Attagenus aristidis (Pic, 1894)

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

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1243.146325
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15739772
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scientific name	Attagenus aristidis (Pic, 1894)
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Fig. 2 A View Figure 2

Previous records.

Riyadh-Dammam ( Mroczkowski 1979 as A. dichrous ) and Eastern Province, Ain Dar ( Háva 2011).

Material examined.

Saudi Arabia • 2 ex; Riyadh Province, Al Hair, c. 22 km S of Riyadh, W of Al Hair ; 24°26.66'N, 46°38.489'E; 14. iii. 2023, ing. M. Krejčíř lgt.; JHAC GoogleMaps • 1 ex; Riyadh Province, Muzahimiyah, Al Khararah ; 24°24'21"N, 46°14'40"E; 30. iii. 2011; Y. Drayhim, H. Al Dhafer, A. Al Gharbawy, H. Setyaningrum & A. Al Ansi leg.; SW; J. Háva det.; KSMA GoogleMaps • 4 ex; 23 km S of Jaww, route 30 ; 24°17'1"N, 46°2'49"E; 13–14. iii. 2023; M. Šárovec lgt.; JHAC GoogleMaps • 4 ex; same collection data as preceding; cca 70 km WSW of Riyadh, 3 km along the route Nr. 30 ; 24°17.172'N, 46°2.014'E; 16–18. iii. 2023; ing M. Krejčíř lgt.; JHAC GoogleMaps • 3 ex; Riyadh Province, Riyadh-Dammam, km 85 ; 26. iv. 1976; W. Wittmer & W. Büttiker lgt.; Attagenus dichrous Mroczkowski det., J. Háva det.; NHMB • 1 ex; Tabuk Province, Al Uyaynah, Abdullah Khader Al Atawi Farm (F 118) ; 28°53.209'N, 36°7.201'E; Alt 723 m; 24. v. 2018; H. Al Dhafer et al. leg.; SW; J. Háva det.; KSMA GoogleMaps .

Distribution.

This species is distributed in the central (Riyadh Province), eastern (Eastern Province), and northwestern (Tabouk Province) regions of Saudi Arabia (Fig. 4 View Figure 4 ) at elevations ranging from 12 to 746 m a. s. l. The species is distributed across a broad geographical area, spanning from North Africa, including Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia, extending eastward to the Levant, the Arabian Peninsula, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, and Iran.