Anthrenus (Nathrenus) peacockae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae), a New Species from Pakistan

Authors

Graham J. Holloway, University of ReadingFollow

ORCID IDs

0000-0003-0495-0313

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2024

Citation

Insecta Mundi (2024) 1059: 1-5

ZooBank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F68C53E2-3BCF-4F6B-A838-A14EE2FA4B66

Comments

Open access

Abstract

A new species, Anthrenus (Nathrenus) peacockae Holloway (Coleoptera: Dermestidae: Megatominae) from Pakistan is described and compared with A. narani Háva and Ahmed, 2014, the most similar species. Images of the habitus, ventrites, antenna, aedeagus, sternites VIII and IX are presented. Anthrenus peacockae is only the third species in the subgenus Nathrenus Casey, 1900 to be recorded from Pakistan.