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24 May 2021 Anthrenus dorsatus new to the United States and a comparison with Anthrenus pimpinellae ssp. pimpinellae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)
Graham J. Holloway, Dimitrios E. Bakaloudis, Christopher W. Foster
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Abstract

Anthrenus dorsatus Mulsant et Rey 1868 is recorded from the United States for the first time. Species confirmation is achieved through dissection and genitalia examination. Images of A. p. pimpinellae Fabricius 1775 from the United States are examined and compared with confirmed images of A. p. pimpinellae from Europe. It is suggested that specimens from the United States identified as A. p. pimpinellae more likely belong to A. dorsatus. Habitus shapes (body width/body length) of images of United States specimens are too broad for A. p. pimpinellae. In addition, the elytral and ventrite patterns of United States specimens are not consistent with A. p. pimpinellae. To establish which species from the A. pimpinellae complex occur across the United States, dissection and genitalia examination is required

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Graham J. Holloway, Dimitrios E. Bakaloudis, and Christopher W. Foster "Anthrenus dorsatus new to the United States and a comparison with Anthrenus pimpinellae ssp. pimpinellae (Coleoptera: Dermestidae)," Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 93(2), 153-163, (24 May 2021). https://doi.org/10.2317/0022-8567-93.2.153
Received: 15 March 2020; Accepted: 1 August 2020; Published: 24 May 2021
KEYWORDS
Aedeagus
identification
pattern
phenotypic variation
ventrites
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