middle and without spots at antero-lateral margins.

Legs. – Brown with yellow scales and white setae.

Male. – Unknown.

Differential diagnosis. – The new species is very similar to A. coloratus Reitter, 1881 and A. subclaviger Reitter, 1881 , but differs from them by the broad form of the body, structure of antennae and colour pronotal and elytral patterns of scales.

Etymology. – From Latin stolidus (it means „foolish“).

Figures

Fig. 1-2. Anthrenus (Anthrenops) stolidus sp. nov. 1. Habitus. 2. Antennae