Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 95. (Budapest 2003)

Háva, J.: Notes on Dermestidae (Coleoptera) with description of eight new species

Remarks - The new species is very similar to Attagenus smirnovi ZHANTIEV, 1973 known from the Afrotropical and Palearctic regions (HALSTEAD 1981). Main morphological differences are shown in the following key: 1 (8) Trochantin more or less concealed by an auricle-like lobe of hypomeron; lateral regions of prosternum broad, slightly or very strongly raised in front of procoxae (in latter case forming knife-like carinae). 2 (7) Lateral regions of prosternum strongly raised (appearing narrow) and forming knife-like carinae in front of coxae. 3 (4) Protibia more elongate, protarsus with 2nd segment about half as long as 5th; dorsal pubescence unicolorous black; antenna: Figs 20-21; female antenna with apical segment more elongate; mesoventrite elongate; length 3.0-4.3 mm; Kenya, Ethiopia Attagenus insidiosus HALSTEAD, 1981 4 (3) Protibia less elongate, protarsus with 2nd segment about 1/3 as long as 5th; dorsal pubescence unicolorous dark brown or with lighter golden setae present on pronotum and elytra; female antenna with apical segment less elongate; mesosternum quadrate. 5 (6) Apical segment of antenna (of both sexes) smaller, obviously narrower than previous segment, very small in male (Figs 22-23); pronotum with lighter setae laterally (at lateroposterior angles only or covering larger area), a few to many scattered along basal margin and sometimes forming inconspicous patches at each side near base of disc; elytra may have a few lighter setae near humeral angles and scutellum; length 3.0-3.6 mm; Ghana, Congo Attagenus nigripennis ARROW, 1915 6 (5) Apical segment of antenna larger, about as broad as previous segment (Fig. 24); dorsal pubescence unicolorous dark brown to black; length 3.3-3.5 mm; Congo Attagenus atricolorPiC, 1931 7 (2) Lateral regions of prosternum slightly raised (appearing broad) not forming knife-like carinae; dorsal pubescence black or dark brown; antenna: Figs 27-28; cuticle unicolorous black to dark brown; cosmopolitan Attagenus unicolor unicolor (BRAHM, 1791) 8(1) Trochantin exposed; lateral regions of prosternum narrow, not forming knife-like carina. 9(10) Apical segment of male antenna very elongate (Fig. 25), that of female small and less elongate (Fig. 26); dorsal cuticle bicoloured: head, pronotum and