The subfamily Thorictinae (Coleoptera, Dermestidae) from Saudi Arabia

Authors: Háva, Jiří Country: Saudi Arabia DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1029.63940 Published: Jan. 1, 2021 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Beetles · Topics: Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Forest Insect Ecology and Management, Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography

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In this study, the Saudi Arabian Thorictinae beetle species, Thorictus riyadhensis Háva & Abdel-Dayem, sp. nov., T. shadensis Háva & Abdel-Dayem, sp. nov., T. sharafi Háva & Abdel-Dayem, sp. nov., T. hanifahensis Háva & Abdel-Dayem, sp. nov. are described, illustrated, and compared with related species. Three other species: T. castaneus Germar, 1834; T. foreli Wasmann, 1894; and T. peyerimhoffi Chobaut, 1904 are excluded from the fauna of Saudi Arabia. A list of Thorictinae species from the Arabian Peninsula is provided.

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