Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 96. (Budapest 2004)

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

Description of holotype - Body length 2.7 mm, width 1.4 mm; body oval, brown. Dorsal surface covered with white and honey-coloured scales (Fig. 11). Individual scales with sides parallel or slightly diverging from proximal 1/3 or middle; apex truncate or slightly rounded. Antennae 10-segmented, brown, antenna! club black, 3-segmented (Fig. 12). Eye with median margin entire. Pronotum covered with honey-coloured scales on the disc and white scales along posterior margin. Elytra covered with honey-coloured scales, and with three transverse fasciae and one apical spot covered with white scales. Ventral surface covered with white scales. Prosternum with white scales only. Metasternum with white scales, without small patch of black scales at lateral margins. Abdominal ventrites without small spots of black scales at antero-lateral margins. Ventrites I-IV without black spots in the middle. Legs brown with white scales and short white setae. Male genitalia: Fig. 13. Females showing no external morphological differences. Variability - Paratypes with body length 2.5-2.8 mm, width 1.3-1.5 mm. Etymology - The species is named after the type locality. Remarks - This new species is very similar to Anthrenus (Anthrenodes) umhellatarum CHOBAUT, 1898, but differs in the following characters: 1 (2) Dorsal surface covered with brown, yellow and white scales; parameres long and narrow, median lobe long and narrow, not curved A. (Anthrenodes) umhellatarum CHOBAUT, 1898 2(1) Dorsal surface covered with honey-coloured and white scales; parameres short and broad, median lobe very short and curved A. (Anthrenodes) israelicus sp. n. Globicornis (Pseudomesalia) maculatus sp. n. (Figs 14-16) Type material - Holotype (male): "IRAN, 20-21 .iv.2000, Fars prov., Zagros Mts., 10 km N Firuz Abad. 28 55 N, 52 31 E, 1450 m., J. Hájek Igt." \ "Iran 2000 Czech biological expedition, J. Hájek & M. Mikát Igt." Holotype specimen, presently in JHAC later to be deposited in NMPC. Description - Male. Body length 2.3 mm, maximum width 1.1 mm; generally small and elongate; cuticle dark-brown on dorsal and ventral surfaces. Head finely punctate with long yellow pubescence; pubescence on mentum denser. Palpi entirely brown. Median ocellus present on front. Antennae 9-segmented, antennái club brown, 3-segmented, apical segment circular (Fig. 14). Pronotum finely punctate as head, with long yellow pubescence on the disc and long white-yellow pubescence in posterior angles. Scutellum triangular, finely punctate as pronotum, without short pubescence. Elytra finely punctate, with orange combined fasciae forming X, covered with long yellow pubescence; other parts with long brown pubescence (Fig. 15). Legs brown with yellow pubescence; tibiae with short brown spines. Meso- and metaventrite with short yellow pubescence. Abdominal ventrites with short yellow pubescence. Male genitalia: Fig. 16). Female unknown. Bionomy- Unknown; the type specimen was collected from flowers at 1450 m a.s.l. (J. HÁJEK, pers. comm.).