A contribution to the knowledge of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) from Guatemala

Authors

José Francisco García Ochaeta, Ministerio de Agricultura Ganadería y AlimentaciónFollow
Jiří Háva, Daugavpils UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2019

Citation

Insecta Mundi 0743: 1–5

Comments

Published in 2019 by Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc. P.O. Box 141874 Gainesville, FL 32614-1874 USA http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

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Abstract

The following five species of Dermestidae (Coleoptera) are recorded for the first time from Guatemala: Attagenus fasciatus (Thunberg), Dermestes (Dermestinus) caninus caninus Germar, Orphinus fulvipes (Guérin-Méneville), Trogoderma simplex Jayne and Thorictodes heydeni Reitter. The species are recorded from the Guatemalan departments of Petén, Izabal and Zacapa.